Awesome Parodies

(NSFW: Language) A way for disappointed (or jealous) parents to raise money so they can bribe their kids to stop with their dreams and crap and get a real job. We’d just take the money and run. We regret nothing! Kind of.

(SPOILERS) Gravity is a fairly short movie, but if you just want to know enough for water cooler talk, watch Leigh Lahav’s entry for the Jameson Empire Done in 60 Seconds Awards. You’re bound to have a long chat.

“We pride ourselves in this kind of confusion.” An ad executive talks about one of his industry’s go to tactics when it comes to marketing food: just add the word “natural.” A funny mockumentary by Only Organic.

For its 10th anniversary, Facebook is giving its users a chance to look back on the highlights of their activities on the social network. Tripp and Tyler imagine what an honest retrospective of their account would be like.

The cast of The Walking Dead recently dropped by Conan. The late night show started things out with an appropriate opening sequence, featuring a belated inside joke plus Conan himself as a zombie. Or not.

Watch out Flappy Bird. Independent game developer Coffee Stain Studios presents the next big thing in gaming. Or not. They were just fooling around with “programming stuff” and decided to make this video.

The recent string of superhero movies are making Screen Junkies’ job a walk in the park. The group’s latest Honest Trailer pokes fun at the many spatial extrusions in Thor: The Dark World, aka The Avengers 2 appetizer.

(NSFW: Language) Are your friends starting families like the Great Flood just ended? Are your parents nagging you for a proxy to take care of? Try this revolutionary treatment, and you may never look back. Also try Not Getting Married!

Richard Sherman’s infamous NFC rant was intense, but the world’s reaction to it was way overblown. ESPN pokes fun at the media circus with the help of comedian Frank Caliendo and his hilarious impressions.

If any work of cinema captures the decadence and depravity that comes with shady financing it’s Disney’s Blank Check. Watch Preston Waters tearing things up years before DiCaprio channeled Belfort in this clever trailer parody.

Fred Scott professes that Trent Reznor is one of his musical heroes but that doesn’t keep him from playfully but perfectly calling out the Nine Inch Nails frontman on his rather reliable songwriting process. (Thanks G. Pelabras!)

(NSFW) While we’re hoping that The Red Hot Chili Peppers save us from Bruno Mars’ Super Bowl appearance, we can also understand that there’s a certain redundancy to some of their songs, as illustrated by this parody by Jon Daly.

Taking a page from Street Troller, YouTuber Twisted Genre had Ryu go up against Taylor Swift, poking fun at the pop star’s awkwardly demonic head banging in her 2014 Grammy Awards performance.

Martin Vargic and Jay Jason Simons are working on a funny but informative illustration that depicts the major players and websites on the Web as countries and continents. The poster also includes stats and other trivia.

Collegehumor imagines what belVita’s twee commercial would be like if it had a hipster character instead. Today we learned that the Amish were hipsters before being a hipster was cool. Or even a thing.

“We’re gonna go to another place/ no repercussions but our mistakes/ the rules are there for us to break.” A commercial about celebrating the rebellious spirit of youth. Or not. Henry and Aaron are the real Mad Men.

(SPOILERS) Cinefix imagines an extra scene in Spike Jonze’s Her. Recognizing that its product poses unique problems, Element Software set up the appropriate additional options for customers in its tech support.

The Onion checks in with a revitalized man, who told sources that he’s enjoyed the right mix of work and personal time ever since he got fired from his job. Once again, American’s Finest News Source is as funny as it is poignant.

Orphaned through a random crime, Bruce appears to vent his anger by hurting other people. But he’s actually trying to acquit himself of his parents’ deaths, or die trying. Can he forget his past and learn to enjoy life?

Tripp and Tyler imagine how face-to-face meetings would go if they were like online discussions. They forgot the part where one dude isn’t wearing any pants. And that at one point he secretly had someone else take his place.

While crowdfunding websites have resulted in untold numbers of “revolutionary new” wallets and bottle openers, they have also led to the evolution of everyday things. Here’s one project that aims to improve upon a dated criminal act.

Animation Domination HD is known for its Scientifically Accurate series, but this time it does the exact opposite and wilds out on anime powers. And starts a flame war. Also this guy’s powers are awesome too. Awesome for us.

Hey! Awesomer. Lambert here. YouTube comedian Jack Douglass pokes fun at the beloved knowledge-dropping channel Vsauce and the presentation style of its host Michael. And as always, thanks for whoa – did not expect that.