Let's Get Physics, Y'all!

Megan Amram has written a new book, Science... For Her! which comes out November 4th. To promote it, she's released this music video even our tiny, ladylike brains can understand!

Let's Get Physics Y'all with Megan Amram, Nick Offerman, Rich Fulcher, and Steve Agee from Nick Offerman      

I know what I'll be reading on the 4th and what I'll be trying to get out of my head forever!

"Forget You" in 25 Celeb Voices

Here's singer/impressionist Christina Bianco's rendition of "Fuck You" (or, "Forget You") sung with twenty-five different celeb voices (most are singers, but some definitely aren't). I'm not a huge impressions person, so I didn't think I'd like this video too much, but once she gets warmed up, a lot of the impressions are really amusing:



Kristin Chenoweth is what really sold me, and she NAILS Zooey Deschanel. Her Streisand is pretty great, too, and I didn't even realize I knew what Streisand sounded like. A few others went over my head, but overall a fun four minutes!

Neil Patrick Harris got a Variety Show!

Our beloved NPH will host a variety show (possibly in New York!) next year based on the British series Saturday Night Takeaway. One quote says the show will be, “a real blend between comedy, game and musical variety. And it has this fast pace and irreverence to it.” Interesting!

For those curious what the British show is like, below is their Series 11 Highlight reel:



My honest reaction? God, this show (or maybe Britain in general) is white. Like, really white. Other than that, hard to get a read on it, but seems like there are plenty of explosions. Possibly, glitter explosions.

Garfunkel and Oates: You're Such a Loser (and that's good!)

Garfunkel and Oates had their first season finale over at IFC last week. They really went out with a bang - at least if you consider a tribute to failure and why that's ok a bang, which I do, which is why I said it.



See? Being a loser means you tried, and that's a great thing. Even when you fail a lot. A solid and adorably-animated reminder for all of us losers out there.

SYTYCD Wedding Dance

SYTYCD has been pretty good this season. I think I liked last season better (though it's funny that last season I was no fan of Aaron, the tapper who made it to the finale, and I'm also not huge on Zack, the guy tapper in this year's finale), but I really loved this wedding-dance-to-end-all-wedding-dances with Twitch and Valerie. I feel like it's been one of the few truly stand out routines of the year, but maybe because it's so funny?



I'd go to that wedding. Also, Ricky is super amazing - how does he get his body to extend so much!? And I don't even totally know what extending means!

Bill Hader's List of 200 Essential Comedies

I just finished the book, Poking a Dead Frogs: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers. He's the same guy who wrote the same book like five years ago, and the conversations are pretty much the same - in that they're interesting and fun to read, but you come out of it feeling like you haven't really learned anything. In the book, Bill Hader provides a list of his 200 "Essential" comedies to watch. You can read the full list here. The list is familiar with a few interesting differentiations, and I'll add the ones I haven't seen to my Netlflix list. I will say, I think it's really cute that he has pretty much every Coen brothers movie on there. I agree, Bill, I agree.

What do you think? Which ones haven't you seen, but want to now solely because a famous funny guy says they're legit? Because that's reason enough for me.

Kristen Bell Deserves a Mary Poppins Reboot

Ok, Mary Poppins isn't getting a reboot (nor should it!), but Kristen Bell is crazy convincing in this parody in favor of a minimum wage increase:

Mary Poppins Quits with Kristen Bell from Funny Or Die      

The kids were also scarily on-the-nose. I think we've reached the Uncanny Valley of musical movie parody. Also, it's pretty funny and I love watching KB show off her singing chops.

[via The Hairpin]

Jenny Lewis. "Just One of the Guys"

I haven't been super into music videos since the late '90s, excepting each new OK Go mind-meld, so I was not expecting much when the internet exploded over how fun the new video for Jenny Lewis "Just One of the Guys" was, especially when it seemed all the hype was over gaping at actresses Anne Hathaway, Kristen Stewart, and Brie Larson in drag. I should not have doubted the internet hype.



It really is good, isn't it? Strangely mesmerizing, and by far the best performance I've ever seen Kristen Stewart give. The guy can smile! Clearly, Kristen just need to forever perform as a guy and everyone will love her.

[via HuffPo]

The Roots' Harry Potter Rap is Delightful

NBC Universal is (corporately-linked-ly) ecstatic over the launch of the expansion of the Harry Potter world at Universal Studios. Honestly, the new area does sound pretty cool if you're into theme parks and/or butterbeer, but most importantly, it has all led to this:



That's just some straight-up fun times.

[via HuffPo]

ICYMI: Maya Rudolph's Comedy/Variety Show Premieres May 19th

Starting as a one-off special, Maya Rudolph's variety show on May 19th at 10pm will serve as a pilot that (we hope!) NBC will pick-up to series. Therefore, we should all watch it! Especially Neilsen homes, if those still exist. More info at EW. Looking forward to it!

Brian Williams' 'Gin and Juice'

The Tonight Show strikes again! Here's their latest Brian Williams' mash-up masterpiece:



Yes, this is a one-trick pony, but it's a pony I'll ride anytime they bring it around to the corral.

[via Jezebel]

Elizabeth Banks Directing 'Pitch Perfect' Sequel!

SO excited for this! Elizabeth Banks will direct the sequel to Pitch Perfect, and it's going to come out in May 2015. This means:

A) We're getting a Pitch Perfect sequel.
B) It's going to be out NEXT YEAR.
C) Super funny person Elizabeth Banks is going to hit it out of the park!

I cannot wait. I mean, I can and will, but I'm still super aca-pumped!

Also, is anyone else a little horrified that 2015 is next year? Didn't it seem kind of like one of those future dates like 2121 that you don't actually think will ever occur?

Jimmy Fallon, the Roots, and the Muppets Sing "Sesame Street" Theme

A-flippin-dorable.



[via HuffPo]

The 90s Button is so hot right now

The 90's Button basically like a Pandora '90s station, but it is a lot of fun if you're working and don't feel like turning on Spotify and really want to hear a bunch of songs that will make you say, "Oh! I know that one!" or "Wow, it's been a long time since I heard that one... a long, long time... there was hope then... so much potential... and now, now there's just-- Oh, I know this one, too!!!"

The Loophole

Another gem from Garfunkel & Oates.



What a joy. I hope their pilot gets picked up at IFC! If Tenacious D is the comedy band of our generation, then Garfunkel & Oates is also the comedy band of our generation. If this is any indication, it'll be solid gold. Or at least solid brown.

[via Gawker]

I'm Playing All of the Parts!

Holy shit. I know this guy is a huge narcissist, but I'm super into it:



It IS annoying when people do that! And this guy totally validates that without calling out my hidden insecurities about my own inability to play one much less several musical instruments! (unless you count "my vocal chords" as instrument, which no one does)

[via Neatorama]

Wrong Directors: Game of Thrones

Jesse Benjamin's "Wrong [Casting] Directors" takes on Game of Thrones, with Zooey Deschanel, Aubrey Plaza, and Michael Cera.



Would you watch this "Game of Quirks"? I totally would. At least to see Jess and April play off of each other. That would be a blast.

When trying to come up with a cleverer title for the millennial edition of Game of Thrones, all I could come up with was "Game of Moans" which presumably already exists in porn form. Unless you think there is no porn parody of "Game of Thrones" because there's already so much sex in the actual show... Could go either way!

[via HuffPo TV]

The Chickeneers All Clucking "Ho Hey!"

Delightful.

Extraneous Lyrics: 2012

If only all pop songs used these kinds of words, we'd all be a lot smarter (more intelligent, apt, astute!):



Or at least it's really funny!

[via Gawker]

Scrubs Lives On...

... In the love that J.D. and Turk (Ok, Zach Braff and Donald Faison) still have for each other, enough to post a duet of "Somewhere Out There" from An American Tail.



Lovely.

[via Pajiba]