The Humane Society of Pagosa Springs (Colorado) has a created a series of bumper stickers that read: “My Child Is A Beggar”, “My Child Eats Bugs” and finally, “My Child Drinks Out Of The Toilet”. Thankfully, the children referenced are pets.

These 3 fun bumper stickers are the perfect little gift to share with a friend. For one low price you will receive three darling bumper stickers.

via Molly Kiely and Gary L. Mackender

Max Landis (son of John Landis) poured himself a drink and then began ranting about the storyline of Superman in The Death and Return of Superman. As he rants, actors reenact the history of Superman in live-action sequences. Look for appearances by Simon Pegg, Ron Howard, Chris Hardwick, Elijah Wood and Mandy Moore in this film produced by Bryan Basham. It’s sort of a drunk history of Superman, even though Landis says he is not drunk in the video.

A somewhat-mostly-accurate educational parody film by Max Landis…

I’m not drunk in the video, I only get about three cups in. The original rant was 45 minutes long, so of course we had to cut a bunch of stuff out for time, and because it was just too stupid. Like for instance the part where Pa Kent dies of a heart attack and literally GOES TO HEAVEN. AND SEES SUPERMAN.

If I saw this video, I might nerd rage out so hard. But luckily I made it, so I’m pretty happy. Really I’d hope people just are with me, and happy that Guy Gardner and Bloodwynd get to be in a movie.

via i09

Iron Sky is a new feature-length sci-fi dark comedy set in 2018 about moon Nazis invading Earth. The films tagline: “Get Ready, The Fourth Reich Is Here.” According to the plot, Nazis from WWII have been secretly hanging out on the moon since 1945. Iron Sky is directed by Timo Vuorensola and opens in theatres on April 4, 2012.

The Nazis set up a secret base on the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018.

via Success is Not an Option

photos by Tarja Jakunaho

Hanksy, the street artist who creates Tom Hanks-themed parodies of Banksy street art, was recently interviewed by EA Hanks of The Awl who happens to be Tom Hanks’ daughter. We’ve written previously about Hanksy’s work.

EA: Regarding your work, Tom Hanks sends the message, “I don’t know who Hanksy is, but I enjoy his (her?) comments via the semi-chaos of artistic expression.” Do you know if Banksy knows as well?

Hanksy: There has been word, from mouths that have some credentials to back it up, that he has seen the work, is following it, and completely encourages it.

photo by madeleine

God Bless America is a new dark comedy feature film written and directed by stand-up comedian Bobcat Goldthwait with the tagline: “Taking Out The Trash, One Jerk At A Time.” The film stars Joel Murray and Tara Lynne Barr and opens in theatres on May 11, 2012. It will be available on demand on April 6, 2012.

Loveless, jobless and possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and decides to off the stupidest, cruelest and most repellent members of society with an unusual accomplice: 16-year-old Roxy, who shares his sense of rage and disenfranchisement. From stand-up comedian and director Bobcat Goldthwait comes a scathing and hilarious attack on all that is sacred in the United States of America.

via Rob Sheridan

A few weeks ago, I started a beginner’s stand up comedy class at San Francisco Comedy College and learned that comedian Will Franken has taken on a teaching gig there. I also learned that he will be starring in Meme & Pepe = Bebe, his new one man show that happens one-night only on Friday February 17, 2012 at the Purple Onion in San Francisco’s North Beach. Tickets are available now. Comedian Shane Koon opens the show.

Entirely brand-new material with bits ranging from “The Memorial Service For Joy Has Been Cancelled Because Joy Came Back From The Dead” to “The Laziest Drag Queen In The World” to the Oprah Winfrey-produced, Jodie Foster-directed, Oxygen Network Satire: “Cassie’s Story”.

What will you say when your grandchildren ask you, “Where were you in the big Will Franken finally returns to the Purple Onion show on February 17th, 2012?”

Hopefully you’ll be able to respond honestly with, “I was there, grandson or granddaughter — I can’t tell what your gender is, cause it’s so far in the future that everybody’s wearing gray unitards — but, yes, grandson or granddaughter, I was there at the Purple Onion that night.”

“Gee, grandfather or grandmother — I can’t tell what your gender is either cause it’s so far in the future, our eyes are hazed over with this slick Vaseline like substance — but was it really true that Will Franken hadn’t returned to the Purple Onion since September 10th the year prior?…

Will Franken is a favorite here at Laughing Squid and he has previously performed at our events including our 8 1/2 Year Anniversary Party and our 10th Anniversary Party.

Here’s Mr. and Mrs. Mistermissus, a short film that Franken and Koon created to promote Meme & Pepe = Bebe:

photo by Lisa Miyako

First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a tug of war with Jimmy Fallon in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House during a “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” taping for the second anniversary of the “Let’s Move!” initiative, Jan. 25, 2012.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Late Night host Jimmy Fallon battled it out in a friendly fitness competition inside The White House to raise awareness for the Let’s Move! initiative. They competed in several games together including a potato sack race, hula hoops, tug-of-war, dodge ball and more. Let’s Move! is a campaign “to bring together community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms and dads in a nationwide effort to tackle the challenge of childhood obesity.”

photo by Chuck Kennedy

Television host Jimmy Kimmel of Jimmy Kimmel Live! recently issued another viewer challenge. This time he asked his viewers to unplug their television at a crucial moment during the Super Bowl game, film what happens and upload the results to YouTube. In Hey Jimmy Kimmel I Unplugged the TV During the Game, we get to see the best (and most irate) results of folks unexpectedly being pranked during the Super Bowl.

His challenges began last year when he first asked parents to tell their kids they ate all of their Halloween candy. Then he had a two part holiday challenge where he asked parents to give their kids an early but terrible present [1, 2].

Portlandia, the television comedy series from IFC, has really outdone themselves with the hilarious song created for season 2, episode 5: Dream of the 1890s. This song plays off the original song that promoted Portlandia titled Dream of the 90s, but this time they compare today’s Portland with 1890s Portland. Also take a look at the behind the scenes video where the show’s creative team discuss the inspiration behind this new version of the song.

Congressman John Fleming (R, LA) recently posted an article on his Facebook page showing disgust for Planned Parenthood’s “abortion by the wholesale.” The article titled Planned Parenthood Opens $8 Billion Abortionplex was created by The Onion in May 2011 as satire. Fleming posted the article thinking that it was real.

Someone commented under the post:

The Onion is satire, how exactly did you get elected?

via The Daily What and Literally Unbelievable

image via Literally Unbelievable

Super Bowl watchers in North Platte, Nebraska got the first look at the latest Old Milwaukee beer commercial starring actor and comedian Will Ferrell. The ad, which only aired in Nebraska, shows Ferrell slowly walking through amber waves of grain until the end where he stops and opens up a can of Old Milwaukee. Our recent post, Will Ferrell Creates Unscripted Old Milwaukee Beer Ads For Free in Various Midwest Cities, described his curious involvement with the brand and rounded up all the local commercials he made that we could find.

via AdWeek

You may remember we recently posted about the stark minimalistic “falling man” poster that was created to promote the upcoming fifth season of Mad Men. Well, the street version of that poster has taken on a meme of its own, where it has been humorously altered (either in real life or digitally) to incorporate the “falling man” into a funny scene. He can now be found breakdancing, bouncing on a trampoline and being saved by Superman. Someone even brought beloved Muppet, Cookie Monster of Sesame Street, into the act. Gothamist has been taking submissions of the altered image and has posted two galleries of the best ones [gallery 1, gallery 2]. If you wish to alter your own, here is a clean digital version from AMC, the producers of Mad Men.

via Karen Finlay, Slate and Gothamist

images via Gothamist

UCB Comedy created a series of Super Bowl Dos and Don’ts PSAs reminding people to “don’t be a dick” on game day.

Nick Douglas made the mistake of asking Siri to help him do push-ups.

Louis C.K. is one of the most successful standup comics around. But he, like everybody else, got there from somewhere. Here he is a bit earlier in the climb, a 1987 set in Boston. It’s pretty disconcerting to see that smile on a young man.

Here’s Louis in the early 90′s, carrot red topped, still fairly conventional, and still working the dolphin jokes:

Louis talked about how he developed as a comic and George Carlin’s influence at a tribute to Carlin a couple years back. And here’s Louis from 2011 on “Talking Funny” a conversation about comedy with Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Ricky Gervais. Here he talks about the first bit he wrote that he thought was really funny:

And here’s an outtake from his recent Beacon Theater show, refreshingly dolphin free:

In the age of YouTube, standup comic secret origins sometimes surface, and it’s fun and educational to see the earliest performances of now well established comedians. I’ve posted before about Seinfeld, Leno, Steven Wright, and Sarah Silverman and the cast of 30 Rock. More to come.

Experienced players who are up to the challenge might want to try going to the bathroom in expert mode.

via Neatorama & Game Over

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Milk Man: World’s Worst Superhero by Freddie Wong

The adventures of Milk Man – the worst super hero in the world! Where there’s dairy, Milk Man is there with his udderal blasts and bizarre mode of transportation.

Digital director of The Onion and comedian Baratunde Thurston has authored How To Be Black, a “humorous, intelligent, and audacious guide that challenges and satirizes the so-called experts, purists, and racists who purport to speak for all black people”. Baratunde was recently interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR Fresh Air and then featured on NPR Books where he says, “I hope to expose you to another side of the black experience while offering practical, comedic advice based on my own painful lessons learned.”

Thurston is also currently touring the world and making appearances to promote How To Be Black. He will be presenting How to Read the World, the opening keynote address at SXSW Interactive 2012 on March 10, 2012 at 2 PM.

If You Don’t Buy This Book, You’re a Racist.

Have you ever been called “too black” or “not black enough”?

Have you ever befriended or worked with a black person?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is for you.

Raised by a pro-black, Pan-Afrikan single mother during the crack years of 1980s Washington, DC, and educated at Sidwell Friends School and Harvard University, Baratunde Thurston has over thirty years’ experience being black. Now, through stories of his politically inspired Nigerian name, the heroics of his hippie mother, the murder of his drug-abusing father, and other revelatory black details, he shares with readers of all colors his wisdom and expertise in how to be black.

Beyond memoir, this guidebook offers practical advice on everything from “How to Be The Black Friend” to “How to Be The (Next) Black President” to “How to Celebrate Black History Month.”

Seattle-based retailer Archie McPhee brings us the Switchblade Spork, an ingenious way for “hopped-up punks with uncontrollable appetites” to handily carry a spork, the spoon and fork hybrid.

Survival in the epicurean jungle was a matter of brawn and culinary skill, in which mastery of the Switchblade Spork was king. Gangs of sous-chefs and line cooks ruled the streets and no food was safe from the steely glint of their sporks. This metal and plastic utensil snaps open with the push of a button to 11″ long and also feature a safety lock to prevent unexpected deployment.

via Archie McPhee’s Geyser of Awesome

Has Anyone Said This Shit? is a search engine for the many, many spin-off videos from the “Shit Girls Say” meme (the search engine has indexed more than 675 videos so far). The search engine was created by F.A.T. in collaboration with Lindsey Weber and Tanner Ringerud of BuzzFeed.

via F.A.T.

Tripp Crosby and Tyler Stanton provide “few tips on how to attend the Super Bowl of parties without blowing it”.

Previously Tripp and Tyler took a look at Every Presentation Ever.

Comedic songstresses Riki Lindholme and Kate Micucci of Garfunkel and Oates are set to release their new album, Slippery When Moist, on February 21, 2012. The album’s teaser trailer features ribbon dancing and exaggerated flag waving which is a good sign.

Last night on Conan Andy Richter showed off his the various character voices he recorded for Skyrim.

Actor and musician Lance Reddick plays a very intense small business owner in Toys R Me from Funny or Die.

A heartfelt exploration of the life of a small business owner.

Conan O’Brien wondered what it might look like if we watched Guy Fieri eating in reverse. Yeah, that’s not a pretty sight.

via The Awesomer