Just For Laughs

Three hilarious short parody clips: Obama tells the truth about his birth!/ Flygate /Dark humor and political message merge in "This Old Gray Granny", a stirring, funny song parody from South Florida branch of activist group, Raging Grannies! "I guess we'll have to shoot Granny now"!  

Some weekend fun... You might remember my complaints about the UPS TV ads with the long-haired guy at the whiteboard:What Can Brown Do? They Dumb It Down For UsThis UPS Ad Bugs Me Saturday Night Live had two funny video parodies last week, for your enjoyment:Ad 1:Ad 2 (not completely family-friendly, at the end):Subscribe via RSS | Lean Blog Main Page | Podcast | Twitter @leanblogPlease check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org The RSS...  

Filed under: Video, The Hit ListEver since 'Weird Al' Yankovic instructed the public to 'Eat It,' music videos have been ripe for mockery. And rightly so: The line between hip and hilarious is a fine one, indeed. For comedians, the rabid pursuit of cool on constant display in music videos is easy pickings. And maybe it's because comics secretly want to be pop stars, but some of the funniest material of the the past decade has been song spoofs...  

“Saturday Night Live” aired a very funny digital short tonight that parody’s “Twilight”.  The short was called “Firelight” and it stars Taylor Swift in the Bella Swan role.  Since anything I say will just spoil the parody, check it out after the jump.  It’s definitely worth watching. SNL Digital Short: Firelight - -  

But it couldn't really be called a parody because, well, it's not funny. So it's hard to really tell what purpose the track serves, besides accidentally ending up as a sad welcome into Weezy's probable upcoming prison sentence with ...