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Between Two Ferns Ben Stiller Zach Galifianakis

On March 17, 2010, the comedy site Funny or Die released the latest edition of the faux talk show Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis. The guest star was comedian Ben Stiller.

The video for this episode is currently only available at FunnyorDie.com. Please click here to be redirected to the site.

updated 2010-07-16 23:05:26

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Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody

The video is one of a series of original viral videos starring the Muppets, refered to as "virmups." The first of the virmups was "Stars and Stripes Forever," released on June 27, 2008. The series has been posted on YouTube, Vimeo and MySpace under accounts "owned" by various Muppet characters.http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody

The series of videos are directed by Kirk Thatcher, a former effects supervisor who was mentored by Muppets creator Jim Henson in the late 1980s before Henson's death in 1990. "Beaker's Ballad" was released in early 2010 starring the Muppets' "meeping" scientist playing along to Kansas's 1970s song "Dust in the Wind". Thatcher was awarded an Emmy for 1998's "Muppets Tonight."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/18/AR2010021806494.html?hpid=sec-artsliving

The series of viral videos has proved extremely popular. "The Muppets are capturing people's attention again," says Thatcher. "We do Muppet TV movies, but they don't ignite around the world like the videos." The Muppets' version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" has proven their most popular video to date. The Queen parody has received more than 13 million views through the studio's YouTube channel.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/18/AR2010021806494.html?hpid=sec-artsliving

Thatcher says that nostalgia "is definitely part of [the viral success]." He adds, "We had a list of 50, 60 songs -- 'American Pie', big ballads that everyone sings along to -- but 'Bohemian Rhapsody' rose to the ...

updated 2010-07-17 16:18:14

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Keenen Ivory Wayans

Wayans was a engineering student at Tuskegee University when he decided to drop out and become a comedian. He appeared in bit roles in television shows, including CHiPs, Cheers, and For Love or Honor, but found his big break as a writer on the Eddie Murphy concert film Raw. After this, he was a supporting actor in the film Hollywood Shuffle directed by Robert Townsend. In 1987, he directed and starred in the film I'm Gonna Get You Sucka.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005540/bio

By 1990, Wayans had developed the concept for the show In Living Color, which featured four of his siblings and fellow comedians David Alan Grier, Jim Carrey, and Tommy Davidson. The show also served as a launching pad for Jennifer Lopez who got started as one of the show's "Fly Girls" dancers.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005540/bio

Wayans left the show a couple of years later and began focusing on making movies. He directed and starred in the movie A Low Down Dirty Shame and also acted in The Glimmer Man with Steven Seagal. He later directed his siblings Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans in the movies Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2 and Little Man.http://www.blacklistproject.com/List/Wayans.htm

updated 2010-07-25 15:16:13

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Jason Priestley SNL

Jason Priestley SNL is a page about the episode of Saturday Night Live broadcast on February 15, 1992. This episode was screened live from New York City, Jason Priestley was the guest host. This was season 17, episode 13 of Saturday Night Live and lasted 90 minutes in length. This made Jason Priestley the first cast member of Beverley Hills 90210 to host the show.http://www.tv.com/saturday-night-live/jason-priestley-teenage-fan-club/episode/104483/summary.html

The running order of the show that evening was: http://snltranscripts.jt.org/91/91m.phtml

1. "Olympic Figure Skating," - A comedy sketch where Jason Priestley parodies an Olympic Skater
2. "Jason Priestley monologue"
3. "Jiffy Pop Airbag" - Drivers have a collision and a popcorn snack keeps them occupied
4. "The Life and Times of Johnny Hildo," - An ill fated last name causes misery (played by Jason Priestley)
5. "The Sprockets" - recurring characters on the show. Dieter and Susan the "she male"
6. "Love Werks,"
7. "The Arsenio Hall Show," - New Kids on the Block are interviewed by Arsenio Hall - Chris Rock
8. "Deep thoughts by Jack Handley" - Advice on what to do when you feel like killing somebody
9. "Teenage Fanclub perform "The Concept"
10. "Weekend update with Kevin Nealon
11. "Beverly Hills 90210," - Sketch where the shows zip code is changed
12. "La Tour and Johnson,"
13. "Jake's Marriage Tests,"
14. "Deep thoughts by "Jack Handley" - why have a Cryptonite Cross?
15. "Teenage Fanclub" perform two tracks "What You Do To Me" & "Pet Rock" and
16. "Racist Bank Robbery."

Celebrities on the show that night included all of ...

updated 2010-07-17 11:15:16

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Weekend Update Thursday

• Fred Armisen

• Will Forte

• Bill Hader

• Darrell Hammond

• Seth Meyers

• Bobby Moynihan

• Nasim Pedrad

• Amy Poehler

• Andy Samberg

• Jenny Slate

• Jason Sudeikis

• Kenan Thompson

• Kristen Wiig

updated 2010-07-18 02:20:34

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Showtime at the Apollo

The first televised Showtime at the Apollo airing premiered on September 12, 1987. During the years, the show had several hosts, including Mark Curry, Steve Harvey, Mo'Nique, Christopher Reid (of rap group "Kid N Play") and Sinbad. Part of the show's format was the Apollo audience, who essentially served as judges during Amateur Night, the program's talent show. Performers that did well received applause, while those who did poorly, were booed. When the audience decided that someone performed badly, the "Sandman" (an Apollo dancer dressed as a hobo with a cane) would dance out and escort them off the stage.http://www.tv.com/showtime-at-the-apollo/show/4104/summary.html

Amateur contestants generally began their performance by rubbing the Apollo Log (now called "The Tree of Hope") for good luck.http://www.apollotheater.org/amateur_night.html One of the most notable Amateur Night performances on the show was by a 13-year-old Lauryn Hill who was booed loudly as she sang Who's Lovin You.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdwhGmvB7aA Eight years later, Hill returned to the Apollo with her group The Fugees and was warmly welcomed.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AradaO6qFmg

In 2008, the televised show ended, but the Apollo continues to hold Amateur Night competitions annually. Contestants try out at various locations across the United States for an opportunity to perform live at the Apollo. Grand winners are announced each fall.http://www.apollotheater.org/amateur_night.html

updated 2010-07-24 19:24:51

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SNL Glenn Beck

Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update Thursday mocked FOX News personality Glenn Beck in the opening of its September 24, 2009, show.http://www.hulu.com/watch/97999/saturday-night-live-thu-sep-24-2009

The skit shed light on why President Barack Obama chose not to visit FOX News as part of his recent media tour, showing how Beck trashes the President, uses creative spellings to make his point and compares Obama to Adolf Hitler.http://www.hulu.com/watch/97999/saturday-night-live-thu-sep-24-2009

updated 2010-07-17 22:09:56

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Throw It On The Ground

The Saturday Night Live digital short "Throw it on the Ground" features cast member Andy Samberg performing a rap about rejecting generous offers. His character is repeatedly handed things by other people, only to throw them to the ground in slow-motion. The video ends with Samberg getting a comeuppance and being thrown to the ground himself.

"Throw it on the Ground" was produced for SNL by the comedy troupe The Lonely Island, which features Samberg along with Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer.

updated 2010-07-18 00:29:47

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Kesha SNL

updated 2010-07-17 12:36:15

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