JackMcbrayer-related stories
Posted Sep 21st 2009 10:32AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, OpEd, Awards, Emmys, Reality-Free

I know people complained about this when the nominations came out, but for some reason, it just irked the hell out of me when Jon Cryer won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy.
Not that I don't think Cryer deserved an Emmy. No, he does a great job as the uptight Alan Harper on
Two and a Half Men. And, after all the failed shows and pilots, the man once known as Duckie deserves recognition for the fine actor his is... just not as a supporting actor.
Continue reading Cynical Emmy rant: Jon Cryer... supporting actor?
Posted Feb 15th 2009 2:29PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Episode Reviews
(S34E16) It was pretty obvious there was going to be at least two sketches with the Jonas Brothers. I called it! I mean, no one apart from the people in my apartment know I called it, but that doesn't change the facts or my sad sense of accomplishment. I had to tune out once they started singing (sorry, 15 year-old girls), but their skits were all right. Alec Baldwin did a fine job of hosting as well, though there weren't any particularly striking sketches. I suppose after doing something like "Schwetty Balls", just about everything else will pale in comparison.
Continue reading Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/The Jonas Brothers - VIDEOS
Posted Mar 1st 2008 10:06AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Video, Celebrities, 30 Rock

Mariah Carey totally digs
30 Rock, especially the Kenneth the Page character. She digs him so much, that he stars in her
new music video, called "Touch My Body". In it, the actor Jack McBrayer seems to channel Louis Skolnick from
Revenge of the Nerds. He shows up at the Carey mansion to fix a computer and then he goes off into La La Land, thinking about his dream date with Mariah Carey. Activities include pillow fights, laser tag, and frisbee.
Maybe I'm grumpy today or something because I didn't find it all that funny. It was quaint, really. The Nerd envisions himself with Mariah Carey doing all her sexy poses and wearing tight/short dresses, like in all her videos. I think the problem is that Mariah Carey didn't do anything different. She shook her booty while goofy things happened around her-- like Jack McBrayer wearing a viking hat during a pillow fight. While I liked the
Fiona Apple and
Kanye West videos with Zach Galifianakis, I think this one is over-the-top and tries too hard to be funny. The video is directed by Brett Ratner.
Check it out, the video is after the jump:
Continue reading 30 Rock's 'Kenneth' in Mariah Carey's new video - VIDEO