Urlesque

Zach Anner Wins His Own TV Show on the Oprah Network

It's been a long journey for Zach Anner, the wheelchair bound "sit-down comedian" who auditioned for a chance to win his own show on Oprah's new OWN network. We've been waiting since June to find out if Zach would achieve his dream, and I'm happy to announce that he did. Zach Anner was one of two finalists remaining in Friday night's final episode of "Your Own Show," a reality show competition ...

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Anonymous' Trademark Guy Fawkes Mask Appears on Stephen Colbert's Face

On last night's episode of The Colbert Report, a Guy Fawkes mask was superimposed over Steve Colbert's face for a split second. Was the mask, a calling card for the loosely organized hacker collective known as Anonymous, somehow inserted in the broadcast by a hacker, or was it an almost subliminal message from the show's staff, expressing Colbert's solidarity with (or at least a winking ...

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Anonymous Hacks Westboro Baptist Church Site During TV Interview

This creepy video footage from The David Pakman Show features petulant Westboro Baptist Church representative Shirley Phelps-Roper talking about the alleged threat from Anonymous that we previously covered. Enjoy a bit of schadenfruede as the Anonymous representative plainly tells Shirley of his over 9,000 sins. ...

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Anonymous Attacks Westboro Baptist Church After All, Takes Down WBC Website

First, the secretive, loosely organized collective of pranksters and hackers known as Anonymous said they would target the Westboro Baptist Church. Then the WBC said "Bring it." Then Anonymous was all, "jk lol." But today, at least a few members of Anonymous were able to successfully bring down the WBC's site, and left a message behind. The site's down, but you can view the open letter to the ...

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Comedy Podcast Superego Does Hilarious Fake Fashion Shoot

Superego is a comedy team that does a podcast and some shorts for Funny or Die. They did a mock fashion shoot to promote the show this week, and it's hilarious. Check out the "High Society" shoot at the Superego site. My favorite part is the fake clothing names like "Norfolk Thinking-Jacket by Michael Straightlord." Don't skip the fine print. ...

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The Chronicles of Rick Roll - A Memey 'Feature Film' Starring Antoine Dodson, Double Rainbow and More

The rest of the media is clutching at every meme that comes down the pike to stay relevant, why should Hollywood be any different? Of course, The Chronicles of Rick Roll isn't big Hollywood. It's Nurv, in partnership with Redrum Digital. Obviously not the highest of budgets, but it still looks pretty good. The Daily What claims that it's a feature length film starring Antoine Dodson and Double ...

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Trolls Hilariously Skewer Lady Gaga by Pretending to Hate on Madonna

Anonymous internet trolls have created a graphic laying out all of the ways Madonna has ripped off Lady Gaga. And to add insult to injury, it's in comic sans. Problem, Madge? Read on to view the whole image (NSFW language). ...

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The Noob's Guide to Tumblr

If you're new to Tumblr and wondering how to become a POWER USER, this handy guide should get you started. It's full of general advice as well as handy html tricks to pull off slick moves like reblogging yourself and embedding GIFs the right way. Before long Topherchris will be reblogging all your posts, you'll get featured on the radar once a week, and you'll be up to your neck in Likes. ...

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Westboro Baptist Church Invites Anonymous to "Bring It"

Anonymous, the loosely organized band of merry hackers, has targeted the Westboro Baptist Church, the extremist Christian hatemongers famous for their "God Hates Fags" signage and protests of soldier's funerals (among other repugnant publicity stunts). In an open letter released on February 16th, representatives of Anonymous wrote: Your demonstrations and your unrelenting cascade of ...

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Mom Punishes Kids By Selling Their Toys on eBay, 4chan Boosts Bids to Over $9,000

Beyblade is a Japanese Manga series that has become popular among American children due to the branded spinning top toys associated with the cartoon. The toys come with a little plastic arena to spin around on, and the object of the game is to knock the other guy's spinning top out of the arena. But what if you want to have a truly epic battle? A couple of kids expanded their playing field by ...

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