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“Milk-a-what?!?!?!”

“Actress”, “Model”, and all-around “classy” gal Lindsay Lohan is back in the news today.  My guess is, reality finally struck Ms. Lohan and she realized no one was willing to pay her anymore for doing absolutely nothing.  So naturally, she’s moved on to the next easiest way to never work a day in her life, a lawsuit.  Lindsay Lohan is suing E-Trade for $100 million claiming they modeled a character in their latest commercial after her.

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Zach Galifianakis to Host SNL, Bring the Funny

Set your DVR’s.  Stay at home just one saturday night.  Do whatever you need to do to see Saturday Night Live tomorrow.  As long he’s not handcuffed, Zach Galifianakis should deliver one of the funnier performances the show has seen in quite awhile.  The promos below are funnier than anything I’ve seen the past few seasons which should tell you something.  So remember, 11:30pm EST on NBC.  Yes, I’ve talked a lot of ish about NBC recently, however this is surely one reason to condone watching.  Also, after the frump, you’ll find a collection of Zach G. hilarity to get you through the rest of this friday.

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Jay Leno Sucks, No One Likes Him

You should've called it quits Jay.

The old saying goes, “lead with your best foot forward”.  This is equally true when you’re starting out a “new” late night show.  Conan O’Brien did this in June of 2009 when he started ‘The Tonight Show’ on NBC.  A sample of the guests Conan booked for his first 2 weeks looks like this(in order of appearance):

Will Ferrell, Pearl Jam, Tom Hanks, Green Day, Gwyneth Paltrow, John Mayer, Patton Oswalt, Eddie Murphy, Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal, Rancid, Norm MacDonald, Jim Gaffigan, Neko Case, Jamie Foxx, and Kevin Nealon

That’s 15 fairly large names and a considerable group of talent, hard to argue otherwise.  Now, let’s take a look at a sample of Leno’s scheduled first two weeks(in order of appearance):

Jamie Foxx, Lindsey Vonn, Brad Paisley, Sarah Palin, Shaun White, Cast of Jersey Shore, Apolo Ohno, Avril Lavigne, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Simon Cowell, Animal Expert Dave Salmoni, Joan Jett, Guy Fieri, and Dana Carvey

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5 Reasons You Should be Watching the Winter Olympics

I’ve heard a lot of talk and I’ve seen a lot of chatter(ahem, twitter) about the winter Olympics being too boring.  I’ve heard they’re not as fun as the summer, so therefore not worthy of being watched.  I have actually found the opposite to be true.  I’ve found myself watching these winter Olympics just as much, if not more than the summer games.  True, the summer Olympics being in China and that crazy time zone really hurt my viewership(I really hate watching tape delayed sports).  Also true, with the winter games being in Vancouver and the western time zone I can watch more with events being spread out over NBC, USA, and CNBC.  But that’s not all of it.

I find these games to be quite fun to watch.  Every time I turn it on, I find an appealing story to go along with the athletes competing.  I feel the athletes more or less represent the amateur spirit of what an olympic competitor should be.  Sure hockey has it’s fair share of NHL athletes just as basketball had in the NBA, difference is the NBA sucks and the NHL does not, so there.  I wasn’t looking forward to these games, but now that they’re here, I’m hooked.

However, if you’re not hooked, keep reading as I give you 5 reasons you should be.

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ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??

MICHAEL JACKSON’S AUTOPSY REPORT MADE PUBLIC; ENSURES ETERNAL HUMILIATION OF POP ICON AND FAMILY

are we done yet?

Can we leave it alone already?  I mean, who is really surprised to learn that Michael Jackson had tattooed lips and hair?  Who is “shocked” at the obviously newsworthy revelations that Jackson was underweight and balding?

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Lost is Back!

Ready to have your answers questioned?  I know I am.  Lost returns tonight on ABC at 8p.m. eastern.  Is this really a tale of good vs. evil?  Who is Jacob really?  Is the other dude the smoke monster?  Will the detonation of the bomb really reset time?  Did the blast destroy the statue?  So many questions.

Normally I would think only more questions could come tonight.  However, this is the last season, they have to answer them now right?  RIGHT?!?!  Tonight, we begin to see if the payoff will be real or if this was all one very intricate joke played on us all(that watch).  If the latter is true, those who have no clue what the first paragraph is about, will have the last laugh.

More Lost-related links & videos after the frump.

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Zach Galifianakis + Conan O’Brien = Amusing

Just because I think it’s funny and because I can.  Here’s the latest ‘Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis’ w/ Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter.  I’m basically on a run of watching Conan videos on the internet.  So sue me.

(I’m also short on time…phoning this one in.)

MacGruber!!! *Updated w/ Trailer!*

On April 23rd, the theatrical adaptation on SNL’s hits the big screen.  At first glance, I chalked this up to yet another failed attempt at making a 5 minute SNL sketch(30 second sketch in this case) into a full feature length flick.  Remember “The Ladies Man”?  “Coneheads”?? “A Night at the Roxbury”??? “It’s Pat”??!?!?!!  You remember them in theory, but I highly doubt you remember any lines or plots.  So of course I’m skeptical about this upcoming release.

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NBA Jam is Back!!

EA sports announced earlier this month that it would be resurrecting the the ‘NBA Jam’ franchise and that it would be released exclusively for Nintendo’s Wii.  In other news, I will be buying a Wii in the not-so-distant future.  Yesterday, images leaked of the Wii version out in the wild.

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Dr. Steve Brule: For Your Haiti!

"Don't be a turkey, help Haiti!"

If you’ve never seen “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” on Adult Swim then I feel sorry for you and you should remedy that problem soon.  For those of you that have seen the show, you’re well aware of Dr. Steve Brule and “Brule’s Rules”.  Tim, Eric, and John C. Reilly are putting on a benefit show in LA next Tuesday Jan. 26th with all benefits going to help efforts in Haiti.  While I am quite far away from California and therefore unable to make the show, I still applaud it’s purpose and will take any opportunity to post the video seen later in this post.

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Conan stoops to Craigslist’s Casual Encounters?

We’ve been writing a lot about Conan O’Brien’s plight lately. In fact, I’m pretty sure Frumpzilla may have spearheaded the entire “I’m With Coco” movement, as well as being the first global media entity to bring Earth the brilliant Jay Leno = Brett Favre metaphor (seriously, we were on that latter one).

Well, despite Frump’s efforts, it looks like things have gotten even worse for our dear, dear Coco, as you can see from this LA Craigslist Casual Encounters ad. Read: Conan’s move to Fox may come sooner than expected.

Jay Leno = Brett Favre

As you’ve been able to tell, we’re staunch supporters of Conan O’Brien.  You’ve probably also noticed we like to straddle that fine line between sports and pop culture in our articles.  So it should come as no surprise that I came up with this comparison amid a conversation last night with Ciaran, a fellow frumpster.  It dawned on me that Jay Leno changing his mind about retiring from late night television closely mirrors Brett Favre deciding(multiple times) he wasn’t ready to retire from the NFL.

Brett leaned towards retiring, actually retired, then came back and in doing so altered the careers of Aaron Rogers of the Packers, Chad Pennington of the Jets, and the two headed monster of Tarvaris Jackson/Sage Rosenfels of the Vikings.  Jay Leno announced retirement, changed his mind and came back and is now in the process of altering the careers of Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon, and the often forgotten about Carson Daly.  Continue reading after the FRUMP for more on my comparison as well as funny-man Patton Oswalt’s feelings toward Jay Leno after all this mess.

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NBCfail = :Facepalm: *Updated*

It has been officially announced by NBC that Jay Leno will be removed from his primetime 10pm time slot due to his poor ratings.  Unfortunately this means that Conan O’Brien(my choice in late night since 1993) is left with a difficult choice.  He can move to 12:05 or move to a different network.  This move would also push Jimmy Fallon’s start time back to 1:05am which is absurd(I really like his show btw).  It seems NBC is *politely* trying to push Conan out so they can go back to their clean lineup with Leno on the Tonight Show.

*Update* – 12:52p.m. 01/11/10

According to the New York Post Conan is understandably peeved at NBC and is considering an offer from FOX to move his show to their network.

“This level of sh- – -iness was not expected,” one source said.
“He’s done a great job for NBC. He moved his entire staff, he moved his family to LA. And five months later, they repay him like this?”
As it stands now, the source said, “Conan would be happier somewhere else.”

Jerry Seinfeld even weighed in with his (quite PC)thoughts:

“What did the network do to Conan? I don’t think anyone’s preventing people from watching Conan,” he said during an appearance to hype his new NBC show, “The Marriage Ref.”

Let’s see NBC move Jerry’s show to midnight with the unfunny Leno as a lead-in and see what he thinks then.  Who’s going to turn it back from Letterman at 12 to check out what’s on NBC?  I personally think FOX could be a good fit(except they have the worst HD in television) as he would most likely have more freedom.  What do yall think?  Please leave your thoughts in the comment’s section, that’s what it’s there for!  Before we get into what Conan *should* do, let’s take a look back at what got NBC in this mess.  Check it out after the FRUMP!

*Update* – 11:00p.m. 01/12/10

Conan O’Brien has released a full statement.  This is probably the best written statement I have ever read.  It’s so ridiculously good i can’t get past it.  If Leno doesn’t pack it up and retire after this, then neither he nor NBC have any soul whatsoever.  Be a man Jay, WALK AWAY!!!

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Christmas Jam!

Just sit back with that leopard-print Snuggie you may or may not have just received from your estranged sibling, and let this often overlooked, classic Christmas Jam warm you and your loved one’s hearts by the fire/space heater. I tried to find a good video for the most famous live cut of this tune, which I believe appeared on the inaugural A Very Special Christmas compilation, but no dice, unfortunatley. 

Nevertheless, this performance from Conan a few years back is certainly nothing to scoff at, so Merry Christmas, Frumpsters.  Or, Happy Holidays, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, whatever.  Doesn’t really matter to me, honestly, and apparently not to the Jew that brings you this year’s Christmas Jam, which I guess means we’ve kinda come full circle.  You know, with the birthday boy being Jewish as well and all.  But I’m not comparing The Boss to Jesus, of course; Bruce ain’t gonna be walking on water any time soon with those feet…

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TGHM’s Real Christmas Gift to You!

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