To avoid violating an NCAA regulation that bans the airing of March Madness highlights until all the games are over, a North Carolina local-news sportscaster decided to use stuffed animals and dolls to demonstrate highlights from Duke’s razor-thin win over Belmont (1:40).
You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate this clever Judaicized spoof of the Juno trailer ... but it wouldn't hurt. Just in time for Purim (that's like the Jewish version of Halloween), this clip includes liberal sprinklings of latkes, lox, and Yiddish phraseology, plus an unlikely cameo from J.K. Simmons, the actual dad from the real Juno. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kvell (2:14).
White House Press Secretary Theodore Barrett, a true American, withstood pressure from America's news media to divulge details about his wife's death and the crippling of his children and instead kept to his talking points at his morning briefing. O-SPAN2 has this ultimate example of staying on message (2:19).
The owners of this dog can’t be bothered to spend hours outside playing fetch, so they built a machine that can do it for them. The dog doesn’t seem at all worried about the lack of human interaction as it gleefully plays with this automated tossing machine (2:09).
It's a classic, and at this time of year, we're thrilled to dig it out of the vaults. Bet you didn't know that despite giving out all that candy on Easter, this mythological mammal commits random acts of violence the other 364 days of the year (1:56).
Recently released from jail, Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis offered Elliot Spitzer's call girl Ashley Alexandra Dupré $1 million to appear in one of his videos. Then he found archive footage of seven videos she appeared in. "It's kind of like finding a winning lottery ticket in the cushions of your couch," says Francis. (0:21).
Barack Obama has been in the hot seat since it was revealed that his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, made many controversial statements from the pulpit. Yesterday, Obama stepped up and not only confronted the issues surrounding his pastor but also spoke on the history and future of race relations in America (2:46).
Usually when you drop your pencil, you pick it back up, and that's the end of it. Unfortunately for Jah, dropping his pencil turns into an epic adventure with a battle that will ring out through the ages as one of the turning points in humanity. Note to self: Always leave gerbil cage open in case of emergency (4:41).
The third annual "Bring Your Daughter to War Day" was a great success, bringing American girls across the ocean to the streets of Iraq, where they got to witness first-hand the work their mothers and fathers do. As the Onion News Network reports, the day is a great way to introduce young women to opportunities in the armed forces and bring daughters closer to their parents, if only once a year (1:13).
“What is it about Barack Obama that’s causing this kind of hysteria?” A slightly over-the-top but still interesting video compiled by FoxAttacks.com accuses Fox News of running a well-orchestrated smear campaign against the popular Illinois senator (3:41).
Now you see it. Now you don't. This video from Break.com, featuring two teams passing balls, has gone viral. The object of the game is to count how many passes the white team makes, but there's a little surprise at the end. Yeah, we were shocked, too (1:02).
In keeping with the traditional procedure, the U.S. Congress passed around a bag of chips at a recent hearing about the progress of the current war. Snack foods have long been used as a distraction from otherwise nasty subjects (2:38).
A reporter doing a story on a murder investigation gets attacked by the suspect’s family and friends. Her cameraman comes to her rescue, only to get some fists as well. The good news: The bad guys all got busted (3:16).
Every once in a while, a technology comes along that really blows us away. Using a new 360-degree interactive spherical video, users can actually click on the clip and adjust their point of view as they watch. It's pretty damn cool to be the director (0:58).
In the wake of news about his participation in a prostitution ring, the New York governor takes a moment to explain himself to the press and to the public. Here, his apology for his love of sex of all forms and a touching shout-out to Emperors' Club VIP. (NSFW. Runtime 1:13)
An unnamed philanthropist dropped off 200 human kidneys to a local medical center along with a note that suggests, "this is just the beginning." The Onion News Network has the full, heart-warming story (1:11).
Cameron Diaz met up with ex Matt Dillon at the romantic rendezvous spot Chateau Marmont, and the two were spotted laughing, flirting, and generally being close. Is romance back in the air for this celebrity couple? C'mon, we're talking about Hollywood, the land of sequels (0:52).
This bewildering video from the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony brings a few questions to mind. First, who's more washed up, Madonna or Iggy Pop? Second, who's sadder, Madonna or Iggy Pop? And third, who's got better abs, Guy Ritchie's wife or that guy who used to be the godfather of punk rock? (5:49)
The improv group that froze in place at Grand Central Station recently staged an impromptu musical at a California mall. The hilarious scene involves a cashier, a janitor, and some planted bystanders as they rhapsodize at length about napkins, no less. (3:44).
In this tribute to Michel Gondry's "Be Kind Rewind," a group of amateur auteurs remake all three Back to the Future movies in whimsical low-tech style! Bonus: a gripping horse chase on a convenience store carousel (5:17)!
Sally Kern, a Republican Oklahoma state representative, was caught gay-bashing to what she thought was a group of 50 people, but actually turned out to be an audience of millions. She even says that she feels gays are more of a threat than Islamic terrorists (3:11).
Here's a new marketing gambit: author and NPR personality David Sedaris delivers a piping hot pie to your door in 30 minutes or less... or 30 bleakly tragi-comic spoken-word anecdotes are yours, free! Here, a clever Sedaris doppelganger earns his tip.
The road can do some funny things to one's sense of perspective. After a few nights performing Alicia Keys' hit "No One," Will Ferrell decides he wants to start a boy band with his Funny Or Die Comedy Tour mates (Zach Galafianakis, Nick Swardson, Demitri Martin, Will Arnett). But before leaping into the scheme, the guys have to think about it, long and hard... Stay tuned for a moving group hug (1:55).
If your wife told you that she had cheated on you, you'd be outraged, right? Beside yourself with fury. But what if she told you she cheated with Yankee superstar Alex Rodriguez? And if you knew the baby would have A-Rod's eyes, maybe even his swing. As this cuckolded sap puts it: When Zeus came down and mated with a mortal, they made... Hercules (2:42).
To celebrate Women's History Month, the Funny or Die crew recruits a crack team of porn-star historians to celebrate the greatest achievements in the modern history of women. Warning: Some sort of sophisticated political point may be being made here.
A German plane nearly crashed at the Hamburg airport trying to land during a fierce crosswind. In this amazing video, the pilot avoids certain death for him and his passengers by regaining control of the plane after the wing actually touches the ground during landing.
The times they are a changin'. The FCC is responsible for deciding what is acceptable and unacceptable on radio and television, and their definition of acceptable has evolved significantly over the years. The latest development, here on the Onion News Network's "Today Now," appears to be the unilateral approval of just about anything involving Alyson Hannigan.
Little kids hate spinach, right? But Coolio doesn't care. He welcomes little kid Ethan to the show, puts a chef hat and some bling on the tyke, and makes some delicious sauteed spinach that kids will love, even if, as Coolio points out, they can't "control their taste buds" quite yet (5:08).
Today, your PE teacher, Coach Wiener, is going to teach you how to play basketball, including essential skills like the layup and the "double team" defense. It's the latest in the twisted Coach Wiener series from David Neher and comedy collective Honor Student. The creators score extra points (no pun intended!) for making the vid look it just stepped out of the 1970s (2:28).
