Showing posts with label comedy central. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comedy central. Show all posts

6.19.2018

Drunk Randall Park tells the Drunk History of Frank Emi

Starring Aaron Takahashi as Frank Emi.



The premise of Drunk History is fairly simple. People go on camera and narrate the story of a noteworthy historical figure or moment... while drunk. Then they present a re-enactment of this alcohol-fueled account.

On the latest episode of the hit Comedy Central series, Fresh Off The Boat star Randall Park gets liquored up and tells the story of civil rights activist Frank Emi, played here by Aaron Takahashi. Incarcerated at Heart Mountain during World War II, Emi protested against the drafting of Japanese Americans into military service.

An important part of the story of Japanese American incarceration, told under the influence, burps and all.

10.19.2016

Jeremy Lin surprises some fans. They are not cool with it.

"You're an asshole, Jeremy Lin!"



Four years after "Linsanity," is New York City ready to welcome back Jeremy Lin? In this Comedy Central video, the newest member of the Brooklyn Nets recently took to the streets to pull a few surprises on unsuspecting fans outside the Barclays Center. As you can see, they weren't thrilled about getting the crap scared out of them... even by Jeremy Lin.

This is obviously staged. But it's still funny.

1.06.2016

The Last White Guy in Los Angeles

New Comedy Central webseries imagines the year 2042, when all the white people get transported to Canada.


Beware, white people! There will be a reckoning. The new Comedy Central webseries White Flight imagines the morning of January 20, 2042 -- the exact moment that white people will become a minority in America. In episode one, a guy named Gary wakes up to discover that almost all the white people in Los Angeles have been transported to Canada -- except him.

Here's the first episode:

9.02.2015

'The Daily Show' adds Ronny Chieng as correspondent

Australian comedian joins new hires Desi Lydic and Roy Wood Jr. on Comedy Central



Hey, look! An Asian dude on The Daily Show! Australian comedian Ronny Chieng has joined on as a correspondent for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, along with new hires Desi Lydic and Roy Wood.

The Daily Show adds Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic, and Roy Wood Jr. as correspondents

Chieng, a rising standup comedian, joins new host Trevor Noah, who was named to the desk after Jon Stewart announced he was stepping down from Comedy Central's long-running late night news satire show.

Born in Malaysia and raised in Singapore and New Hampshire, Chieng embarked on a standup career after graduating with a degrees in commerce and law from the University of Melbroune. He was recognized as one of the "Top 10 Rising Comedians in Australia" by several publications in 2012, and has opened for the likes of Dave Chappelle and Bill Burr. He made his U.S. television debut this year on The Late Late Show.

8.11.2014

Daniel Inouye wants to rock and roll on this sh*t

Steven Yeun stars as the late U.S. Senator in Comedy Central's 'Drunk History'



The premise of Comedy Central's Drunk History is simple. Comedians and actors re-enact the stories of significant figures and moments from history, as recounted by a narrator... who happens to be drunk.

In this week's episode, Phil Hendrie knocks back some of the good stuff and tells the story of Daniel Inouye's Heroic Moment. The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun plays the late U.S. Senator in his younger years, as he faces discrimination during World War II, but ultimately shows great courage on the battlefield with "the 442nd Infantry Regiment United States Regiment." Bonus: James Hong as Inouye's father.

Here's a preview:

9.03.2013

Aziz Ansari takes down racist, homophobic jokes at Comedy Central's Roast of James Franco

"I think it's so cool that some of you guys were able to travel back in time to 1995 for those Indian jokes..."



So last night, Comedy Central aired its Roast of James Franco, during which comedians stepped up to a microphone to make fun of the multi-hyphenate actor with every tasteless joke possible. This included all kinds of gay jokes and racist humor, because why not, that's always funny to somebody.

Then it was comedian Aziz Ansari's turn. He used his moment at the dais to call out the evening's lazy-ass racism and homophobia, including the barrage of outdated Indian jokes that were flung his way.

"Those stereotypes are so outdated. My God. There's more Indian dudes doing sitcoms than there are running 7-11s. We are straight up snatching roles from white actors. My last three roles were Randy, Chet and Tom."

Check it out:

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