Comic Riffs: College Humor


Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 01/19/2011

ANIMATION OF THE DAY: If superheroes were hipsters
By Michael Cavna
HIPSTER SUPERHEROES: See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Wonder Woman piloting an invisible Prius? Thor as a manbagging art major? And Hulk wreaking havoc only ironically? Hipsters routinely come in for cartoon mockery -- from the...

By Michael Cavna  |  11:00 AM ET, 01/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Animation, The Animation | Tags:  College Humor, Hipster Hitler, Hipster superheroes

Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 10/23/2010

The Riff: From 'SOUTH PARK' to 'POOCH CAFE': When a sense of plagiarism plagues comedy
By Michael Cavna
"Cheating on a quiz show. It's like plagiarizing a comic strip." -- Paul Scofield, portraying Mark Van Doren in the 1994 film "Quiz Show" One of the most challenging things to accomplish as a creator is coming up with...

By Michael Cavna  |  02:30 PM ET, 10/23/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  General, General, General | Tags:  College Humor, Dogs of C-Kennel, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, Mick and Mason Mastroianni, Paul Gilligan, Pooch Cafe, South Park