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Jon Stewart covers Tim Cook and Apple's tax issue

by Yoni Heisler (May 23rd, 2013)

On The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart covered, in typically hilarious fashion, Apple's recent trip to Washington D.C. to defend its tax practices. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Funny stuff, per ...

'iSteve', Funny or Die's satirical biopic of Steve Jobs, is now available online

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 17th, 2013)

After delaying the release of iSteve due to the tragic bombing at the Boston Marathon this week, the Steve Jobs parody film went live on Funny or Die's website late on Tuesday. With a run time of 78 minutes, iSteve offers what promises to be a uniquely comedic, if not inaccurate, take on the ...

Funny or Die delays launch of iSteve movie until April 17

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 16th, 2013)

Funny or Die has delayed the premiere of iSteve, a movie about the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The short film was scheduled to debut on April 15, but the tragic bombing in Boston prompted the comedy website to reschedule the film. According to Funny or Die's website, iSteve is now ...

Watch the trailer for Funny or Die's upcoming iSteve biopic

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 2nd, 2013)

Will Ferrell's comedy website, Funny or Die, is working on a biopic of Steve Jobs starring Justin Long, who played opposite John Hodgman in Apple's popular "Get a Mac" advertising campaign. Titled iSteve, the hour-long film will make its debut on April 15th on the Funny or Die website. To ...

Justin Long to play Steve Jobs in Funny or Die biopic parody

by Steven Sande (Mar 18th, 2013)

For years, actor Justin Long played the Mac to John Hodgman's PC in Apple's US TV advertising. Now Long is starring as Steve Jobs in a biopic parody due from the comedy website Funny or Die on April 15, 2013. Ryan Perez, the writer and director of the upcoming iSteve, said that "in true ...

SNL skewers iPhone 5 complaints

by Michael Rose (Oct 14th, 2012)

If you caught last night's Saturday Night Live with guest host Christina Applegate, you may have seen this 5 minute sketch featuring three tech bloggers kvetching about the various perceived shortcomings of the iPhone 5. Their criticisms (Maps, purple haze, back panel scratching, "too thin and ...

Siri takes security to the extreme in parody video

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 30th, 2012)

Siri has many useful features, but here's one you won't find in Apple's documentation. This video from Aatma Studio showcases a new self-destruct feature that would make Dan Briggs or Jim Phelps proud. You can check out the YouTube video below. ...

Siri guest stars on CBS's Big Bang Theory

by Chris Rawson (Jan 30th, 2012)

The most recent episode of CBS's sitcom The Big Bang Theory rather prominently features Siri in its "B" storyline. Astrophysicist Raj, one of the show's main characters, buys an iPhone 4S and spends most of the episode interacting with the voice-activated "personal assistant." As is typical for the ...

Stephen Colbert exposes Siri biases

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 2nd, 2011)

Stephen Colbert, America's indispensable authority on absolutely everything, decided to put Siri to the test on the Colbert Report to see if he could find an abortion clinic in Manhattan. Not only does he claim he can't find one, but he says it can't understand foreigners either. Well, Stephen, ...

Retail training video shows Apple Store behind the scenes

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 11th, 2011)

Here's your chance to get a humorous behind-the-scenes look at an Apple retail store. The employee-made video is an entertaining look at Apple's Steps of Service which are introduced during a new employee's Core Training. The first five steps according to the video spell out APPLE: A ...

South Park makes fun of all things Apple in season opener

by Michael Grothaus (May 1st, 2011)

South Park has aired the opening episode of its 15th season, and it blasted not only Apple's products, but the culture surrounding the company as well. We knew this was coming based on a Steve Jobs parody keynote promo that was shown leading up to the premiere. Some of the best bits were the ...

The Daily Show takes on the Verizon iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 12th, 2011)

While the tech world debates both the merits and the shortcomings of the Verizon iPhone, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart and John Oliver used the occasion to do some good ol' AT&T bashing. They celebrated the announcement of the Verizon iPhone with a rousing chant of "Freedom!" and poked fun at ...

Found Footage: Pull My Finger stands for freedom

by Michael Rose (Jul 25th, 2009)

I've got a soft spot in my comedy heart for The Daily Show's Wyatt Cenac, one of the newer correspondents on the program; he often manages to give interview subjects just enough Colbertian leeway to wander into the danger zone, then lets them blunder about, bumping into the awkward silences to ...

Down with this sort of thing

by Giles Turnbull (Aug 13th, 2008)

Look Dougal, we've done it! Done what, Ted? We're on iTunes, Dougal! In the UK store! Look at all the happy people waving at us! Wave back! What people are you talking about, Ted? The people out there with their Apple Macs. It's not even raining, Ted. Just shut up and wave, Dougal! Are you ...

Two sets of iPhone wallpapers, including SuicideGirls

by Mike Schramm (Jul 4th, 2007)

iPhone eye candy (or should that be iCa... oh never mind) is starting to roll in. Wes (thanks!) dropped us this "very nice selection" of specially sized wallpaper. Most of it seems to be about birds, but there are a few cool non-bird shots included as well. And Sarah from SuicideGirls says she's a ...