Tag Archives: Funny Or Die

Politico reports: FUNNY OR DIE and BILLY EICHNER are launching a nonprofit “Glam Up The Midterms” — a campaign focused on under-40-year-old voters in the midterm election. The group tells Playbook it will spend $8 million on the most competitive congressional districts. Their plan: use online mobilization tactics and an analytics program to engage younger voters and hold live comedy …

From Funny Or Die: Trae Crowder (The Liberal Redneck) recruits his fellow redneck comedians Corey Ryan Forrester and Drew Morgan to perform at “The Gathering”, a gay naturist retreat, only to discover that none of them know what a naturist actually is.

Yes, THAT Pauly Shore. Rolling Stone reports: Pauly Shore plays Trump policy aide Stephen Miller in a Funny or Die sketch that mocks Miller’s White House briefing room showdown with a reporter over the Statue of Liberty and the poem “The New Colossus.” In the sketch, which utilizes footage from that actual argument with CNN reporter Jim Acosta, Shore’s Miller …

Charisma News, your internet one-stop for anti-witchcraft tutorials, is ever so furious at the latest Funny Or Die clip. Most of their diatribe gives away the jokes, so lets just cut to the finish: Not only does the video mock Jesus and Christians in its attempt to attack Republicans, but it’s woefully short on facts, providing a nearly literal depiction …

On Monday, former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates went toe-to-toe with Ted Cruz in her Senate testimony on Trump’s travel. Virtually everybody except Breitbart (of course) gave the win to Yates and today Funny Or Die provides an onscreen “subtext transcript” of their exchange. Watch below.

I insist that you watch this. Via Slate: With just days until the presidential election, celebrity voter public service announcements are being churned out as quickly as celebrities can make them. A new “We Are the World”–style anthem from Funny or Die is the latest to tell voters to go vote—and tells them who not to vote for. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s …

Roll Call reports: “The only thing worse than Trump being elected is you being conscious after he’s elected,” businessman Mark Cuban jokes in a new Funny or Die video. In the video, the billionaire Hillary Clinton supporter invents the satirical “Trump coma” as a solution “if the thought of living through a Trump presidency sounds like a hideous nightmare to …

People Magazine recaps: Will.I.Am has a serious message about Donald Trump. The Black Eyed Peas frontman did not hold back in a new music video — in collaboration with Funny Or Die — called “GRAB’m by the P—-,” in which he condemned the GOP nominee for the controversial remarks that have marred his campaign — particularly the infamous hot-mic video …

JMG reader Sashine points us to the latest clip from Funny Or Die, which remakes Ted Cruz’s latest anti-trans ad with new title cards, one of which notes that there are zero cases of trans people committing assaults in public restrooms. As for wide-stanced GOP legislators, you know THAT story. Watch below.

Somehow I missed this yesterday. From the Jackson Clarion-Ledger: The folks at Funny or Die posted a mock Mississippi tourism video after Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 1523, the religious objections bill, into law on Tuesday. Before you ask, “Why is this news?” it’s important to note this online spoof will eventually be seen by millions. And this is …

CBS News recaps: New legislation in North Carolina — outlawing anti-discrimination protections for LGBT citizens — could mean a new approach to attracting visitors to the state might be called for. Luckily, Funny or Die is here to help. The comedy website started by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell released a spoof commercial Thursday that offered a “special message from …

CNN set up the clip: Johnny Depp is no stranger to outlandish film roles, but he has never tried his hand — or hair — at newly crowned New Hampshire GOP primary winner Donald Trump. Until now. Presented by the comedy site “Funny or Die,” the actor stars in a nearly hour-long spoof called “Funny or Die Presents Donald Trump’s …

From Funny Or Die: “How did Kim Davis end up meeting with the Pope during his recent visit to the U.S.? She used PopeMeet, the new app that matches the Pope with everyday Americans for one-on-one meetings – as long as they are Kim Davis and not any of the volunteer workers, humanitarians, or devout Catholics you may think deserve …

Starring James Van Der Beek and Anna Camp, whom you might know as the deliciously evil Sarah Newlin on True Blood.

Quite the odd turn at the end. Naughty language!

(Tipped by JMG reader Chris)

Clip recap via Noah Rothman: On Thursday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow took aim at ABC News reporter Jim Avila, CNN political analyst David Gergen, and a number of conservative political commentators who asserted that President Barack Obama’s appearance on a Funny or Die web video debased the office of the presidency. Maddow took the opportunity to play clips of …

White House tweets with the president’s initials mean that he personally sent the message.