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CollegeHumor's Amir and Streeter Give Their April Fools Day Tips on the Today Show

Whitney Jefferson — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:30:00 EDT

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Streeter Seidell and Amir Blumenfeld joined Kathie Lee and Hoda during Today's fourth hour to help play a trivia game about April Fools Day. Warning: some of their "facts" are more like made-up answers, but are very entertaining anyway. More »

The Dude Abides When Tron Meets The Big Lebowski

Whitney Jefferson — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:00:00 EST

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This parody may be one of the best-produced spoofs we've seen. Complete with glowing bowling alleys, glowing beer, and even a glowing bong—the two very-separate worlds truly collide. More »

Tony Hale is the Most Oblivious Man in the World

Whitney Jefferson — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST

This parody from CollegeHumor stars Tony Hale as a terribly oblivious guy to everything around him. An immature, oblivious man-child? Let's just call him Buster Bluth 2.0. More »

Leighton Meester Respectfully Asks You to Please "Don't Touch My Sh*t"

Marie Bardi — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:10:00 EST

Leighton Meester, star of upcoming dorm-horror film The Roommate, sends out this PSA of appropriate roommate etiquette. The number one rule for cohabitation? Don't touch your roomie's shit. More »

The Complete Guide to Natalie Portman's Laugh

Brian Moylan — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:40:56 EST

In case you missed the Golden Globes on Sunday, Natalie Portman told a not-funny joke during her acceptance speech and then let out a horrendous cackle. Naturally the hivemind of the internet latched onto it and a meme's been born. More »

Adopting a Kid With Aziz Ansari

Whitney Jefferson — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST

Aziz' parenting advice is along the lines of watching seasons 1-5 of The Wire, exuding confidence, wearing a tux, not getting fat, and drinking Jameson on the rocks because "all the cool kids start drinking first." More »

If All Superheroes Were Hipsters

Preksha Kumar — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:12:00 EST

If superheroes were all hipsters they'd probably tweet, take art exams and knew about Mars way before it was "cool". Hopefully, this isn't the next big reinvention in superhero films despite the obvious comedic potential. More »

Is Orphan Showdown! the Sad Future of Reality Television?

Preksha Kumar — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:50:00 EST

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In this parody from College Humor a mom is forced to chose which orphans to adopt. Let's just hope we didn't give the producers of Bridalplasty any new ideas. More »

Watch Jack Black and Jason Segel's Animated Holiday Duet

Whitney Jefferson — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:30:00 EST

In this animated holiday short, two great comedic minds combine to perform "Peace on Earth" and "Little Drummer Boy." We can't help but wonder if Jason Segel and Jack Black are truly neighbors in real life, too! More »

Michael Ian Black Gives a Press Conference From Inside of a Burning Building

Whitney Jefferson — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST

In this new video from CollegeHumor, Michael Ian Black delivers a press conference inside of a room that's on fire. The press conference continues, as the reporters and the speaker burn alive. It's much more comical than it sounds. More »

Video about Technology's Early Adopters is Poignant, Timely

Christopher Han — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:53:27 EST

This one is for every person completely content with the way they get things done now. The ones who, curiously, hold onto their old gadgets with zeal. The good folks at CollegeHumor argue that history is not on your side. More »

An Honest Four Loko Commercial

Ena Brdjanovic — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:30:00 EST

Sometimes when I'm chugging my fourth "Five Hour Energy" and my neck's cramping from the weight of my beer helmet, I say to myself, "Self, there's gotta be an easier way to get your energy buzz on." Enter Four Loko. More »

South Park Creator Matt Stone Admits to Plagiarizing College Humor's Inception Parody

Sarah Natochenny — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:31:05 EDT

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On August 2nd, 2010, College Humor posted an original video: a parody of Inception written by Dan Gurewitch and David Young. Two days ago, South Park aired a new episode: a parody of Inception that seemed strangely familiar. More »

In Which Charlie Rose Interviews His Own Son

Christopher Han — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:05:00 EDT

With literally every hour-long Charlie Rose interview posted online, it's quite easy to find the pieces you need to put together a spoof. Here CollegeHumor wonderfully recreates the lighting to match the original video as Charlie plays Dad. More »

Save this Depressed Cat in a Bee Costume

Christopher Han — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:14:00 EDT

News flash: your cat does not want to be a bee for Halloween, he wants to be a cat. Aren't cats already Halloween enough? Have him sit on the couch as himself, and he will not try to jump off. More »

How Could We Pass Up This Fun Version of the Ground Zero Mosque?

Ruhi Shamim — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EDT

CollegeHumor put together an interesting scenario—the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" throws in the towel, canceling their plans for an NBA-sized court and pretzel cart with three kinds of mustard...causing protesters to think twice about what they're passing up. More »

Inception Parody Shows That the Characters Don't Understand It, Either

Matt Cherette — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:42:15 EDT

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Like the movie itself, this College Humor Inception parody video is brilliant. Unlike the movie, though, it's not hard as hell to understand. But it sure is fun to watch the characters attempt to make sense of everything! Video inside. More »

SyFy Presents: Ghost Spiders

James O'Donnell — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:13:00 EDT

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What are the two scariest things known to man? Ghosts, because we can't see them and Spiders because... they're spiders. College Humor brings us a preview of the SyFy channel's latest intentionally ironic low budget horror film. More »

College Humor Guys Icing Bros In Movie Scenes

Emily A. Farris — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:00:00 EDT

Watch this video where the College Humor guys ice different characters from well known movie scenes, from Se7en to Shawshank Redemption to Inglorious Basterds. A new take on the popular meme of icing proves to be hilarious. More »

BP Gets a New Identity

John Siegel — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:07:10 EDT

College Humor came up with an interesting public relations campaign for the folks of BP. Taking some cues from an image-conscious pizza company, BP re-brands themselves back into America's heart. More »

So About Those Unanswered Lost Questions...

Whitney Jefferson — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:14:00 EDT

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Did Sunday's finale of Lost leave you unsatisfied, too? CollegeHumor has put together a video full of questions that remain unanswered. Warning: if you were not pleased with the finale, this will only fuel your rage. More »

DVD Commentary: The Movie

Michael Jordan — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:09:31 EDT

If you hate lame, self-indulgent babbling as much as I do, you'll love this very smart lampooning of DVD commentary tracks. More »

Video Game Bosses Question the Ability of Their Minions

Mike Byhoff — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:26:39 EST

Bosses like Gannon, Bowser, and Dr. Wily are always defeated by one stupid guy. This is obviously a failure in their defense system. All their minions have to do is keep him from going right. Is that so hard!? More »

If Internet Distractions Could Talk

Arianna Reiche — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:34:03 EST

Collegehumor has outlined exactly what our poor, exhausted, annoying, sexy, numerous internet distractions would say to us if they could. More »

The iPad Will Revolutionize the Way We Make Fun of Things

Mike Byhoff — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:04:54 EST

Only once a generation does a product come along that is so useless, with such a terrible name, and so universally disliked that even people with absolutely no sense of humor can endlessly mock it. That product? The iPad. More »

The Yankee Prankee

Arianna Reiche — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:30:00 EST

Oh man. When your prank cost you $500, involved Major League baseball and potentially destroyed a relationship, you know you've ascended to prank-aristocracy, at the very least. More »

Pranking Your Friend While Skydiving: Hilarious or Terrifying?

Spencer Lund — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:30:00 EST

This video comes from a series of prank wars between Amir and Streeter at CollegeHumor. In this installment, Amir convinces a skydiving company to provide a fake ripcord for Streeter. More »

Get Three Heads in Business without Really Trying

Brian Moylan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:47:11 EST

[College Humor's Jakob Lodwick, Sam Reich, and Ricky Van Veen pose last night at the National Arts Club where they received the Citation of Merit for the Art of Comedy. Image via Getty] More »

Internet Troll: Funny, Yet Somehow Fails to Reference YouTube

Michael Jordan — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:46:02 EST

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CollegeHumor's just released their latest magnum opus: Internet Bridge Troll. The clip gives the internet trolls we all know and hate a classic fairytale twist. Pretty funny stuff, but how do you satirize internet trolls and not directly reference YouTube?! More »

Erotica 2010: Square Parents Turned Off by University of Chicago's Sexxxy Sample Admissions Essay

Foster Kamer — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:57:31 EST

Damn. The New York Times wrote up a kerfluffle involving the Dean of Admissions at the University of Chicago, who sent out a sample essay that's a little too hott for some applicants and their parents. More »

The Media Holiday Party Circuit: Drunken Ragers, Danceoffs, and Food at the ______ Party

Foster Kamer — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:15:00 EST

Everyone got crunk at the IAC/College Humor/Daily Beast X-Mas party. Did you? Did Julia Allison? Know what a "walk off" is? The Elle party apparently does, so suckit, Vogue. VICE/VBS.tv? And what about this here website's shindig? Party roundup time! More »

Ben Silverman's New College Buddy

Ryan Tate — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:08:17 EST

As an NBC chairman, Ben Silverman once mingled with true media titans. But now the fallen mogul rolls with a different crowd; we hear he's besties with CollegeHumor editor-in-chief Ricky Van Veen. Now they might be in business together. More »

Bee Shaffer Hops Off the Print Media Titanic, Joins College Humor

Brian Moylan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:53:56 EDT

Bee Shaffer is rebelling against her mother, Vogue editrix Anna Wintour, by joining the ranks of new media. We hear that she is the new assistant to Ricky Van Veen, the editor in chief of College Humor. More »

Barry Diller Just Bought This Kid a TV Studio

Ryan Tate — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:57:51 EDT

At the ripe old age of 28, Ricky Van Veen is finally putting CollegeHumor.com behind him. He's leaving the site he co-founded and starting a production company called Notional. But the young man remains in Barry Diller's well-padded nest. More »

David Carr's Night on the Town

The Cajun Boy — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:16:20 EDT

Early this morning, at about 5AM, we were browsing through today's edition of the New York Times when we ran across David Carr's media column. Something about it struck us viscerally, so much so that we were unable to process it at the time and write anything about it. More »

Web Ventures Still Fighting The Good Fight

Foster Kamer — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:45:06 EDT

CollegeHumor and their readers attempted to sully a Nebraska license plate design election. They failed. More »

Old Man Twinkle Toes Delights Room Full of Children

Richard Lawson — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:12:14 EST

Barry Diller was on hand to introduce the The CollegeHumor Show (his IAC owns a stake in the mostly-online venture) at last night's launch party. He made old man jokes and did some fancy footwork. More »

The CollegeHumor Show's Premiere Party

Richard Lawson — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:25:39 EST

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Those fratty nerds at CollegeHumor celebrated the launch of their new MTV television show last night, in the lobby of their big boss Barry Diller's IAC building in Chelsea. Here are some photos. More »

Ricky Van Veen

Hamilton Nolan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:24:26 EST

MTV has confirmed its wacky plans to give a TV show to the young men behind CollegHumor.com. What a good time to review all we know about CollegeHumor boss Ricky Van Veen! More »

Professor Wikipedia

Paul Boutin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:40:00 EDT

CollegeHumor's latest clip mocks the use of Wikipedia in academia. Worth sitting through for the brief appearance of Professor Britannica, and the fate of that popular girl who edits the yearbook. More »