Hot Videos Featuring President Obama, Lentl the Singing Cat and Passionate Strangers -- Ed Martin

What better way to start off a column on the first day of spring than with a fresh cat video Itamp8217s called amp8220 Lentl the Singing Kittenamp8221 and if it doesnamp8217t bring a smile to your face there might be a problem amp8220Lentlamp8221 isnamp8217t as funny as amp8220Toonces the Driving Catamp8221 a fixture on amp8220Saturday Night Liveamp8221 in the early Nineties but youamp8217ll find yourself playing it over and over Also your cats will be interested to say the least Mine sat by the computer for 10 minutes after I played this video determined to find the feline insideMoving on the most talked about video of the month has been the episode of Zach Galifianakisamp8217 addictive Funny or Die talk show amp8220 Between Two Fernsamp8221 featuring President Barack Obama as the most special guest this show has had in its six year history amp8220Fernsamp8221 is known primarily for Galifianakisamp8217 comic performance as one of the worst talk show hosts ever at least I think itamp8217s a performance In just a few minutes he always manages to offend and alienate his guests and they usually respond with blatant or subtle putdowns that often fly about his empty headThe Obama episode is true to form Galifianakis opens with amp8220Whatamp8217s it like to be the last black presidentamp8221Obama replies amp8220Seriously What is it like for this to be the last time you ever talk to a presidentamp8221When Galifianakis asks Obama if he might run for a third term the President responds amp8220If I ran a third time it would be sort of like doing a third amp8216Hangoveramp8217 movie Didnamp8217t really work out very well did itamp8221Thatamp8217s known as a burn amp8211 or perhaps an epic burn when it comes from the most powerful man on the planetLike all of Galifianakisamp8217 guests Obama came to the show because he has something to plug amp8211 the problemplagued Affordable Care Act and the need for millions of young people to sign up for health care before the whole system further suffersamp8220Letamp8217s get this out of the wayamp8221 Galifianakis says as the interview continues amp8220What did you come here to plugamp8221amp8220Have you heard of the Affordable Care Actamp8221 Obama repliesamp8220Oh yeahamp8221 Galifianakis says amp8220Thatamp8217s the thing that doesnamp8217t workamp8221Thatamp8217s another example of a burn amp8211 perhaps an epic burn in its own right when itamp8217s directed toward our PresidentObama has been criticized for taking time out of his schedule to appear on this very silly show The official response from his administration has been that he wanted to reach young people with his message about health care and that amp8220Fernsamp8221 was an effective place to do soThe adult in me likes to think that the President ought to draw young people to more sophisticated and journalistically sound platforms from which to impart important messages The realist in me thinks he made a wise choice Thatamp8217s the state of the world today which isnamp8217t very reassuring On the other hand I canamp8217t recall a journalist or interviewer telling Obama to his face that the ACA is a amp8220thing that doesnamp8217t workamp8221 Props to GalifianakisShould we urge television networks to consider acquiring rights to amp8220Between Two Fernsamp8221 and finding a spot in late night for an expanded nightly edition of this show I think Iamp8217d rather watch Galifianakis do his thing than any of the current network late night hosts continuously pump sunshine up the butts of their celebrity guests which they all seem to do all of the time except David Letterman when heamp8217s feeling frisky Then again Galifianakis is probably better off keeping his show right where it is He knows where the cool kids arePast editions of amp8220Between Two Fernsamp8221 are always fun to revisit by the way amp8211 especially when their celebrity guests are in the news In that regard Galifianakisamp8217 September 2013 interview with Justin Bieber is suddenly pricelessamp8220You know what I was doing at your ageamp8221 Galifianakis asks his young guestamp8220Finishing fourth gradeamp8221 Bieber sneersLater Galifianakis asserts amp8220Youamp8217re too young to be smoking pot and peepeeing in publicamp8221At one point Galifianakis actually takes off his belt and gives the Biebs a couple of good swats That may be exactly what the kid needsMaybe you prefer sex and romance over cats and comedy in your online entertainment In that case check out amp8220First Kissamp8221 a beautifully produced extended commercial for Wren womenswear that is more like a very short film In it filmmaker Tatia Pilieva records the responses when twenty strangers are paired into couples and asked to kiss each otherYes all of the people in the video are attractive and many of them are models But that doesnamp8217t really alter the videoamp8217s seductive impact Some of the couples are tentative Some are nervous Some are very tender Others are very funny If the new ABC sitcom amp8220Mixologyamp8221 about strangers in a bar seeking sex or more was half as engrossing as this little gem the network might have had another hit on its handsCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates at MediaBizBloggerThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaBizBloggerscom management or associated bloggers MediaBizBloggers is an open thought leadership platform and readers may share their comments and opinions in response to all commentaries

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