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Saturday, May 5, 2007

The Secrets of Contented World Comedy

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A terrific parody on "The Secret" book and movie (the idea about believing in something to make it come to pass, and Karma: that which you think about most will determine your destiny).

ContentedWorld's Aaron Haber pulls this off with great humor and just the right amount of special effects. Meghan Hanley overplays her part a wee bit, or maybe it was her ill-placed "Um" that throws off the timing ("...Um, I'm imaging you unable to...").

But overall this piece is near perfect because it gets to the point and is concise. Where many sketch comedy videos run on way too long after the joke has run its course, these guys nail it and close. All the music (perfectly done!) and sound effects are solid. Overall, Brilliant.

And in "Aaron is Totally Gay!" (not that there's anything wrong with that) he vents about the homophobic NBC executives.

That's why they won't hire him, right? Because he's gay. Uh, yeah, sure. Just ask his roommate and breast friend. His guilty smile at the end sends this one, from a hearty chuckle, to the realm of laugh-out-loud funny. Great stuff.

Labels: Aaron Haber, books, comedy, ContentedWorld, gay, motivation, self help, The Secret

Written by Steve Aitkins. on 5/05/2007 01:34:00 PM

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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Dedication

From YouTube.com user: jessicapeanut

Hey, Jessica. This is a hard one for me. It's a perfectly appropriate, surprisingly gentle poke at evangelical Christendom, dedicated to Ted Haggard and set to the song, "Son of a Preacher Man." She doesn't single Haggard out, though; she includes Jerry Falwell, Jim Bakker, Pat Robertson and others. Oh, how the mighty have fallen, and keep on falling. That's what we evangelicals do--fall over and over and over again. We don't all fall as publicly or with as much humiliation as these guys, but we all fall. We all keep screwing up, and everything they say about us is true. Thank God for Grace. And thank Jessica for being gentle, and for the humor that helps us see ourselves as we really are.

Labels: comedy, evangelical, funny, gay, haggard, humor, jessicapeanut, neocons, penny watkins, preacher, prostitute, scandal, ted

Written by Penny Watkins. on 12/12/2006 03:23:00 PM

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