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Adweek’s Best Commercials of 2011 Celebrates Cats With Thumbs and Willie Nelson [VIDEOS]
This is the time of year when every magazine, newspaper and web site picks their ‘Top Ten’ lists, and Adweek has released their picks for the Ten Best TV Commercials of 2011.
From fun stop-motion animation to cats with thumbs, the ads below were dreamed up by some of the most creative minds in advertising.
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Nickelback Tries to Win Over Detroit Lions Fans [NSFW VIDEO]
As we told you a while back, Detroit Lions fans aren’t too happy about Nickelback playing the halftime show during their game on Thanksgiving. In fact, fans hate the idea.
Now the band has answered all those haters who signed an online petition.
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‘Really!?!’ Kermit the Frog on ‘SNL’s’ Weekend Update? [VIDEO]
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‘Woody Woodpecker’ Set to Become a Movie [VIDEO]
It seems like if we wait long enough, every single TV cartoon will eventually have a big screen version as well. We’ve seen everything from ‘The Flintstones’ to ‘Transformers,’ and now we’re getting another one: Woody Woodpecker.
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Chelsea Clinton Will Invade Your TV for NBC News
There have been lots of changes in the life of Chelsea Clinton. On top of getting married last year, she now has a new job — TV reporter.
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New Spider-Man Andrew Garfield Drops in on Emma Stone on ‘SNL’
Emma Stone is going to play Gwen Stacy in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man,’ the new Spider-Man movie that will hit theaters in July of 2012. Fans were treated to a sneak peek on ‘Saturday Night Live’ the other night, as two Spider-Men visited Stone during her opening monologue.
One was played by Andy Samberg in a Spidey costume, while the real hero (Andrew Garfield) sported regular street clothes.
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Jimmy Kimmel Presents the Lindsay Lohan Mugshot Mug Collection [VIDEO]
Lindsay Lohan spent a whopping four-and-a-half hours in jail this week for a probation violation. It wasn’t her first time in jail, as these funny mugs from last night’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ illustrate.
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Jimmy Kimmel ‘Superfan’ Causes Ruckus at Conrad Murray Trial [VIDEO]
If there’s anything funny that can come out of the Conrad Murray trial, it’s “superfan” (and ’Jimmy Kimmel’ regular) Jake Byrdvisiting the proceedings. He’s caused troubled for Lindsay Lohan, Michael Jackson, and Paris Hilton over the years, always in his goofy hat and backpack.
On last night’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live,’ Byrd visited the crowd outside the court where the Conrad Murray trial was going on.
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Stephen Colbert Goes Undercover at Wall Street as Che Guevara [VIDEO]
This must be the week for late night talk show hosts disguising themselves. First we had Conan outside of ‘Today,’ and now we have Stephen Colbert at Occupy Wall Street.
The ‘Colbert Report’ host dressed as revolutionary Che Guevara and went to the protest location earlier this week.
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Donald Trump Calls Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ Segment on Herman Cain ‘Racist’ [VIDEOS]
Donald Trump is not only calling a ‘Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ segment “racist,” he’s calling it “very, very racist.”
On Monday, Stewart did a segment on the show about the sexual harassment allegations against Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. During the segment, Stewart mocked Cain’s explanation for what happened, as well as making many jokes about how the world of pizza restaurants are already sexual because of all of the terminology used in the industry.
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Dog Can Smell When 3-Year-Old’s Blood Sugar Is Too Low [VIDEO]
Ruby isn’t one of those dogs that can just roll over or fetch — this four-legged doctor can actually detect when his owner’s blood sugar is too high or too low.
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Will Ferrell Accepts Mark Twain Comedy Award, Then Drops It [VIDEOS]
A lot of famous funny people have received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and this year Will Ferrell took home the award. The actor joins the ranks of Richard Pryor, Whoopi Goldberg and Tina Fey, who have all been honored with the award since its inception in 1998.
Of course, because it’s Will Ferrell, the ceremony couldn’t go off without something happening.