Old Friends or New Enemies?


If you haven’t checked out Babelgum Comedy’s Old Friends yet, you absolutely should. They were recently named one of the best web videos of 2009. They also want to remind you that just because you’ve known someone a long time doesn’t mean you’re actually friends. For your comedy approval here’s Old Friends’ list of 10 Worst Places to Run into an Enemy.

  1. The STD Clinic
  2. In a public bathroom, mid stream
  3. Behind the counter at a Sex Shop
  4. While buying meat at a grocery store
  5. Stuck in an elevator together
  6. Sitting next to each other on a greyhound bus driving cross country
  7. At your mutual ex’s wedding
  8. In a Police line up
  9. In your gym’s sauna
  10. While auditioning for American Idol

Got your own opinion on babelgum.com/oldfriends? Let us know in the comments below!

Christmas Programs: An Alternative View

Spray-on snow, gift-shopping mayhem, the same old reruns on TV… if you’ve already tired of Yuletide then why not go for something different this Christmas? Let this line-up of alternative festive fare inspire you.

Write your own Christmas songs with the help of The Carolers,  a band of merry gentleman who sing their own seasonal ditties, such as Touch my Balls, with alternative lyrics set to familiar Christmas music..

Go green with eco-friendly gift ideas like this one, which puts a new spin on the idea of “recycling”

Get away from it all and celebrate with the locals in a European city of your choice – such as Berlin, Copenhagen, Riga or Gothenburg

These days, you’re just not a celebrity if you haven’t starred in your very own sex tape. And Santa is no exception

Peace and goodwill don’t always come naturally in the holiday season,  as these  stick people would confirm – just don’t follow their example

Try your hand at riding a reindeer-pulled sleigh like comedian Jack Dee in Siberia. Santa made it look so easy…

And once Christmas is over, see in the New Year in one of the world’s most unlikely winter holiday destinations: Kabul

On the road with Razorlight in an exclusive rock doc

We are proud to unveil Rock and Roll Lies, a music documentary premiering exclusively on Babelgum web and Babelgum Mobile, from today.

Award-winning Scottish filmmaker Charles Henri Belleville delved into the private world of Razorlight as he followed the band around the UK for five days during their summer tour.

The result is an intimate portrait of enigmatic frontman Johnny Borrell and his bandmates, offering behind-the-scenes glimpses of one of the most popular indie rock outfits of the ‘noughties.

In the words of our Music publisher Jason Lamont, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lies is the first in a series of intimate and original music documentaries commissioned by Babelgum. We attached a young film maker to a well known artist, gave him a limited budget and asked him to show us something we’ve never seen before. I think Charlie has achieved this and I think the film celebrates the band for what they are – a truly great British rock band“.

See a short trailer below, the full documentary here and for more info see our special Razorlight page

Happy Thanksgiving from Stoner Comedians

We’re not suggesting that you get a little high before you dive into that turkey, mashed potatoes, and pie… but man, wouldn’t that be delicious? Here are three of Babelgum Comedy’s best comedians discussing the issues behind legalizing drugs. Sweet, sweet drugs.

If you need more of these comedians, the whole Mass Debaters series is now available. If you need a hook up on your stash, we know a guy who knows a guy.

Pumpkin pie, roast turkey and other Thanksgiving traditions…

Happy Thanksgiving!

So, you’ve roasted your turkey. Now what? The Holiday Kitchen has a blow-by-blow video on how to carve a turkey that’ll show you exactly how to go about dismembering the centerpiece of the holiday menu.

As for the rest of the Thanksgiving dinner, look no further for inspiration. There are all sorts of recipes to choose from, such as cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and more.

If someone else is doing the cooking, kick back and enjoy some droll Thanksgiving cartoons from the New Yorker, with Cavity Search (turkey surprise!) and Thanksgiving Tradition.

Meanwhile, this kids’ reenactment of the First Thanksgiving is a cute, tongue-in-cheek reminder of how it all started…

Kids Reenact the First Thanksgiving

Mass Debating to Completion

This week marks the end of the hit comedy series Mass Debaters. For six weeks, we’ve been asking comedians there thoughts on a variety of topics and collecting your votes to see who is the best Mass Debater. We’ve had six great weeks of winner and are wrapping it up with a “Best of” Seventh week. Here we give you the sample question Mass Debaters – Glenn Beck: Smart or Psycho?

Psycho…I mean like literally a Psycho. I think he owns a rundown motel and dresses up as his mother and murders people.

- Tom Clark

Glenn Beck is what you’d classify as a smart psycho. He’s a complete lunatic who cries less convincingly than my 3 year old niece when she wants a barbie. He plays it up for the idiot masses who buy into his bullshit (i’m looking at you chuck norris) and would quite likely skin a poor person or hillbilly alive on camera if he thought it would give him a .5% bump in the ratings. Which, sadly, it probably would given his audience.

But the annoying fact is, he’s being talked about, he’s got a very popular show and he’s making millions of dollars. Which, sadly, does make him qualify under the modern day business man’s definition of smart.

But smart in the douchiest possible way. Like Bin Laden… or that Madoff dickhead.

- Jay Malone

And, of course, the video responses:

Don’t forget to check out the entire series and all the other hilarious stuff on Babelgum Comedy.

Babelgum’s House of Horrors

Jack O’Lantern? Check. Costume? Check. Tricks (or treats)? Check.

Scary movies, shorts and animation? Look no further!

We give you the Babelgum Halloween channel, now live on web and mobile.

Highlights include:

- classic full-length horror such as Nosferatu and Night of the Living Dead

- spine chilling shorts like Behind You and Trick or Treat

- close encounters at an asylum for the criminally insane in Transylvania

- fearless blood-sucking bugs feasting on a bat.

If cute monsters are more your thing, then join in the scarily fluffy Halloween puppy party, or the endearing animated hero of A Bat’s Life.

Ghosts, gore and more, right now on the Halloween channel.

The Occulterers – Stay in Touch

In addition to the hilarious episodes of The Occulterers, we at Babelgum Comedy are featuring live feeds directly from the haunted house! Tune in and discuss on twitter @TheOcculterers or leave a comment right here when you see something spooky!

The Occulterers’ Vampire Flashmob

Those crazy kids at Babelgum Comedy are causing a ruckus all over the world. Two such examples are this Saturday’s Vampire Flashmob in Hollywood, California. If you happen to be in the area looking for a drink or a bite (like a vampire, get it?) here are the details.

Flash Mob 1. 6:17pm ish at MEXICO Continue reading ‘The Occulterers’ Vampire Flashmob’

Sluts Save Lives

Don’t judge a book by its cover, and don’t judge a Halloween hoochie just because she’s got a little extra cleavage showing. In their latest video, Landline TV lampoons the time-honored practice of dressing like a whore for Halloween; even if that whore happens to have a doctorate. Watch this latest video right here, right now:

For more of Landline’s comedy, check out their page on Babelgum. For more great comedy like this, check out Babelgum’s Political and Topical Comedy channel. Remember, if an apple a day keeps the doctor away, maybe stick with candy to bring these ladies around.