Showing posts with label Will Ferrell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Will Ferrell. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Cool guys don't look at explosions: another digital short from Andy Samberg

Ok, so Andy Samberg is quickly becoming the funniest man on TV in my opinion. His skits on Saturday Night Live are epic, and his digital shorts are even more legit. 

Samberg hosted the MTV Movie Awards this year, and he along with Will Ferrell performed a song mocking the quintessential shot from every action movie you've ever seen...the hero or villain walking away from a huge explosion unfazed by the heat, noise and concussion from the blast. 

You've seen it in Dark Knight. You've seen it in No Country for Old Men. You've seen it in Transformers. You've seen it countless other times. You're not an official badass until you blow some ish up and walk away like it never even happened. Enjoy.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

You're Welcome America: Will Ferrell's tribute to America's 43rd President

Over the weekend, HBO aired 'You're Welcome America,' Will Ferrell's 90 minute "tribute" to President George W. Bush. 

The one-man show ran on Broadway from February 5 - March 15, and HBO was kind enough to film it and bring it to the rest of the country in Hi-definition. 

Ferrell originally began the Bush schtick on 'Saturday Night Live'  a few years back, and made a resurgence during the campaign season prior to November's election. Here is a clip from SNL with Ferrell as Bush, and Tina Fey as Sarah Palin.



If you haven't managed to catch the special yet, it is on HBO On-Demand now, and I'm sure will be aired again on the regular HBO network, probably until the midterm election. I need to watch the show again in its entirety before I can assess whether it was truly funny or not. There were definitely flashes of greatness, but as a whole, the verdict is still out. 

The clip below is from a set of previews HBO has on their website where Ferrell, as Bush is interviewing himself. Bush asks Bush how he would describe his 8 years in office in one word...