All videos and reviews for invisibleengine

The Invisible Engine guys may just be the most inconsistent of the talented video-comedy teams out there. Some of their videos leave us scratching our heads, others seem to have been made for a small audience of insiders in on their joke.

This one is a cute parody of a TV commercial for a breakfast cereal. But luckily the joke can be understood universally. Too bad it flops badly at the end with a completely meaningless ending.

Since the humor in both the original TV commercial and in this video is that negative things don't seem to happen to this guy because he never hears them, shouldn't the shooter have shot (at) our happily chewing friend before joining him? The he joins him with some of that great crunchy cereal when his rifle of no use on him, or something of the like? ... Just a thought.

Enjoy the video and it's dark humor. But beware of the violent, bloody scenes).

Labels: aitkins, breakfast, cereal, commercials, crunchy, guns, office, parody, TV, violence

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'Laughter is always best when laughed last' the saying goes. It's used in a twist in this darkly humorous auto insurance TV commercial. You'll like it (whether you're a man or a woman). I'm glad this was posted online otherwise we'd never see this in the U.S. Unfortunately the FCC is much too conservative to go to allow this type of edgy ad. That's why I loved this video.

Hyundai - French TV

I believe European TV commercials are consistently funnier, edgier, and are more inventive that American-made spots, basically because they can. The FCC fears the slightest chance of offending anyone in the prudish U.S. TV viewing audience, so they have to play it as conservatively as possible. In turn, U.S. ad agencies play it safe and hardly ever push that line. Boring.

(And yes, I grew up and live in the ultra-conservative U.S.)

Anyway, enough philosophizing. Enjoy this one from France in which we watch what happens when a husband and wife meet each other while driving, in separate cars, during a chance meeting at a red light.

Labels: ads, aitkins, Anastasios, car, comedy, commercials, TV

All videos and reviews for aconover

So this is it. We started with several video designers and now there is only this one left... Raisin?

If you're even slightly familiar with the BRAVO TV reality show, "Project Runway" you'll love this parody done with actual video from the show spliced in a comic from the Olde English comedy team. Fantistic editing and straight, tongue-in-cheek acting. The selection of the just the right audio and video clips make this one of my favorites. I wonder if Heidi Klum has seen this.

Olde English sketch comedy videos are all very funny and always have with a little twist.

Read our longer, more comprehensive review on Olde English comedy.

Labels: aconover, aitkins, comedy, Heidi Klum, Olde English, parody, Project Runway, TV

From YouTube.com user: tv12673

For something to be funny, there must be truth behind it so people can identify with it; it must also have some irony in it, and it's gotta go over the top just enough to make you understand that it is parody and, Heck, to make you laugh. This one by YouTuber tv12673 , AKA The Quattlebaum Comedy Troupe, really nails it. This one is entertaining and funny. !Yo quiero! (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

The Chuck Chair

This satire (in the video above) of the sleazy pseudo docu-entertainment show "True Hollywood Story" follows the life and death of that adorable Chihuahua we knew as 'the Taco Bell dog'.

He recited those words that became famous in America a couple years ago with his tagline spoken in his deep accented voice: "Yo quiero Taco Bell," until the phenomenon died down soon after. And apparently so did "Arnesto Martinez", the famous Taco Bell Dog.

This video is very well done, from the voice-over to the acting. But I do wish they would have left out the dog's paws in the act, trying to manipulate a razor and to hold money. It didn't work as it just looks odd, like someone glued the items to a doggy paw. It would worked better if that portion was edited out of those scenes because everything else in this video worked so well.

Angry Coach

Unfortunately this video is the only of tv12673's that works and the one we can reccomend watching. Their other efforts completely miss the mark.

They each want to be comedies but, well, they're not funny. You know when you tell a joke and no one laughs, and you feel compelled to tell your audience, "I guess you had to be there." I think that's what's happened here. The writer perhaps saw each of these situations happen in real life and he had good laugh to himself, then he tried to produce that humor in these videos. And they flopped. The angry coach is not angry enough, the "crazy advertisement" is not crazy at all, the fan is not any more fanatical than we've seen before, the librarian -- again is normal. The dwarf segment is just silly.

I do give high marks for the actors' exemplary portrayals of their respective characters. They are all pros. All the videos appear to be real scenes, with the acting so good that you don't believe anyone is acting. Unfortunately the writing makes these scene seem real. Nothing is over the top enough to clue us in that there's a joke or that we should be laughing or with anyone in the scene.

Angry Dwarf

There's no irony, nothing over-the-top. The scene is over, the credits role, and you say to yourself, "What did I just watch? A documentary with actors portraying real characters? I don't get it."

It's really too bad too because all the videos started out with a viable premise, but the writing needed a strong hand to add real irony and knock the audience over with big laughs.

And there's the rub. How many times have we gone to high school or college football games and seen a rabid fans, screaming at the field? It happens all the time. It's not funny.

Angry Librarian

Case in point: How many times have we seen customers ask for just a little too much help, or a student demand too much from a college library help desk? Awkward, but not funny.

Case in point: How many times have we seen rabid fans with painted faces, hair, bodies? Yep, it happens every weekend during football season in America. Reality. Not funny. "Fan" is the root of "fanitical", so we expect fans to be fanitical.

The title is "Crazy Fan" but he's not so crazy. He's a fan. I kept waiting for him to become a crazed fan. What if ... Now stay with me here ... How about a rabid fan who carries his fanaticism it into his personal life, also painting his face and tummy and screaming out encouragement during sex, or sitting in on his seventh grade sons' math class going overboard when his boy gives a correct answer,

Crazy Fan

"Woo Woo Woo!! That's my. boy!" Then on Friday nights we see this same guy go crazy for his football team. Maybe we even see him sniffing the players' jersey's in the locker room before the team comes in.

I'm not trying to re-write their scripts for these guys who obviously put a lot of effort into their professionally produced movies, I'm just describing what takes a scene from normal everyday reality and pushes it into the realm of irony and well, comedy.

I know, who am I to tell the filmmaker how to re-write his screenplay? Perhaps it's not my place. It's just that I was disappointed in each of their videos (except the 'Taco Bell Dog True Hollywood Story') because they all had so much promise and I wanted to like them. I wanted to laugh, instead I was confused.

Labels: access hollywood, aitkins, comedy, commercial, dog, football, hollywood, interviews, Taco Bell, TV

From YouTube.com user: theresident

The Resident interviews many different people in Times Square about their opinions of television. She does not think that t.v. rots your brain, but she is seeking other people’s opinions.

The sound quality is excellent on this video. The editing is very well done.

Labels: access, cable, entertainment, kim, kim stevens, Lori Harfenist, NYC, theresident, times square, TV

From YouTube.com user: flickerpixanimations

Flickerpix’s Web site (www.flickerpix.com) states, “We place a particular emphasis on creating endearing and memorable characters with universal appeal.” After watching their many videos on YouTube, I would say they succeed.

While you don’t find over-the-top exciting action or intricate, dramatic plots, you can’t help but be amused and entertained by their eccentric characters and the quirky dialogue. And I always find it fascinating to watch popular shows from other countries — kind of a window into a different culture. Flickerpix's work is worth watching on many different levels.

Flickerpixanimations is a top-tier puppetry and animation studio started in 1999 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. These professionals produce high quality TV series and short animated films using clay models that are manipulated and meticulously photographed.

“On the Air” is a ten-part animated series that was done for the BBC. It recreates actual dialogue from callers to a BBC radio show. The host of “On the Air” is the dapper, irreverent, tippling Gerry Anderson. The callers tend to be salt-of-the-earth types with oddball problems for which they are seeking answers.

Episode 1 (above) features a “phone-in” from a farmer with two she-goats that he wants to breed. The caller’s Irish accent is so thick that some words go right past my American ears. The host advises him that you can tell when a she-goat is ready to mate because they “waggle their arse … not too different from a woman.” He then puts the caller in touch with a man who has a stud billy goat.

Episode 3 (below) features a woman calling to thank an earlier caller who had advised her that she could remedy a smelly septic tank by putting something dead in it. She says she got a dead fox by the side of the road, put it in the tank, and now “it smells like roses.”


Another series of clips, “The Hugo Mellon Show,” (below) features a TV talk show with celebrity guests, including Kelly Osbourne, Mick Jagger, and Marilyn Manson. “Watch Ireland's meanest chat show host mercilessly interrogating today’s rock gods and goddesses...” says the lead.

In one episode the host wants to argue with Marilyn Manson about what kind of hat he is wearing. Marilyn finally says, “It’s a bowler hat. Let’s move on.” Hugo replies indignantly, “So it’s Marilyn Manson moving the Hugo Mellon show on now, is it.… It’s no use grimacing at me and expecting me to be afeared, sonny. I’ve dealt with your kind before.”

The characters may be clay puppets but the tension is so real I felt myself tightening up and getting uncomfortable. The episode ends when Hugo mentions Marilyn’s sexuality; Marilyn says “I’ll answer you honestly,” whereupon Hugo abruptly ends the show, leaving the audience hanging.

From YouTube.com user: flickerpixanimations

Labels: flickerpixanimations, Gerry Anderson, Hugo Mellon, Jeff Van Pelt, Marilyn Manson, TV

From YouTube.com user: TrueNuff

Spoofing Mac vs. PC!
This short 45-second video pokes fun at the commercials now dominating our television screens with the Mac battling the PC. TrueNuff takes a funny look at these commercials. It's quick, funny and painless to watch. Meet the new MacBook with a bigger, um, hard drive. Take a look! But don't stare.

Labels: avalos, comedy, Mac, macintosh, PC, technology, TrueNuff, TV

I love it when TV commercials are funny to make their point. Like this banned IKEA advertisement. I can understand why some might not appreciate it but we love it as it's fun and not too in-your-face. A kid plays with his toys, and, uh, let's just say he plays with someone else’s toys too.

See more from this YouTube.com user: marvel

Labels: ads, Anastasios, comedy, IKEA, toys, TV

Here is another well done fan made music video. This time using clips from The CW series, Supernatural, to the music of Simple Plan. Great video. Check it out.

See more from this YouTube.com user: mnallison02

Labels: avalos, entertainment, mnallison02, music video, TV

One more clip for you from late night television. In this clip from The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson he discusses the difficulties of being an impersonator. Check it out!

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Labels: avalos, CBS, craig ferguson, entertainment, late night, TV

In this fan made music video, Weird Al Yankovic's song 'Your Horoscope For Today' is played over clips of Doctor Who. The song is hilarious, and they work well with the clips. Check it out.

See more from this YouTube.com user: piffo

Labels: avalos, entertainment, music video, piffo, TV

Here is another funny from late night television. In this clip from The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Craig interviews President Bush. Well, an impersonator of him anyway. Funny stuff. Check it out!

See more from this YouTube.com user: CBS

Labels: avalos, CBS, craig ferguson, entertainment, late night, TV

Well, Lost fans last night was the last episode of Lost this year. The series will not make its return until February 7, 2007. Three long months of waiting. Last night's episode was the best of the season so far, and I can't wait to see what happens next. They left us with quite the cliffhanger didn't they? Here is a look at the sneak peek they gave us for what's ahead. Can't it be February already?

See more from this YouTube.com user: txvoodoo

Labels: avalos, entertainment, lost, TV, txvoodoo

Wow! I never thought a human being that isn't heavily retarded would think that the Sidney Opera House is in Italy. Or that Taj Mahal lies in Greece. On the other hand maybe it is a heavy retardation to only care about beauty and the other gender. I don't know...

See more from this YouTube.com user: jymkikr

Labels: Anastasios, comedy, gameshow, TV

A hilarious TV-ad where some chicks think they are playing with the nerd, but didn't know that you never mess with guys like him. You always loose if you do and that’s what the chicks did, loose hard.

See more from this YouTube.com user: chelsy1

Labels: ads, Anastasios, camera, comedy, TV

K-Fed, or Kevin Federline, always has these amazing, deep, intellectual, intelligent lyrics in his songs. So much so that James Lipton recites them to Conan O'Brien. Enjoy.

See more from this YouTube.com user: elizabeth71

Labels: Anastasios, comedy, Conan O'Brien, James Lipton, music, TV

Now, this must be one of the best and most awkward television situations I've ever seen! Dell must have paid this guy to say this. Do you understand how many want a good computer for the kinda stuff RANDY uses it for? Plenty! I mean the guy loves his new Dell computer, and I can understand why...

See more from this YouTube.com user: Tarquinius999

Labels: Anastasios, comedy, computers, pranks, TV

It starts off like any other talk show with a guest who is a seemingly normal guy. He wants to send a shout out to his girlfriend. It's something like "I love you Baby" but with a twist. Really uproarious.

See more from this YouTube.com user: arcturus1

Labels: Anastasios, comedy, talkshow, TV

If you have AOL don't even try to cancel it. No, it's not that good, but you simply won't be able to. Vincent Ferrari (yes, I admire his name), taped a call between him and AOL when he tried to end his membership. Well, let's just say it didn't turn out that well. Amusing as well as annoying at the same time.

See more from this YouTube.com user: Triborough

Labels: Anastasios, AOL, news and blogs, TV

As you already know, I'm a fan of Simpsons. Although I don't think I'm the only one that didn't know that almost are character voices are made by only 2-3 people! Two of them, the important ones with the best characters, are making a round up at Conan O'Brien. And after that, some hilarious sketches. Take a look.

See more from this YouTube.com user: telemaffia007

Labels: Anastasios, comedy, TV