Here is the latest “Saturday Night Live” political video, with Will Ferrell reprising his excellent take on President George W. Bush, along with Tina Fey as Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, in a version of the endorsement of Sen. John McCain.
Once again, it is likely to be more popular online than on television, as it has been for all of the sketches, a striking trend for the long-running comedy show.
At its EconCeleb conference in Hollywood today, ContentNext released its list of the most influential and innovative of online celebrities today.
It is an interesting and varied list, that includes every one from powerhouse Oprah (pictured here, of course!) to the bisexual sprite, Tila Tequila.
We at BoomTown are very interested in content on the Web these days, especially given the ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood and its wrangling over digital (and a whole lot of other) issues.
The intersection–or perhaps collision is a better word–of the entertainment and technology industries continues at an ever more frantic pace.
And it’s clear the [...]
Here is the second “baby” comedy video from the Funny or Die archives with Will Ferrell and a very tough toddler, played by Pearl McKay, called “Good Cop, Baby Cop”:
Good Cop, Baby Cop on FunnyOrDie.com
And here is the post and video of FOD investor Mark Kvamme of Sequoia Capital talking about the online video space.
Why does the idea of a marriage between Hollywood writers and VCs make me slightly queasy?
But that’s just the feeling I got when I read the always sharp Joseph Menn of the Los Angeles Times, who penned an interesting piece earlier this week about writers in Hollywood turning to venture capitalists as the strike drags [...]
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