A National Lampoon Emmy Preview: DTV Nightlife Video starring Mike DiSerio

Since its inception earlier this month, DTV.org has proven itself as one of the most promising government sponsored public awareness channels in entertainment, producing such hit programs as Watching DTV with a Converter Box and its critically acclaimed sequel, Rescan Your Converter Box. Accordingly, inveterate TV watchers across the nation were biting their nails until the June 12 premier of DTV.gov’s latest minimalist masterpiece, DTV Nightlife Video.

The story, penned by two of our nation’s premier PSA copywriters, is compelling: After explaining why it is now necessary to switch from analog to digital television, Mike DiSerio (playing himself) helps you set up a converter box, talks about antennas, and then answers many questions about digital television. SPOILER ALERT: At its dramatic close, Mr. DiSerio helps you scan for channels and then provides a phone number for more information.  The result: a veritable tour de force of analog broadcasting, an understated vision of technological halcyon the likes of which has never been seen since the AdCouncil’s cyberbullying prevention campaign of 2008.

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My Top 5 News Articles For This Week

My Top 5 Videos This Week.

Hurricane Chris Raps Before Louisiana Legislature:

This is my home state. This is why I moved to California. -Wait. Our governor is a body-building, woman groper. Never mind.

Japanese Boy Gets Rejected And Cries:

And I smacked the first boy I ever liked over the head with a textbook. Sorry about that Kevin Munster.

2-Year-Old Lights Up Cigarette And Smokes It:

I watch children for a living. It took My 18-month-old three full packs before she could do this.

Drunk Woman Headbutts Cab:

I really like this one. I want to know what this woman’s life is like. Does she have children? And, if so, does she have custody of them. Lastly, does this woman have a Facebook account so I can be her friend?

Chick Terrified of Horses

What makes you freak out like this? Wrinkly old people do it for me.

The Truth About Crop Circles, Vol. 2

There are many mysteries (READ: “unexplained occurrences/phenomenon”) ingrained in the American psyche.  For the past year, (with generous support of the “Charles Dodgson Foundation”) we at the National Lampoon have been quietly financing an investigation into the hidden history of the United States. What follows this is an uncensored look into what lies beneath the surface of the American facade.
What follows is the truth.
Alphabetized.

Read on to hear about: Secret Societies, Ghost Haunting, Alien Sightings, Political Assassinations, Corporate Scandals, Beasts of All Shapes and Sizes. Join us as we unmask the true darkness that lays behind the shadows.

Vol. 2 uncovers the truth behind:
The Bermuda Triangle, The DuPont Corporate-Family Entity, The Freemasons, Adolf Hitler, Jimmy Carter and the War on Drugs.

WARNING: The content that follows this article is not for the faint of heart or spirit. It takes a look behind a curtain that separates us from the other side of the mirror. Looking into this distorted reality might cause you to see yourself and your world in a new perspective – a terrifying reflection of the truth behind reality. If you’re fearful; turn back now. But if you’re one of those that must peer into this shadowy world – read on, for your own safety.

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Extreme Life Makeover

Ryan Seacrest and LiLo are reportedly developing a reality television series together that will give contestants who have seriously and almost irreparably f*d up their lives a second chance and a shot at a million bucks. The first contestant will be Lindsay herself, followed by K-Fed, Speidi, Chris Brown, and Michael Richards. Lo-Crest intended the reality series to help normal folks, but then decided there were enough train wrecks amongst their own friends in Hollywood to keep the series going until the next ice age and opted for it to be a celebrity show instead. Can’t wait to see what contestants have to do to win the money and be declared “fixed” – stay sober until noon, maybe?

Lil Wayne’s Lawyer: “The Dog Did It!”

Rapper Lil’ Wayne has the latest ridiculous celebrity defense. His lawyer is trying to get him off a charge, dating back to January 2008 in Arizona, where authorities found cocaine, ecstasy and a handgun.  The lawyer says the drug sniffing dogs weren’t reliable because they weren’t adequately trained. They found the drugs didn’t they!  Were they inadequately trained because they didn’t find all the drugs. The lawyers next step is to prove that the dog was a rogue cop and planted the drugs and the gun. This sounds like a case for Internal Affairs.

Since its inception earlier this month, DTV.org has proven itself as one of the most promising government sponsored public awareness channels in entertainment, producing such hit programs as Watching DTV with a Converter Box and its critically acclaimed sequel, Rescan Your Converter Box. Accordingly, inveterate TV watchers across the nation were biting their nails until the June 12 premier of DTV.gov’s latest minimalist masterpiece, DTV Nightlife Video.

The story, penned by two of our nation’s premier PSA copywriters, is compelling: After explaining why it is now necessary to switch from analog to digital television, Mike DiSerio (playing himself) helps you set up a converter box, talks about antennas, and then answers many questions about digital television. SPOILER ALERT: At its dramatic close, Mr. DiSerio helps you scan for channels and then provides a phone number for more information.  The result: a veritable tour de force of analog broadcasting, an understated vision of technological halcyon the likes of which has never been seen since the AdCouncil’s cyberbullying prevention campaign of 2008.

Read the rest of this entry »

Hurricane Chris Raps Before Louisiana Legislature:

This is my home state. This is why I moved to California. -Wait. Our governor is a body-building, woman groper. Never mind.

Japanese Boy Gets Rejected And Cries:

And I smacked the first boy I ever liked over the head with a textbook. Sorry about that Kevin Munster.

2-Year-Old Lights Up Cigarette And Smokes It:

I watch children for a living. It took My 18-month-old three full packs before she could do this.

Drunk Woman Headbutts Cab:

I really like this one. I want to know what this woman’s life is like. Does she have children? And, if so, does she have custody of them. Lastly, does this woman have a Facebook account so I can be her friend?

Chick Terrified of Horses

What makes you freak out like this? Wrinkly old people do it for me.

There are many mysteries (READ: “unexplained occurrences/phenomenon”) ingrained in the American psyche.  For the past year, (with generous support of the “Charles Dodgson Foundation”) we at the National Lampoon have been quietly financing an investigation into the hidden history of the United States. What follows this is an uncensored look into what lies beneath the surface of the American facade.
What follows is the truth.
Alphabetized.

Read on to hear about: Secret Societies, Ghost Haunting, Alien Sightings, Political Assassinations, Corporate Scandals, Beasts of All Shapes and Sizes. Join us as we unmask the true darkness that lays behind the shadows.

Vol. 2 uncovers the truth behind:
The Bermuda Triangle, The DuPont Corporate-Family Entity, The Freemasons, Adolf Hitler, Jimmy Carter and the War on Drugs.

WARNING: The content that follows this article is not for the faint of heart or spirit. It takes a look behind a curtain that separates us from the other side of the mirror. Looking into this distorted reality might cause you to see yourself and your world in a new perspective – a terrifying reflection of the truth behind reality. If you’re fearful; turn back now. But if you’re one of those that must peer into this shadowy world – read on, for your own safety.
Read the rest of this entry »

Ryan Seacrest and LiLo are reportedly developing a reality television series together that will give contestants who have seriously and almost irreparably f*d up their lives a second chance and a shot at a million bucks. The first contestant will be Lindsay herself, followed by K-Fed, Speidi, Chris Brown, and Michael Richards. Lo-Crest intended the reality series to help normal folks, but then decided there were enough train wrecks amongst their own friends in Hollywood to keep the series going until the next ice age and opted for it to be a celebrity show instead. Can’t wait to see what contestants have to do to win the money and be declared “fixed” – stay sober until noon, maybe?

Rapper Lil’ Wayne has the latest ridiculous celebrity defense. His lawyer is trying to get him off a charge, dating back to January 2008 in Arizona, where authorities found cocaine, ecstasy and a handgun.  The lawyer says the drug sniffing dogs weren’t reliable because they weren’t adequately trained. They found the drugs didn’t they!  Were they inadequately trained because they didn’t find all the drugs. The lawyers next step is to prove that the dog was a rogue cop and planted the drugs and the gun. This sounds like a case for Internal Affairs.