Conan: Glengarry Glen Ross Auditions

Just a few days after I post a movie review of "Glengarry Glen Ross", Conan's made a new video which features Shaq auditioning for exactly that movie. Coincidence? Or could it be that I'm affecting the show?

You decide.



Oh yeah, Shaq, you're up a few and you think you're wearing the big boy pants? If you don't like my performance I walk across the street and talk to Jerry Graff... PERIOD. END OF DISCUSSION. You know what, no, screw that. I'm going... TO LEMKIN... you fairy.

The 100 Meters Track

As the Olympics are going on and as the Track and Field events have just started I was reminded of this gem from several years ago. "The Games" was an Australian mockumentary series about the fictional inner workings of the government as it prepares for the 2000 Sydney Games.

From this series, "The 100 Meters Track" is the most youtubable moment and it's a classic. Skip to 4:49.



Part 2.

I had this recorded on VHS for years and I'd of uploaded it to youtube myself if someone hadn't beaten me to it. By the way, if this looks familiar somehow, it's probably because you've already seen this.

Conan Reviews Video Games - Skyrim

Another edition of "Clueless Gamer". This week, Conan reviews the game "Skyrim" and searches for love/commerce.

Late Night - Fallon and Cosby Do A Routine

I get the feeling that Bill Cosby is Jimmy's favorite guest. He's old, he's slower, he rambles, some things he says don't make sense, he's unpredictable and he makes Jimmy sweat... a lot. But you get the feeling that Fallon loves every second of it because he knows he's in the presence of a comedy legend. Perhaps the comedy legend.

Perhaps for that reason, the interview is four parts long. I reccomend the whole thing but if, if you only watch one segment watch the fourth one where Bill and Jimmy work out a comedy routine that never quite happens.

Part 1.
Part 2.
Part 3.
Part 4.

Part 4:

The Forrest Gump Feather

When I saw "Forrest Gump" for the first time, I considered the opening image (the feather floating in a breeze) to be just a flourish - almost showing off what they can do with special effects.

But one thing I learned about Robert Zemeckis (the director) from the Back to the Future commentary is he doesn't believe special effects are not an end unto themselves. Special effects are only a tool to further the story.

So what's with the opening to "Forrest Gump", then?

In the movie's climax, Forrest visits Jenny's grave and tells her his view of life:

"I don't know if Momma was right or if, if it's Lieutenant Dan. I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it's both. Maybe both is happening at the same time."


Lt. Dan believes we each have a destiny (pre-destination). Momma believes "we make our own destiny" and that "life is a box of chocolates" (free will). Forrest believes both.


The feather on a breeze flitters and floats this way and that. It's the very definition of random. But, with every twist of the breeze and every change of wind, the sum of all random chance, every possibility and every improbability is that it's exactly where it should be.

VCR Alert: Late Night Primetime Special

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon gets its first ever primetime special tonight.

Rather than the normal, "Best Of" clip show, it's actually a "Best Of Music Comedy" special. It'll feature all the songs you've seen on this blog. This includes both artist impersonations (Bob Dylan, The Doors, David Bowie), as well as comedic performances with actual artists (Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, The Roots, Justin Timberlake and so forth).

The special airs tonight at 10 PM EST.