Radical Audience Suggestions

Late Night has a new segment where they take audience suggestions from the suggestion box. Such suggestions included "thumb mud wrestling" and "can I go to the bathroom". But I particularly found this one interesting:

Now, I don't want to be the one to evacuate the death star in our moment of triumph but something must be said. The original music is missing. It's probably a digital rights thing that they couldn't legally clear the epic track "Break the Ice" by John Farnham but come on! A huge percentage of the radness of that opening depends on the music. The movie and the song begins with soft, unsure synth only to explode later in a crotch-thrusting atomic guitar explosion. (This is the earliest foreshadowing that our hero, though insecure and unproven at first, will come to know that he's the best in the world in one shining moment.)

To put things in perspective, the clip without the correct music, on the awesomeness scale is an infinity. However, when the clip from the movie has the proper music, the awesomeness goes all the way to infinity squared. These numbers are unofficial but I hope they provide you with some perspective. You wouldn't go up to the Mona Lisa and paint a mustache on her. Why? Because perfect art should be respected.

Here it is in all it's true glory.

Shout Outs

It's time once again to give people and things that are good max respect and big props.

Most of all, big ups to molecular models. BANNGG.

Stefon - Your NYC Guide

SNL "Weekend Update" correspondent Stefon gives us the 411 on popular New York City tourist attractions.

If there's one thing I know about comedy it's that if you're having trouble keeping a straight face in a scene, DO NOT mention midgets or dwarves.

America's Got Talent

If there's one thing to be learned from "America's Got Talent" it's that America does not... got talent.

Eminem Is Serious Business

With Eminem and Jay-Z on the show, Dave is a little scared.

He's had Jay-Z on the show before so he's okay with that, but Eminem has never been on the show before and Dave confides to the audience that he senses Eminem wants to punch him. He doesn't know why exactly... but he does get that vibe.

When Eminem comes on to present a Top Ten List, it's quite a funny list, but the audience senses the (possible) tension. And Eminem's body language does nothing to disprove Dave's theory.

You can see the look Dave gives after "Thanks for having me" as if to say, "See, I'm in dangerrr."

Letterman - Beavis and Butthead

Recently I've been using Netflix to revisit the old "Beavis and Butthead" episodes. I've found that the comedy holds up all these years later and have really been enjoying my trips back to the early to mid nineties. The only complaint is that none of the "Beavis and Butthead" content includes any of the footage where they watch, and provide commentary for, music videos. Presumably this is a digital rights issue and it sucks because that was my favorite parts of the show. (It was cool. Digital rights suck).

All of this reminded me of when B&B were on Letterman to promote their new movie. I remember watching this when it aired and thinking about how it was all done. But it's been years since I thought about it and it's really well done. (This is cool).

Though not mentioned, you might recall a scene in the movie "Beavis and Butthead Do America" where they meet two idiotic drifters who, we as the audience learn, are Beavis and Butthead's fathers. According to the credits, Butthead's father is played by Earl Hofert which is really an alias for David Letterman, himself. The Earl Hofert name comes from Dave's Uncle Earl who was sometimes mentioned on the show. Most famously, Uncle Earl once said, "Here kitty, kitty, kitty..." to the Thanksgiving turkey. (Uncle Earl was stupid).