Posts by Steve Krakauer

Juggalo Gathering Is Back! Featuring Gallagher, Coolio, Tila Tequila, “Seminars”

by Steve Krakauer | 4:28 pm, July 19th

Where can you find watermelon-smashing comedian Gallagher, former Diff’rent Strokes actor Todd Bridges and rapper Coolio?

At the 11th Annual Gathering Of Juggalos, ninjas!

Over the weekend the 17-minute infomercial for the Insane Clown Posse-headlined event premiered on YouTube, and it will become a viral video sensation. “It’s fast becoming world-renowned for its uniqueness,” said the f-bomb-dropping announcer. “It’s the nation’s only truly underground music festival with no corporate sponsorship. It’s the infamous gathering of the Juggalos!”

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Attention, Comedy Nerds: Conan O’Brien Is Going On “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On TV Tour”

by Steve Krakauer | 12:20 pm, March 11th

The rumors were true – Conan O’Brien is going on tour, beginning April 12 in Eugene, Oregon.

The news was announced via his Twitter feed this morning, a website has been set up (TeamCoco.com, of course) and more details about what to expect have been revealed.

The web site is referring to the tour as “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On TV Tour” and promises “a night of music, comedy, hugging and the occasional awkward silence.”

The tour will stop in 30 cities including Universal City, CA (close to his old studio) on April 24 and Radio City Music Hall June 1 (across the street from his older studio). He’ll also make a stop at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. The tour is sponsored by American Express, and tickets are available at TicketMaster.com.

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“Lazy Sunday” Goes Live On Fallon

by Steve Krakauer | 1:20 pm, March 9th

Back in 2005, the first viral video hit that put Saturday Night Live‘s Digital Shorts on the map was “Lazy Sunday,” which touted the virtues of the Chronic(…les of Narnia).

With former SNL cast member Chris Parnell a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the taped short was performed live for the first time last night:

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A Beginner's Guide to Diablo III's Lore

Twelve years later, the third installment in the famous hack-and-slash franchise has finally released. Though the franchise is largely known for an inordinate amount of hacking and slashing, there's actually quite a bit of complex lore backing it up. Luckily for you, we have it summed up right here. Take a gander.

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Rollin Bishop Easily the strangest thing I've seen this weekend. http://t.co/AW7UGSQJ
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Max I really sandals.
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Max Despite having an invitation from Cuba, I will be unable to attend "Battleship" in LA tonight.
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Eric Limer Cure for boredom: Start enough pet projects that you're procrastinating literally all the time. Suddenly, everything is fascinating!
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Max (exasperated horse noise)
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Eric Limer bacon cheddar croutons
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Eric Limer [picture of a fishbowl filled with keys from various styles of keyboards] Title: Key Party.
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Eric Limer Arby's: It's Good Feud Food for Shrewd Dudes with Crude 'Tudes.
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Eric Limer Arby's: It's Good, Lewd Food.
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Max I'm ready to meet the celestial moth. I'm ready to hang out.
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James Plafke More like Kid Dickarus amirite?
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Eric Limer I'm still in love with the Jet Set Radio soundtrack, and a lot of that strikes me as sort of proto-dubstep.
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James Plafke Guy working out in sunglasses is super cool.
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James Plafke I find that when I put something on a reminders list, I won't remember about it. But if I don't put it on a list, I'll remember forever.
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Eric Limer "What do I do? Oh, I'm a herpderpetologist."
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Max Wanna count some snakes? http://t.co/bYbKwiTd
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Max My new Homealone-inspired art-rock band "30 Seconds to Marv"
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Eric Limer Sometimes I feel like an adult. Then I put on my pinstripe Vans shorts and that feeling goes away.
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Max Struck me how weird it is that I thought "better adjust my alarm clock" and reached for my phone.
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Eric Limer I always forget you can upload pictures through Twitter and use Imgur instead; I'm a Redditor at heart, I guess.
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