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Hot pizza, check it and see
Last Thursday’s episode of The Office (Sex Ed) hilariously incorporated all of Michael Scott’s exes over the past 6 seasons into one convenient plot about herpes. However, one of my favorite moments from the episode was from the B story, which was when Andy took it upon himself to hold a sex education seminar for the rest of the employees in order to learn more about Erin and Gabe’s relationship. The Nard Dog bribed the staff with pizza, and as he arrived with it, he beautifully illustrated the concept of songspeak by altering the lyrics to Hot Blooded by Foreigner and singing:
Hot pizza, check it and see…
Got a whole buncha pepperoni!Classic. These are my favorite moments of the show. The ones where the characters do dorky things that real people do all the time. Which is exactly what songspeak is.
Maybe Andy should replace Michael Scott when he leaves the show at the end of the season…
Tags: 10s tv, 70s music, andy bernard, erin hannon, foreigner, gabe, herpes, hot blooded, michael scott, nard dog, nbc, pepperoni pizza, sex ed, the office
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Michael Scott is leaving The Office
Oh no! According to E!, Steve Carell confirmed that he’s leaving NBC’s The Office for greener pastures. My guess is that Michael Scott will get transferred to Nashua so he can be near Holly, but I’m just pulling that out of my butt.Can The Office survive without Michael Scott? Maybe not the fake tv office, but certainly any normal office without its Michael Scott could.
Tags: leaving, michael scott, nbc, steve carell, steve carrell, the office
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don't insult our intelligence
Jay Leno phones it in for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
So it seems like Jay Leno recycled many of his old jokes for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Comedians tell the same jokes over and over all the time, but surely something like this event would make Jay Leno come up with some new material, right? Nope.
The only thing worse than hearing Leno’s jokes once is hearing them twice.
Tags: jay leno, nbc, politico, same jokes, white house correspondents dinner
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Conan O’Brien on 60 Minutes: “I’m happy with my decision. I sleep well at night.”
In a 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday night, Conan O’Brien tries to stay on that high road, but makes plenty of passive aggressive jabs at Jay Leno and NBC. When he says, “I wish them the best”, I’m not so sure if he’s trying to convince us or himself.STEVE KROFT: I think he– Leno would say—“Look, I was riding high. I was number one and I was still number one when I left and Conan made this deal with NBC and NBC said, ‘Okay, Jay, we’re going to take you off the air in five years regardless of whether you’re number one or number two or what.’” I think he felt like he was forced out by NBC at a time when he was– a strong number one and was pushed out the door. That’s his argument.
CONAN O’BRIEN: It’s hard for me to get inside his head and argue his side of this whole thing. I– I– here’s what I can say. I’m happy with my decision. I sleep well at night. And– I, you know– hope he’s happy with his decision.
STEVE KROFT: Do you think that Jay lobbied for this?
CONAN O’BRIEN: I don’t know. But– what I know is what happened which is that he– went and took that show back.
STEVE KROFT: Do you believe he acted honorably during all of this?
CONAN O’BRIEN: [EXHALES] I don’t think I can answer that. I don’t think– I can just tell you maybe how I would have handled it. And I would do it differently.
STEVE KROFT: You wouldn’t have come back on The Tonight Show.
CONAN O’BRIEN: If I had surrendered The Tonight Show and handed it over to somebody publicly and wished them well– and then– I don’t– would not have come back six months later. But that’s me, you know. Everyone’s got their own, you know, way of doing things.
STEVE KROFT: What would you have done?
CONAN O’BRIEN: Done something else, go someplace else. I mean, that’s just me.
Here’s another segment, where Conan takes Steve Kroft for a ride in his 1992 Ford Taurus SHO.
Full transcript after the jump: (more…)
Tags: 60 minutes, CBS, conan o'brien, ford taurus, interview, late night, nbc, SHO, steve kroft, tbs, tonight show
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Can’t read my Al Roker face
Nadya Ginsburg was on The Today Show show bragging about her parody of Lady Gaga‘s Poker Face. Her version, Al Roker Face, talks about how she is in love with Al Roker‘s sweet sweet meteorology swagger.Here’s Meredith Viera describing this video as one of the funniest YouTube videos they have EVER seen. Really, Meredith? EVER?
I have to say, she’s definitely no Lady Gaga, and this parody doesn’t even come close to Parks and Recreation’s tribute to Poker Face. They can’t all be winners I guess, but I DID wind up chuckling at a few things.
Favorite line: “Lenny Kravitz is his cousin. He’s a half-jew. I know! Who knew?”
Here’s the full video.
Tags: al roker, cousin, lady gaga, lenny kravitz, meredith viera, nadia ginsberg, nadya ginsburg, nbc, poker face, today snow, youtube
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Fietti Fail
For some reason, today Matt and I have been talking about NBC’s new primetime game show, Minute to Win It (or, as it was known 60 years ago, Beat the Clock). While I was lunching at my desk, I decided to watch a bit of it online, which in turn caused Matt to watch it as well. So many questions. Why is Guy Fieri hosting this show? And why can’t he roll his R’s, causing him to pronounce his name “Fietti”?Regardless, it’s a pretty catchy concept, and I’d gladly blow a bubble through a hoop for a chance at $50,000 or even…one meeel-yun dollars. NBC has really been hyping this show over the past few weeks, ingraining the phrase “minute to win it” in our subconscious, and getting Ke$ha’s Tik Tok incessantly stuck in our heads. You’d think after all that, the host of the show would know the name of the show. But, as you can see in this clip from the premiere, that’s not the case. Watch as Guy tells Big Steve he’s “got a win it to minute“:
Nice one, Guy. Back to TGiFriday’s commercials for you.
Tags: 10s tv, 50s tv, beat the clock, big steve, guy fieri, guy fietti, ke$ha, minute to win it, nbc, one million dollars, tgifriday's, tik tok, win it to minute
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I woke up in the morning feeling like P Diddy
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woke up in the morning feeling like P Diddy today, on account of the whole Daylight Saving Time and all.I know Ke$ha knows what I’m talking about because I’ve been hearing all about it every time I turn on my pop radio stations or see the commercials on NBC for Minute To Win It lately. Much like the DJ she speaks of in this song, she’s been blowin my speakers up.
After listening to the song though, two big questions remain unanswered?
- What does waking up like P Diddy involve?
- Why on earth do the boys have to look like Mike Jagger?! Clearly, Ke$ha hasn’t seen THIS VIDEO.Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy
(Hey, what up girl?)
Put my glasses on, I’m out the door – I’m gonna hit this city (Let’s go)
Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack
Cause when I leave for the night, I ain’t coming back
I’m talking – pedicure on our toes, toes
Trying on all our clothes, clothes
Boys blowing up our phones, phones
Drop-topping, playing our favorite cds
Pulling up to the parties
Trying to get a little bit tipsy[CHORUS]
Dont stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I’mma fight
Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock, on the click
But the party dont stop
Woah-oh oh oh
Woah-oh oh ohAin’t got a care in world, but got plenty of beer
Ain’t got no money in my pocket, but I’m already here
Now the dudes are lining up cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick ‘em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger
I’m talking about – e’rybody getting crunk, crunk
Boys trying to touch my junk, junk
Gonna smack him if he’s getting too drunk, drunk
Now, now – we goin’ til they kick us out, out
Or the police shut us down, down
Police shut us down, down
Po-po shut us -[CHORUS]
DJ, you build me up
You break me down
My heart, it pounds
Yeah, you got me
With my hands up
You got me now
You gotta that sound
Yeah, you got me
DJ, you build me up
You break me down
My heart, it pounds
Yeah, you got me
With my hands up
Get your hands up
Put your hands up
Now, the party dont stop until I walk in…Tags: clock, daylight saving time, daylight savings time, Ke$sha, mick jagger, minute to win it, nbc, p diddy, party, tick tock, tik tok
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Saturday Nylund Live – Betty White to host SNL!
That’s right, The Golden Girls‘ own Rose Nylund… the incomparable Betty White, is slated to host the May 8th “Mother’s Day episode” of SNL! That this didn’t happen sooner is perhaps life’s biggest mystery.Betty’s self-deprecating humor and quick wit is sure to be a great match for Saturday Night Live, and we’re excited to see what is likely going to be one of the more memorable SNL episodes.
According to People, “…the special Mother’s Day episode will also reunite six former female SNL cast members, most of whom happen to be moms: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch.” While the 88 year old Betty White is not actually a mom herself, she is perhaps “a mother of great comedy”. That’s good enough for us.
How did this happen? A Facebook fan page titled “Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!” creeped up soon after a Snickers commercial featuring Betty White getting tackled in a muddy football game aired during the 2010 Super Bowl. A groundswell of support and petitioning of Lorne Michaels made it all happen!
Tags: betty white, facebook, fan page, golden girls, lorne michaels, may 8, mother's day, nbc, rose nylund, saturday night live, snickers, snl, super bowl
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I am on hold, with the State Parks Department…
I forgot to post this last week, but on NBC on Thursday night, Parks and Recreation illustrated a great example of songspeak. While much of songspeak consists of using song lyrics in everyday situations, a lot of it comes from making up lyrics on the fly to songs, usually involving the situation you’re currently in. Well, on Thursday’s episode, when most of the office was out on a hunting trip, Andy and April the intern stay in the office, because April needs to call the State Parks Department to give a tracking number. However, in a standard sitcom scenario, she’s on hold throughout most of the episode. When she leaves Andy there to listen in case anyone picks up while she’s in the bathroom, he starts making up lyrics to the song playing on hold. The song? A muzak version of the classic Air Supply hit All Out of Love. Andy sings his lyrics for April, and they are AMAZING. It sounds like something Matt and I would have sang back in the day. Songspeaks are best when the lyrics are made ludicrously dirty. And now, without further ado…Andy’s classic:
Tags: 00s tv, air supply, all out of love, andy, april, muzak, nbc, parks and recreation, state parks department
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The Office presents: Subtle Sexuality
Here at songspeak, we love The Office and everything Office-related. Today, The Office just released their latest webisodes on the NBC site. This group of webisodes is entitled Subtle Sexuality, and in it, Kelly and new receptionist Erin start a girl-group and shoot a music video for their new song, Male Prima Donna. The entire series is three webisodes, mainly telling the story of the making of the video (during which, it’s not surprisingly revealed that the song is about Ryan), but the last episode contains the actual music video. And without spoiling anything, it. Is. AMAZING. I think what really makes it is Andy’s (a.k.a. Nard Dog) stellar performance. See for yourself!
Tags: 00s tv, andy bernard, autotune, erin hannon, kelly kapoor, male prima donna, nard dog, nbc, ryan howard, subtle sexuality, the office, webisode
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