Will Farrell Gives Entire Newscast in Character as Ron Burgundy

Though he's played a ton of hard-to-take characters, there's no denying that Will Farrell is talented and funny. He gives Stephen Colbert a run for his money here, staying in character for an entire news broadcast.

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WATCH: Will Ferrell plays ‘Ron Burgundy’ on a local North Dakota station’s nightly newscast

 

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As part of his promotional tour for Anchorman 2, comedian Will Ferrell hosted a North Dakota local newscast this past Saturday night. Ferrell stayed in character throughout the broadcast, though the other onscreen talent often found it difficult to keep their composure as “Ron Burgundy” misbehaved. . .

Source: Raw Story

Paul Reiser Show Cancelled After 2 Episodes

"No, kid, I shouldn't have done that to Ripley
in 'Aliens'." Image from source, TVLine

I watched both of them! And to be specific, though the show has aired twice, we're talking a span of eight days here. That's ridiculous. Was The Paul Reiser Show brilliant? No. Was it fall-down hilarious? No. But it wasn't intended to be. It's that sideways, sort of subtle kind of humor. It's not for everybody. I've only caught a couple of episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, but the pacing and style of the show was like that. Clearly this show should have been on a Showtime or HBO, and not on a trigger-happy NBC. Seinfeld, arguably a show with a similar sensibility, wasn't a hit out of the gate. It took time to build. I don't know if Reiser would ever have developed into that kind of show, but it's impossible to tell much of anything after two weeks.

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NBC Kicks The Paul Reiser Show to the Curb



NBC has pulled the plug on The Paul Reiser Show. Network sources confirm to The Futon Critic that the sitcom has been axed after only two outings. . .
 
Read more at: TVLine

Auto-Tune The News #11

I just love this stuff. . .

The Young Turks Why Rachel Maddow is Better Than Conservative TV News Hosts

I know that The Young Turks clips are my "go to" source for posting when I'm having trouble finding interesting things to write about. But they are an exceedingly good source of material, and are in no way "filler." And when host Cenk Uygur's topic is Rachel Maddow, and how she is better than right-wing TV-news hosts? There's no way I couldn't post this!

Worst Celebrity Interviewer in America

Yes, more YouTube. While I entertain this weekend, I will be having to post things quickly, so bear with me. But, hey, it's OK, this is good stuff!

This video--which I am aware is really making the rounds--almost has to be watched in an environment where you can crank up the sound. The off-camera stage director is desperately trying to coach this girl, on live television.

Worst Sportscaster in America

Seriously, Dude. This is like having a nightmare, where you wake up and have to perform in front of people with no preparation. Painfully hilarious.