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Tom Cruise Parodies Continue, Get More Polished

Two months after Tom Cruise's insane Scientology video surfaced, people continue to lampoon the leaked footage, often with weak results. But now the meme has leapt into mainstream cinema. The following clip comes from Dimension Films' forthcoming Superhero Movie and is, as you might expect, the slickest crazy-Cruise imitation yet, as well as one of the funniest. Actor Miles Fisher's Scientology spoofing is after the jump. More »

6:32 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Ryan Tate
11,234 views, 43 comments

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Tyra Banks Helps Deflate Obama Video

It's time for mockery, parody and remixing of "Yes We Can," the sappy, sweet and condescending Barack Obama music video, which has been out for like a whole two days, or roughly four YouTube Years. Sorry, there's nothing that can be done, it's just at that stage in the process. After the jump, talk show host and singer Tyra Banks, spliced in by television writer Jason Gelles, unwittingly lends much-needed levity to the Obama mash-up. More »

2:11 AM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Ryan Tate
3,128 views, 13 comments

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The Ultimate Tom Cruise Scientology Parody Video Roundup

Parodies of Tom Cruise's babbling Scientology video are coming so fast we're approaching the Tom Cruise Video Singularity. Everyone's seen the brief Craig Ferguson parody and the Stephen Colbert joke, but comedian Eugene Mirman did a good long parody, as have several other pros and amateurs. There's one particularly creepy mashup comparing the language of Tom's rant to Hillary Clinton's nearly-tearful video from New Hampshire. Here's EVERY PARODY VIDEO [with new ones added!]. More »

4:59 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Nick Douglas
31,898 views, 25 comments