First, as far as I can tell, there was "Bad Shiksa" (FIRST!). Next there was "Eight Days of Hannukah" by Orrin Hatch, followed by a cover of Adam Sandler's Hanukkah Song by Neil Diamond. Then there was Eli Roth and Harvey Levin looking ready to take their act to the Catskills — and now, not even halfway to a lit Menorah, comes "Kosher Face," the latest take on Jews and Lady Gaga and Jews and Hanukkah and Jews and media and Jews and comedy and Jews. And they call Hanukkah a minor holiday. Ha! (more...)

video Comedian and actress Sarah Silverman launched a viral campaign for then-Senator Barack Obama last year, "The Great Schlep," that combined comedic and political sensibilities - successfully, since Obama was elected. Last night on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher she debuted what appears to be her new viral campaign. Get ready to hear a lot about "Sell the Vatican, Feed the World." (more...)

If you've seen Funny People — or read tech blogs — you know about the MySpace scene, where Adam Sandler's bigshot comedian character is hired to do standup at a big MySpace event (for a whopping $300, 000 — probably not a Rupert-friendly sum these days). Seth Rogen is his sidekick, an aspiring comedian whom Sandler taps first to write him jokes, then to be his BFF. Together they mock MySpace, like wondering what would happen if Tom from MySpace and Craig from Craigslist got in a fight ("Tom has more friends…Craig has weirder friends though. Craig has friends that are willing to do a lot more for cash"). MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson even makes an appearance, asking Sandler: "Do you actually use MySpace?" Says Sandler: "I fuck girls, Tom. I don't have time for that."  Zing! (more...)