parody — Happy Place — It Turns Out the Naming Rights! Membership Option Was For Real and Someone Is Now Five Hundred Bucks Poorer Presents Nat

Naked Gun 33 1/3 is a Dim Shadow of an Essential Original

The 1994 comedy The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult is that rarest of creatures: a sequel that is not as good as the original.

Jason Lee and 4 Other Celebrities Who Failed So Hard That They Probably Sleep On the Street Now and Use a Rat for a Pillow

Not all celebrities remain rich and famous forever. Here are five who went from wealth and fame to being homeless street trash.

ClickbaitNathan RabinNovember 24, 2023Jason Lee, Phoebe Cates, clickbait, parody, satire, Yo Gabba Gabba!

If You Thought "My Humps" Couldn't Get Any Dumber the Magical Pooping Glitter Baby Unicorn People Would Like To Prove You Wrong

If you thought the Black Eyed Peas song “My Humps” couldn’t get any worse we regret to inform you that you’re wrong, thanks to a copyright-infringing knock off from the makers of a magical baby unicorn glitter poop toy.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinJanuary 26, 2023Will.I.Am, The Black Eyed Peas, Black Eyed Peas, parody, commercials, unicorn

Freakazoid Tangles with the Lobe and Eastern European Baddies in Parodies of The Godfather and Mission: Impossible

My patron-funded exploration of the cult cartoon Freakazoid! continues with a look at parodies of The Godfather and Mission: Impossible.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinAugust 31, 2022The Godfather, Steven Spielberg, Animaniacs, The Brain, parody

The Big Squeeze Day Eighty-Three: "Achy Breaky Song" from Alapalooza

All things considered, Al would prefer NOT to hear that infernal song again!

The Big SqueezeNathan RabinSeptember 29, 2021Billy Ray Cyrus, parody, The Weird Accordion To Al, editing

The Travolta/Cage Project Extra: Die Hart (2020)

A relaxed, bald and very fun John Travolta and Quibi scored surprising victories when the sly and funny action movie satire Die Hart became the first Quibi production to get picked up elsewhere, in this case the Roku Channel.

The Big Squeeze: Day Fifty-Three: "Alimony" from Even Worse

Al has the divorce blues in this rollicking parody of Billy Idol’s live cover of Tommy James and the Shondells’ garage rock staple.

Exploiting our Archives: Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #10 Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

One of y’all generous souls slipped me a cool hundred bones all cyber-like to watch Mel Brooks’ deeply unfunny 1993 Robin Hood spoof Men in Tights, starring Cary Elwes (who, rumor has it, has gone mysteriously missing somewhere in New Jersey) and Dave Chappelle in his first major role.

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0Nathan RabinJune 8, 2020Mel Brooks, parody, has been, Dom DeLuise, Cary Elwes, spoof

The Big Squeeze Day Twenty-Five: "Like A Surgeon" from Dare To Be Stupid

His patients, tragically, die before they can pay!

The Big Squeeze: Day Three: "Another One Rides The Bus" from Another One Rides The Bus EP and the "Weird Al" Yankovic album

Our DEEP dive back into the work of “Weird Al:” Yankovic continues with an affectionate look at one of Al’s most important early songs: the Queen parody “Another One Rides the Bus.” Now with author’s commentary and a header image that does not suck.