I’d hoped to avoid posting this, but it’s a slow goddamn news day. A slow goddamn news week. It’s slow, people. And so, I give you Mel Gibson’s little comedy video, which aired on Jimmy Kimmel’s post-Oscar show. In it, he attempts to one-up “I’m Fucking Matt Damon” and fails all sorts of miserably. I’ve been reading elsewhere about what a goddamn hoot the video is, but I’m not seeing it. I appreciate that Mr. Gibson is able to show his sense of humor; it’s just unfortunate that he doesn’t seem to have a very good one. I’m not feeling it, and if Gibson thinks he can redeem himself with a stupid video, he’s a sad, sad little man.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at February 24, 2009 5:40 PM
Too anti-semitic; didn't watch.
Posted by: Lia at February 24, 2009 6:02 PM
Poor, crazy, sad little washed up anti-Semite.
Posted by: MissNev at February 24, 2009 6:07 PM
Unfortunately, however varied, wide-ranging and deep his faults might be, one of us gets to live on his own private island, and one of us gets to go file paperwork at the ass-crack of dawn.
Yeah, I would love to do some triumphant crowing, but I have to go boil the ramen water.
Posted by: twig at February 24, 2009 6:20 PM
Chicken Park springs to mind. That wasn't funny either.
Posted by: Squrrox at February 24, 2009 6:21 PM
Mel Gibson is a total asshole, but, and it really hurts to admit this, this was hilarious. If this were a real movie, it would have the funniest trailer since Way of War. I really wanted to hate this, but a combination of no expectations, and automatic thoughts of unfunnyness thanks to Dustin's commentary, made me actually enjoy it.
Mel Gibson will always be an asshole, and he can't excuse his behavior, but I pity him. Motherfucker had a hard life until he made millions. He's like Gollum with the figure of a 50-ish Hollywood star.
Posted by: George at February 24, 2009 6:28 PM
So he's an anti-Semite, it hasn't changed how much I like or dislike any of his movies.
Posted by: EricD at February 24, 2009 6:56 PM
I prefer the Mel as done by the delightfully sick and twisted minds of South Park. Otherwise, he needs to shut the hell up, go away and count his money.
Posted by: Lori at February 24, 2009 6:58 PM
It's really a shame in this day and age that we have to lose decent entertainers because they are bigoted pigs. I was much more bummed out over Michael Richards though.
Posted by: Cindy at February 24, 2009 7:25 PM
You know, there wasn't one of those "no animals were harmed during the filming of this...." disclamers. And I'm pretty sure I saw Yarmulkes on some of those chickens.
Posted by: admin at February 24, 2009 8:16 PM
I'd rather have watched 2:13 minutes of Captain Sully shooting geese.
Posted by: Ulfikedup at February 24, 2009 8:21 PM
About the only way Mel Gibson is truly going to redeem himself is if he converts to Judaism complete with a televised circumcision by a rabbi with Parkinson's.
Posted by: bleujayone at February 24, 2009 8:40 PM
It's completely off topic, but who the fuck is Bobby Jindal? And why is a used car salesman trying to explain the Republican "take" on Obama's speech? A Rhodes Scholar should know better than to try and talk down to people. How the fuck did the people of Louisiana elect him? Was he running against a corpse? Was Michael Vick his opponent?
"Hi! Mah name's Bobbah. Bobbah Jindal. We've got these he'ah trailers that the guv'mint bought for us. We're sellin' 'em to fund mah' 2012 presidential run. Today's word is 'HYPOCRISY'. Can you spell 'HYPOCRISY'? Let me use it in a sentence. Hypocrisy is when you take a bunch of Federal money to rebuild after a hurricane, then cutting taxes six times and claiming that the state did it on it's own. "
Seriously, would you buy a used FEMA trailer from this man?
Posted by: longcoat000 at February 24, 2009 10:49 PM
It's completely off topic, but who the fuck is Bobby Jindal? And why is a used car salesman trying to explain the Republican "take" on Obama's speech? A Rhodes Scholar should know better than to try and talk down to people. How the fuck did the people of Louisiana elect him? Was he running against a corpse? Was Michael Vick his opponent?
"Hi! Mah name's Bobbah. Bobbah Jindal. We've got these he'ah trailers that the guv'mint bought for us. We're sellin' 'em to fund mah' 2012 presidential run. Today's word is 'HYPOCRISY'. Can you spell 'HYPOCRISY'? Let me use it in a sentence. Hypocrisy is when you take a bunch of Federal money to rebuild after a hurricane, then cutting taxes six times and claiming that the state did it on it's own. "
Seriously, would you buy a used FEMA trailer from this man?
Posted by: longcoat000 at February 24, 2009 10:49 PM
Geeze Dustin, mellow off.
Posted by: johnny at February 24, 2009 10:54 PM
"But sometimes, Colonel Angus can overstay his welcome..."
Great SNL skit. I think they may have it up on YouTube.
Posted by: Alexandra at February 24, 2009 10:55 PM
Dustin, I'm guessing this was entirely written and produced by Jimmy Kimmel and his people. So if its not funny, blame them. He poked fun of himself, took the DUI jabs in stride, and helped a fellow crazy, Brit Spears, in earnest. The guy is a bipolar alcoholic with a father who put some fucked up ideas in his head.
I'm not saying the man should get a free pass, but I also doubt he thought he "redeemed" himself with a goofy skit.
Posted by: L.O.V.E. at February 24, 2009 11:26 PM
I gotta side with the pipples on this one -- that shit was fucking funny.
Posted by: sansho1 at February 25, 2009 12:28 AM
I thought it was a little funny.
And I'm from Louisiana. Bobby Jindal got elected because Kathleen Blanco (not a Rhodes Scholar) was such a fuck up before, during, and after Katrina that she didn't seek another term and no other democrat could challenge the guy.
I found it a insanely insulting that he would try to use Katrina as a reason not to use government intervention. FEMA and federal aid was not effective because in it was under the control of those who didn't want to use its power (President George W. B***)
The reason he got elected by the people of Louisiana is because most of the democrats reside in New Orleans (which lost a fourth of its population permanently) and they were desperate for solutions. That said, Jindal can go fuck himself and if that's not a good enough reason for you than so can you.
Posted by: c at February 25, 2009 1:32 AM
Come on now - when he wipes his tears with a drumstick? Funny ha-ha.
Besides, I love me a crazy actor. The more twisted, perverse or mind-fuckingly absurd their private lives are, the better performers they usually are.
Posted by: courtney at February 25, 2009 8:58 AM
This is one of those rare times I'm grateful for Websense.
And I have no problem with Mel in anyway whatsoever.
Posted by: Fuel at February 25, 2009 10:27 AM
Sorry, but it was pretty dern funny.
Posted by: tt_marie at February 25, 2009 11:59 AM
I got no love left for Mel Gibson (and he wasn't that funny in those movies he made with Danny Glover, either), but "finger-lickin' dead"? That is the funny. And if he doesn't get a writer credit, his timing on the feather "ptoo" was spot-on.
And Jindal: Somebody said his entrance last night was "like Mr. Burns approaching a table of ointments."
Posted by: pk at February 25, 2009 1:06 PM
Admin. you caused me to laugh and also deeply hate myself in the same moment.
and spin around in my chair from revulsion/delight.
...and of the Road Warrior?
He lives now, only in our memories...