AOL has a new web series hosted by Kevin Nealon where famous comedians teach kids how to do comedy. In episode one of Laugh Lessons, Adam Sandler discusses making funny noises with a group of kids. Not surprisingly, at one point, the conversation turns to the best ways to make fart noises. Check it out.
Other episodes on the Laugh Lessons website include George Lopez, Chelsea Handler and Dana Carvey.
What is your favorite funny noise? Leave your two cents in the comments.
For us old folks, it is easy sometimes to forget how much technology has changed in our lifetime. If you want to feel really old, watch some young whippersnappers react to a computer from around the late 1970s or early 1980s.
It is amazing what we take for granted now, as shown by one of the kids being surprised that the floppy disk drive did not automatically suck in the disk or another kid wondering how to connect to the Internet. One compares the size of the computer to old TVs “that were kind of boxy.” Check out the funny video.
Like its earlier animated ad featuring Willie Nelson singing a Coldplay song, the restaurant chain Chipotle‘s new ad uses animation and music to attack the evils of factory farming. Of course, they do so in the context of highlighting their own commitment to fresh food.
The new ad, “The Scarecrow,” features a factory-employed scarecrow discovering a new way of living, set to Fiona Apple singing “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). The short film was co-directed by Brandon Oldenburg and Limbert Fabian and created by Moonbot Studios. Check it out.
The ad, which also has a tie-in phone app game, is getting a lot of attention. Salon argues that the ad featuring the vegan Fiona Apple is not just anti-farming but anti-meat. Others like AdWeek are praising the Chipotle ad, saying it is “magic.”
Funny or Die takes another approach with its parody of “The Scarecrow.” The new words to the song argue that the original ad is not pure imagination but “pure manipulation.”
What do you think of “The Scarecrow” and the parody? Leave your two cents in the comments.
Jerry Seinfeld just launched the second season of his web series, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The promo shows that the season includes Chris Rock, David Letterman, Seth Meyers, Sarah Silverman, and Don Rickles [2016 Update: The video is no longer available]. The series is pretty much what the title says, as each short episode features Seinfeld with a different car hanging out with another comedian getting coffee and talking.
You can watch the series on the Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee website, which currently features the first episode of the new season with Sarah Silverman, “I’m Going To Change Your Life Forever”.
What do you think of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”? Leave your two cents in the comments.
Jerry Seinfeld has a new series premiering on the Internet this Thursday, July 19 at 9:00 p.m. The series is entitled, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, and from the preview it looks like the title of the series adequately describes what it is about. But if you want to be sure, you will have to check out the show’s website for the premiere. Below is a trailer for the series. Check it out.
The upcoming guests include Larry David, Michael Richards, and Ricky Gervais.
Will you watch Jerry Seinfeld’s new web series? Leave your two cents in the comments.
