Michael Phelps is at it again. In between laps and book signings, Mr. Phelps rates the best and worst from 2008. This guy knows his stuff.
Edited to add that the Phelps Minute: Year End Recap is now up on BestWeekEver.tv. Purdy cool.
Also, please digg it if you have a digg account.
Last night Kanye West took my seat. Or actually I took his. Sort of. It was at a movie screening for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. As per usual, I was late arriving and a long line of people were waiting outside. An employee from the theater came over and informed us that the screening was sold out – no one else was getting in. This was my cue to book it past everybody and speed-walk into the screening as if I belonged. Amazingly, it worked.
Once inside, I looked around for an empty seat. Finally I stumbled upon one with a sign taped to it reading, “Reserved For Studio.” Seemed okay to me, so I sat down. The movie started. I figured I was in the clear, until a lady came over and told me I had to leave. “Why??” I asked incredulously. “It’s reserved for someone,” she informed me. “Who??” “Kanye West.” “Oh.” So I begrudgingly got up and watched the rest of the movie from a plastic chair in the back.
The seat stayed empty. Brad Pitt got younger. Kanye never showed up.
You owe me one, Kanye. Next time I’m calling Seat Back.
You may have already seen this video. It was an oldie I did with Will Hines and Jeff Blackman back in the day. But I never put it online b/c the version I had on my computer was low quality. Luckily I still had the footage on a miniDV. So re-edited it slightly – with the help of Jawneeee Conroy and put it online. I know I’m showing some old videos now, but I figure why not? Plus it’s cold out now. We could use a few Lost Skiers to laugh at – to help warm us up, right?
Looks like the Juice is going to the slammer. It all goes back to the time I totally nailed him on CNN. I wonder if they used this as evidence against him:
One question though: if he had all of that money from his orange juice company, why would he want to rob somebody? What an idiot!
Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer this holiday season? Well how about getting the brand new DVD from Improv Everywhere? This DVD includes a special featurette and commentary from the prank where I got lost all over Yankee Stadium. It also includes tons of other footage from several other missions, including Frozen Grand Central.
And while you’re watching, make sure you’re wearing your special lost “Rob!” t-shirt. Actually don’t do that. That’d be weird. No it wouldn’t. It’d be awesome. Wear it.
Margot Leitman wrote and directed a new web series called “I Love Serial Killers.” The first episode revolves around Charles Manson. I’m in it very briefly as Nick Nolte. Everybody else in it is very funny – including: Neil Casey, Anthony Atamanuik, Margot Letiman, Livia Scott, James Santangeli, Dave Hill, Roger Hailes, Dominic Dierkes, John Gemberling, Matt McCarthy, Pat Baer, Eric Scott, Sarah Burns. Hurray!
Here is a very comprehensive video of the 2008 Presidential Election made by BestWeekEver.tv and Sara Schaefer. With 30 seconds to go, it even includes a very brief appearance of the dead-on Sarah Palin impression I did with Will Hines.
This past Tuesday, I voted like nobody’s business. You could even say I dry humped the vote. Of course it wasn’t always easy. At my polling station, the lever machine was broken. So I voted on a paper ballot. I cheated off the guy next to me. Luckily, he was voting for Obama too.
On Tuesday night I watched the election coverage in my apartment in my boxers. At 11 pm it was announced that Obama won. I heard cheering in my building, and saw crowds of people celebrating on TV. I wanted to be apart of the celebration. So I put on some shorts and shoes and ran out into the streets cheering loudly. Only nobody was there. I live on 59th street in Manhattan right across from the Queensboro bridge. Not a big party scene. The streets were completely empty. So I went back in my building and watched the rest of the coverage in my boxers. I’m a loser.
BUT I get a second chance to take it to the streets this Monday. (Nice segue, Latham.) For I will be co-hosting another installment of Street Meat with Heather Fink. And there’s no telling what topical bits we’ll bring to the table this time around. We’ve also got a solid lineup on board. Check it out.
Street Meat
Monday, November 10th at 8 pm
Cake Shop
152 Ludlow St. (bt Stanton and Rivington)
FREE
Special Guest: Carrie Seim, Lucas Held, Jamie Lee, Mo Diggs
Updated to add: the show has been featured on NYMag.com. Check it out by clickin’ here.
Start watching at 3:18. Or after Cosby.
These guys are fast. We uploaded the video to Funny or Die at around noon yesterday. And the show must have aired last night.
(Edited to add: looks like the video no longer exist. It was probably taken down by the Cos. But it aired, I promise.)
Click here for a breakdown from the episode of Attack of the Show.
Oh yeah, also the video is somehow on the front page of digg. So please keep digging away at it.
An all new version of The Freedom Network is back this Friday night at midnight at the UCB Theatre.
This show will feature:
Ukulele Joe
Senator John McCain
C-3PO
Fat Penguin
Basketball Twirling
Popcorn Vagina
Matt DeCoster singing “Don’t You Forget About Me”
& a Speed Eater
Starring: Dave Thunder, Mike Still, Andy Rocco, Matt DeCoster, and myself.
Special Guest: Fat Penguin.
FREEDOM NETWORK
Friday Night, October 24, Midnight, $5
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
307 W 26th Street (& 8th Ave.)
Reservations
