Saturday Night Comedy Video Open Thread

Saturday Night Comedy Video Open Thread

By NB Staff (Bio | Archive)
January 24, 2009 - 22:08 ET

UPDATE: We're getting some of the best submissions we've seen since we began this segment months ago. Do yourself a favor and venture below the fold. You won't regret it!

Tonight's Comedy Video Open Thread will again feature your recommendations. Readers are encouraged to submit suggestions to Noel and Warner via PM or EM (nsheppard@newsbusters.org, igcolonel@hotmail.com).

Our first submission isn't a comedy video, but given the events of the week, NBer AnotherFedUpOne rightly thought we all needed some uplifting...and this certainly did it for me:

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Phone lines are open.

I'm not looking to turn this into an "American Idol" evening, however, this young woman from Cincinnati, Ohio, got into my heart Wednesday night:

NBer upcountrywater offers us an updated version of the Beatles' fabulous tune "Tax Man":

NBer Blazer offered this:

The offerings are coming fast and furious tonight, folks. This was submitted by mizflame98:

Blazer has offered us another video, this one from the folks at Funny or Die. As soon as I saw the title, and heard the U2 intro, I knew this was going to be absolutely delicious...and brilliant:

We are DEFINITELY having some fun tonight, folks, for NBer stratman has just submitted a video from a group called the Cactus Cuties that I guarantee is going to bring a smile to every NBer's face:

Wow! The hits keep coming, this one also from stratman. Before you watch, consider that this operatic piece has 40 million hits at YouTube. 40 million! And I guarantee you'll be crying like the people in the audience and the judges:

As an editorial follow-up to stratman's Cactus Cuties submission, I wanted to demonstrate just how good these girls are. For years, I thought the best a cappella version of our national anthem was performed by Huey Lewis and the News who I, as a Bay Area resident, had the pleasure of seeing live on multiple occasions including once when they sat behind me at an A's playoff game.

Sorry, boys, you don't hold a candle to the Cactus Cuties:

This was from just before the election, but it is a great one. (Thanks mizflame98)

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One word.... YES! As

January 24, 2009 - 22:23 ET by bigtimer

One word....

YES!

As tears come down...and I've heard this before...it still gets ya right where it counts.

Thanks FedUp.

So, Simon is not a heartless bastard after all.

January 24, 2009 - 22:37 ET by R D Helm

-Dave

“Them that’s going get on the wagon. Them that ain’t get out of the way.” -While there is still time.

blazer, great vid

January 24, 2009 - 23:09 ET by porpoiseboy

i lived in eugene, or for 4yrs about 20yrs ago. i think i saw all those people!!! thanks for the laugh!

"Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason" Ben Franklin

Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left

bi partisan curious

January 24, 2009 - 23:20 ET by upcountrywater

That is Juan Mc RINO.. to the core LMAOROTF....

FREEDOM

(D)

LOL upcountry

January 24, 2009 - 23:25 ET by porpoiseboy

never thought of it that way....but it really does mean mcrino "goes both ways"...doesn't it?

cheers!

"Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason" Ben Franklin

Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left

Bi-Partisan

January 24, 2009 - 23:24 ET by Blazer

Bi-Partisan Curious

Tell me about it ucw, when I saw that I almost coated my moniter with my mixed-beverage.

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.

" The Cake is a lie."

The Brits Can Sing!

January 24, 2009 - 23:32 ET by stratman

Connie is truly a gift.

On the same show as Connie was the "lump of coal" Paul Potts. His rendition of "Nessun Dorma", the famous tenor aria from Puccini's Turandot, is absolutely wonderful.

Just watched the Cactus Cuties.

January 25, 2009 - 03:21 ET by Jer

Just watched the Cactus Cuties. I'm claiming the music and vocals were piped in....Sounded eerily similar to 'N Sync.

Jer

Hey Jer

January 25, 2009 - 08:36 ET by well99

I think you got it mixed up with this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmJAZ9h7Lf0&feature=ytn%3Amptnews

Or maybe this group

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpTClxdBG9c

Right, well99...that's what

January 25, 2009 - 22:50 ET by Jer

Right, well99...that's what prompted my "quip". Actually, I thoroughly enjoyed BOTH performances.

Jer

"glittering jewel of

January 24, 2009 - 23:40 ET by Blazer

"glittering jewel of colossal ignorance"

Epic take-down as only Rush can do.

Thank's mizflame for getting that vid posted, it got me pumped.

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.

" The Cake is a lie."

Same here...I enjoyed

January 24, 2009 - 23:49 ET by bigtimer

Same here...I enjoyed seeing that again myself...he is never dull.

The Cactus Cuties were cute too.

Btw Blaze...the McC was

January 24, 2009 - 23:51 ET by bigtimer

Btw Blaze...the McC was well...so McC!

LOL...I really chuckled with that one.

The opera singer guy

January 25, 2009 - 00:21 ET by Blazer

The opera singer guy reminded me of that guy from Mad Max that had the doll and liked to stroke it, not to take anything away from his talent nonetheless, but evidently he shocked Simon too, his eyes were twitching with disbelief that someone so unattractive could belt out something so incredibly touching.

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.

" The Cake is a lie."

i dunno Noel, after hearing

January 25, 2009 - 00:32 ET by Blazer

I dunno Noel, after hearing this I wanted to have sex with the flag.

http://www.youtube.c...

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.

" The Cake is a lie."

Good one Blazer, however my favorite still is

January 25, 2009 - 01:06 ET by upcountrywater

Whitney

FREEDOM

(D)

Gaye totally deconstructed

January 25, 2009 - 01:31 ET by stratman

Gaye totally deconstructed the National Anthem then rebuilt it completely his way. I generally do not enjoy people messing around with our National Anthem, but I've got to say, Marvin won me over on that unique performance.

Unfortunately, for every Gaye there are hundreds of selfish trilobites that ruin the song. Case in point, one Roseanne Barr. Warning - do not watch if you have blood pressure or cardiac issues.

Since this is supposed to be a comedy thread, and since there is a National Anthem theme happening, her is a real toe-tapping rendition by her Royal Thighness, Madame Secretary Clinton! Cat's in heat alert, but at least Hillary's trying, unlike the Gorgon from Denver.

You have been warned. Proceed at your own peril.

Come to think of it, strat,

January 25, 2009 - 03:38 ET by Jer

Come to think of it, strat, my own cardiac and blood pressure issues started right around the time I first witnessed Roseanne's unprecedented butchering of our National Anthem. But, I still can't resist watching and LMAO.

Jer

Whitney might be messed up,

January 25, 2009 - 09:20 ET by Seashell

Whitney might be messed up, but the lady can sing!

Wow...wow and wow... A

January 25, 2009 - 00:38 ET by bigtimer

Wow...wow and wow...

A lump of coal that is going to turn into a diamond indeed!

I'm no big opera fan...but if that doesn't get you...nothing will.

Thank you strat...

Now Noel...as to Huey Lewis and the News....one of MY FAVORITES forever...can't tell you how much from day one..sure wished I would have been sitting where you were at the time...lol.

BT

January 25, 2009 - 01:00 ET by Noel Sheppard

BT,

Well, if you're a Huey Lewis fan, I'm really going to make you jealous.

In 1990, I was working for Great Western Bank who was the number one sponsor of the A's. In game three of the ALCS, I was sitting in the second row behind the Sox dugout. In the front row were the owners of the Sox. Sitting behind us were Huey Lewis and the News who sang the national anthem. They were just regular folks like us. As we kicked the heck out of the Sox, I sat there chatting baseball with the band.

Very cool!

Even more delicious, after the game I chatted with the owners of the Sox. I mentioned to them how poorly Jody Reed was doing leading off, and how the only batter besides Wade Boggs doing anything was Ellis Burks. I suggested they move Burks up in the lineup to get someone on base before Boggs.

In game four, Ellis Burks led off. I kid you not! :-) ns

Dang Noel... Like I

January 25, 2009 - 01:20 ET by bigtimer

Dang Noel...

Like I said...wished I would have been sitting where you were at the time.

Heck, I'm about Huey's age too...I would have had a blast, wasn't a bad looker either then..nor now by the way...just gracefully a bit older...hehehee!

You are one heck of a lucky devil!

Damn Noel

January 25, 2009 - 01:42 ET by RESTLESS 1

I'm not a big baseball fan, (being in San Antonio, I really don't have a dog in the fight), but you have me jealous as well.

Economics, baseball, blogs; is there anything you don't excel at?

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

Like 'em

January 25, 2009 - 05:07 ET by Warner Todd Huston

I like Huey Lewis well enough. But the thing that made me laugh about that video is you could SO tell that Lewis did NOT want to be there!! I had to laugh at that.

Good Pipes

January 25, 2009 - 01:42 ET by stratman

My pleasure BT. Sometimes a small introduction like Nessun Dorma can spark an interest in listening to more opera. It did for me.

Huey Lewis and the News were a fav of mine back in the day too. Those boys could sing AND play! Saw them in concert a couple of times. The ladies sure like Huey for some reason. ;-)

Yes we did like him for

January 25, 2009 - 01:45 ET by bigtimer

Yes we did like him for some reason....we knew why too!

Still do!

Now I'm jealous of you...I would love to see them in concert!

This isn't comedy but,

January 25, 2009 - 00:49 ET by cocodrie

This isn't comedy but, if someone could post Kate Smith singing God Bless America I would appreciate it. America needs His blessing and it would be a nice prayer from NBs to God.

Jesus Loves You