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Kathy Griffin, this one's for you: Fun with Jesus!
Last week, Kathy Griffin caused quite the media ruckus with her acceptance speech at the Creative Arts Emmys. Poking fun at the many award recipients who thank the Lord for their good fortune, Griffin said, "I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus.... Suck it, Jesus! This award is my God now!" Oy. The Catholic League cried out for an apology, stating that without one Griffin would be "remembered as a foulmouthed bigot for the rest of her life." Meanwhile, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences promised that Griffin's remarks would be edited for the two-hour highlights broadcast, the whole thing got a crazy amount of coverage from everyone from CNN to Fox News, and I think many of us were left wondering, "... the hell?" Look, I'm not going to argue that Griffin's remarks were in the best taste possible. On the other hand, Jesus has survived a lot worse than Kathy Griffin. And I'm not even talking about the slings and arrows of religious persecution. I'm just talking about what's up on YouTube.
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WWJD
From Mediocre Films, the people behind the delightful Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show, comes this music video about, well, what Jesus would do. Specifically, it's about what Jesus would drive, drink, and -- you know, it's best that you just find out your own way. |
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Bill Hicks on Christians, Jesus, and the Cross
This clip from the late, great comedian Bill Hicks is under four minutes long, but he manages to work in centerfolds, the bible, Alabama, Uzis, Jesus, the cross, and Jackie Kennedy. Plus, it has my new favorite line from anything, "I don't know what myrrh is, but chicks dig it." |
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Tom Waits, "Chocolate Jesus"
It's Tom Waits. With a bullhorn. On Letterman. Singing about a delicious confection shaped like the Son of God and -- on hot days -- appropriate for serving over a parfait. Sadly, this particular piece of blasphemy is a bit more calorically heavy than the other selections here. But hey, nothing's perfect. |
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Eddie Izzard on Whales and God
There are about four hundred Eddie Izzard videos on YouTube, and this was the only damn one with the bit I wanted. So you can either sit through a bunch of fun stuff about whales and dolphins and seals, or you can just jump ahead. But either way, at about 4:15 (right after the banjo-playing tiger) Izzard reenacts for us God's dressing down of Jesus for that whole transubstantiation deal. It is, in my opinion, one of his best bits -- which is saying a lot about the man who brought us the Death Star Canteen. |
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"Second Coming"
This is wrong on so many levels that it hurtles towards being so wrong it's right, but only makes brief stop there before looping back around to being just plain wrong again. It is, quite simply, the trailer for a buddy movie with Jesus and Hitler. It is sometimes funny and sometimes awful, but I have a terrible weakness for any road trip movie spoof trailer that uses "Solsbury Hill," so what can you do? |
