Posts Tagged ‘Funny or Die’
Wrestling with Childhood Obesity
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, October 4th, 2010
Video: Funny or Die
Former fruit wrangler Rowdy Roddy Piper takes the fight to unhealthy eaters.
(Closet snackers: beware).
–Warren
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Thursday, July 29th, 2010
(Video: Funny or Die)
SK: The only French word you know is buffet.
ZG: That’s not true. I know the word, uh, croissant.
(And … scene).
–Warren
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, May 28th, 2010
(Image: The Next Web)
There’s comedic gold in them thar wild tangle of Interweb tubes.
This week’s cast of most captivating contributors includes:
* Deep thinkers David Leite (@davidleite) and Funny or Die (@funnyordie) for applying the tao of food and drink to trying times;
* Peter Kaplan medium (@wise_kaplan) for coming to terms with the fact that his hottest moves ain’t so cool;
* Conflicted role model Melissa Clark (@goodappetite) for serving up bold faced lies bright and early;
* Sommelier Marc Borel (@marcborel) for shining a light on the sordid side of sleep eating;
* Keen observer Lisa Abend (@LisaAbend) for keeping close tabs on the rise of commercial bakeries;
* Masochist the Noodle Doodler (via @KarenAndAndrew) for exploring the torturous conceit of desert island food tomes;
* Sensory sleuth Rachel Wharton (via @SalonFood) for training tomorrow’s tasting gurus today;
* Food photog Stacey Viera (@staceyviera) for recasting regional eats as community builders;and,
* Self described #piefreak Mollie Bryan (@molliebryan via @ginahyams) for giving us the green light to enjoy a slice at breakfast.
You all are the goods.
–@WARojas
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Jerry Duppa hurts.
The self-proclaimed “preeminent fast food journalist” has, until recently, dedicated himself to passing judgment on the lost children of everyday dining–America’s burgeoning network of on-the-go eateries–from the relative comfort of his trusty Volvo.
But, it would seem he’s carried his penchant for carry-out–that driving force that compels Duppa to gorge on “something that sounds hideous … but has a tinge of ‘I-wonder-what-that-would-taste-like?’ allure to it,” according to director Matt Bardocz–just a bit too far.
Behold the ennui hanging over faux food critic Duppa’s head, presented documentary-style in The Fast Foodie.
Bardocz said he was already kicking around the idea of developing an internet film project when, one day, he caught friend and actor Hannes Phinney (he plays the angst-ridden protagonist with all the bitterness of Lewis Black, sans all the wild gesticulations) ad-libbing some jabs at an Arby’s commercial on the radio.
The eight-part series is their collaborative love-child, an exploration of the gauzy intersection between food and memory (see Duppa’s romantic ruminations about butter burgers, or his plea for more responsible bacon deployment)–or, what’s left of it when reality comes crashing down around you.
The most haunting installment so far would have to be the episode simply titled, “The McRib”:
(Video: FunnyorDie)
While Duppa’s passion for the seasonal sandwich borders on the delusional (“It’s a boneless rib sandwich. It just solves problems!”), the real “meat” of the exchange happens as the joy of snarfing down skeletally-challenged swine dissipates quicker than the chemically-induced euphoria fast food muckraker Morgan Spurlock encountered during his early forays into Super-sized dining.
“I’m trying to provide a sense of humor for the online food contingent,” Bardocz says of the food-as-pathos production.
For now, new episodes of The Fast Foodie will continue debuting every Monday on FoD. And Bardocz hopes to expand Duppa’s growing Facebook following via more telling blog posts and interactive events (including a “Meat N Greet” at the Hollywood In-N-Out Burger tomorrow night).
Meanwhile, Bardocz hopes to develop more multidimensional, food-related programming in the near future, noting that he’s got his sights set on Food Network spin-off, Food2 next.
–Warren
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, June 26th, 2009
Ya gotta respect anyone who perceives working at P.F. Chang’s as being “a representative for cultural diversity in the world”:
(Video: Funny or Die)
Though I suspect “Simon” has set vampirism–vegan or otherwise–back several decades (good luck digging out of this hole, True Blood).
–Warren
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Can’t afford to consult with Oprah’s dietician-of-the-month or score studio time with Gwen Stefani’s personal trainer?
British hard-ass Vinnie Jones–the pint-chugging sociopath in this brilliant scene from “Snatch”–intends to scare the pounds off sluggish souls with his high-intensity “Attack Cardio”:
(Video: Funny or Die)
“Scientific tests prove nothing burns calories like fear,” Jones explains.
Who are we to argue with science (or an obviously amped-up ex-footballer)?
–Warren