In the recent "Canada on Strike" episode of South Park the boys parodied the earworm viral video What What (In the Butt):

In case you were wondering how producers of the original Samwell video, Bobby Ciraldo and Andrew Swant, took to the homage, check it:

"We've both been fans for a long time. Matt and Trey are incredibly smart. And Team America is a very important film. 

"[We think] the Butters version is great! Butters really stepped up to the plate and gave it everything he had, but let's face it: he's not as mysteriously unnerving as Samwell. Check out Samwell's smile at 1:27. But seriously, the attention to detail they put into the Butters version is very flattering. It's a full minute, shot-for-shot remake of something we put a lot of work into, by a show we respect a TON."

They also share their feelings about waiting for web profits and breaking into "The Biz" via the interwebs. You can find the whole article here.

Straight from  Adam Cozens' happy good-times joy fun blog comes word that NYC's Comic Strip Live club will host 50 hours of continuous stand-up in an attempt to set the Guinness World Record:

Starting on Tuesday June 3rd at 8:30 pm and ending on Thursday, June 5th at 10:30 pm, Comic Strip Live will set the Guinness World Record for the Longest Stand Up Comedy Show. For 50 continuous hours, there will be laughter without end with the country’s brightest stars shining on stage.

Audiences can expect over 100 professional stand up comedians to grace the Comic Strip Live stage.

Perhaps more intriguing is that the club is also offering an open invitation to both Dane Cook and Dave Chappelle to one-up each other in their continuing stand-up marathon champ battle. Perhaps Dave's recent surprise set was merely a warm-up, like Joey Chestnut polishing a rack of ribs before the Coney Island hot dog contest?
 

Regardless of whether or not Dave and/or Dane show up, proceeds from the event will go to support the USO. That means it's for the troops, son.

I wonder if forcing Gallagher to smash watermelons at gunpoint for 50 continuous hours qualifies as stand-up, but that is something I would also like to see.

Variety printed a piece yesterday asking "Who Will Be the Next Ricky Gervais?", rambling about  British comedians/comic actors such as Russell Brand and writers like "Da Ali G Show"'s James Bobin, but failing to name-check a prominent candidate who was the double threat they were looking for in the first place.

Meanwhile, if Variety bothered to poke the corpse of Gervais' career they'd discover it's still far from dead. Instead of wondering about the heir apparent, they might've done well to link to Ricky's blog, where the "Extras" mastermind is posting impressions from the set of his full-length directorial debut "This Side of the Truth." Judging from shots like the picture above (Nerf gun fights with Tina Fey and Rob Lowe), being the old Ricky right now looks better than the life of the next Ricky. Whoever that is.

If you think 70's/80's nostalgia hit its nadir with Transformers and the upcoming G.I. Joe movie, perhaps you haven't heard of the Land of the Lost remake. Marshall, Will and Holly? On a routine expedition? Only this time with Will Ferrell and no freakin' kids? Believe that.

USA Today has a shot of what the dreaded Sleestaks look like. Director Brad Silberling goes on record about defending the decision to retain a more human look. "There is a sense of humor that I loved from the original show that can only come from an actor trying to negotiate the suit. If it became CG, they'd be too perfect. For the Sleestak to remain in people's memories, it tells you that it was about who was in the suit."

That humor coming from an actor trying to negotiate a suit? Methinks it's called "we worked with the budget we had." And I'm wary of the direction the project is taking. I thought we were done with the whole smirking at 70's/80's pop culture earnestness with Starsky & Hutch. Color me a pussy, but to a little kid back in the day that dinosaur and those aliens were some scary shit.

Marty Krofft, you must be outraged. Oh, here's a quote: "Marty Krofft says nostalgia is a major part of the movie's appeal: 'I think they'll cheer when they see the Sleestaks.'" Marty, noooooo!

The New York Times refused to show up for the White House Correspondents' Dinner this weekend on the claim that the event "undercuts the credibility of the press." Then it proceeds to print the following golf jokes in its "Comedy Club" section under "Five things you never want to be told on the first tee." To wit:

1. “If you see an abandoned golf cart by the fifth hole, don’t worry. Somebody saw a big alligator out there, and we sent Gus out to take a look a couple hours ago.”

Look New York Times, if you're going to undercut your reputation with sub-hackery we're happy to oblige. Here's our crappy list of things you never want to be told on the first tee:

1. "Looks like we're all here. Hey O.J., found your wife yet?"

2. "What is the deal with the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball? I mean seriously, it makes the Bridgestone B330-S play like the Top Flite D2 straight. Am I right fellas?"

3. "Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
"T."
"T who?"
"Tee-off before this Ex-Lax kicks in. Hey-o!"

4. "I'm fucking your wife."

The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Ivan Reitman, forever dear to CC Insider hearts if only for the strengths of Ghostbusters and Stripes alone, will have a public father and son chat with Jason Reitman, fresh from his Juno buzz. They'll trade war stories about The Industry, which will be either invigorating or depressing depending on the stack of unsold screenplays sitting in your drawer.

The two-man panel is scheduled for July 17th as part of Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival.