Must See Video: Fat Guys Ousted From Buffet, Bill Maher Blasts Religion, Gladiators, Limbo-Skating And More!

Leno had Pam Anderson and Ron Paul this week. Letterman had Howard Stern and Mike Huckabee. But no interview was as compelling as Jimmy Kimmel's conversation with two fat guys kicked out of an all you can eat buffet in Louisiana. That sounds sarcastic. It wasn't. I'm dead serious about this. Give me an interview about shrimp balls and frog legs any day of the week over some dull convo with a dog killer's dad. Truly awesome television.

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From ABC 1/9/08.

Writer-less Conan is holding his own too. Although most of the subversive sketches presented on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" are the product of his amazing writers, the strike is giving Conan a chance to tap into his own unique brand of off-the-wall humor. This week he is giving audiences a psychedelic light show, complete with pumping house music and a creepy German accent. Watch in amazement as Conan does something no other late night host could pull off.

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From NBC 1/8/08.

And I hate to show two Conan clips in one week, but I would be doing society a disservice if I didn't post this clip of Bill Maher boldly going where no other talk show guest has gone before: calling all religion "completely bat sh**". While discussing the list of candidates seeking the GOP nomination, Maher paused to reflect on the ridiculousness of "being a rational person six days a week... and on one day of the week, go(ing) to a building and think(ing) you're drinking the blood of a 2,000 year-old space god". Note the shocked silence of the audience and the amazed disbelief of Catholic Conan. Props to Maher for the boldest answer ever given in a late night talk show interview.

From NBC 1/5/08.

After months of TV spots and annoying ads in the corner of every NBC show on air, "American Gladiators" finally premiered this week. And surprise, it's a huge hit! The format is very similar to the 90's show, with the added elements of water, fire, and Hulk Hogan! Check out the highlights of the first episode, featuring hysterical falls, the funniest voice on prime time television, and the Hulkinator himself.

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From NBC 1/6/08.

Over in India, a 7-year-old kid hopes to roller skate under 100 parked cars, and CNN is covering it! 100 parked cars doesn't sound so hard though. Skate under one Lou Dobbs and I'll pay attention. From CNN 1/7/08.

Finally this week, a Japanese import so awesome you will probably have to watch it twice: a live Olympics Highlights Reel. Live!!! Just watch. No explanation can do this clip justice. If only all olympic events were this entertaining, maybe people would actually tune in. From YouTube via JapanProbe.com

Comments

[liberalgirl31]

Bill Maher is not brave; he's a bigot. If he wants to be an agnostic/deist/aptheist (whatever he is), that's fine. But being mean-spirited is not a sign of courage. That's why Conan and his audience were taken aback by Maher's nastiness. From what I know of his upcoming movie, Religulous, it's sounds like more condescension and meanness.

Liberals are supposed to be tolerant. Tolerance means you respect other people's world views, and you don't claim your view is the one and only version of truth worth having. Discriminating against someone's religion is as ugly as discriminating against someone based on skin color or sexual orientation. It's funny how closed-minded and condescending some secular liberals can be when it comes to religious faith.

[psycles]

I'd love to see the Maher interview, but the idiot who put it up didn't add the start triangle in the center like the others have. If there's a different way to start it, why not include instructions? We're not all geeks you know.

[independentrepublicrat]

Business is business.

[Purple Girl]

Mahr is right!!!
Delusions of grandeur have been destroying mankind since the first two people had to compromise their person perception/philososphy to 'get along'. the question should never be asked- So how do you explain the unexplainable. There is not right & wrong answers they are opinions. Some of thes folks haven't be keeping up though (we've been answering them with the demon- science, with the brain, your god (or Nature) gave us to survive and ARE the most powerful living thing on this planet.
They can't even follow their own doctrines.
All three of those books were meant to teach us to get along through basic stories handed down. THEY HAVE DAMNED THESE BOOKS BY THEIR ACTIONS, THEY'VE DAMNED THEIR RELIGIONS AND ALL THOSE WHO PRETEND TO FOLLOW IT!! If not by a god them by those of us you have inflict pain, suffering, demoralization, defaming, slaughtered. My ancestors were Convenants in Scotland- a massacre, ran to Ireland, then to the Canada & the US. The Vatican finally admitted the Knights Templars were not Satan worshipper- 700 yrs later??? FU!!
You have defiled that which was meant to help makind, not destroy it!

[rpence]

Anyone who thinks that shit with Kimmel is must-see is even more pathetic than the two guys who got bounced from the buffet.

The average junior-high school kid with zits has a better comic sensibility than what was on display there.

Bill Maher is as self-righteous in his atheism as any fundamentalist is about his/her theism.

[differnet]

Interesting. I wrote two post that were up and now have dissappeared. One was about how following aethism to it's ultimate conclusion means that there absolutely nothing wrong with invading other countries and killing their people for resources we want and another suggesting that no one has to watch Mr. Maher and that those of us who he considers nutty have the right to boycott the strike-breaker (that alone was enough for me to find him unpalatable). I think we can now discern the "religious" preference of the Huffington's editors. I'm sure this post will disappear too.

[loki]

My youngest daughter had a very astute observation , especially for being only 6 years old. A couple weeks ago she ask me why there are always skinny girls and fat boys on tv?

Kind of makes you think.

[roger3815]

I much prefer invisible sky god myself but you go Bill!

[Catfish]

It doesn't surprise me to see the insanity of the religious nutcakes calling atheists 'narcissistic fascists' because they don't believe God is a white man in the sky.

Not a one of them even considers that there are numerous religions, plus science, and only the Christians feel they have a monopoly on the truth.

America was founded on the Constitution, by people who were tired of having someone else's religions shoved up their butts. It was not founded on Christianity.

Myself, I worship at the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Abbrev is the very thing that ruins actual religious feelings-idiots who believe their world view is right and everyone else is wrong.

[jenevieve]

In my book, Bill Maher is truly courageous to come out and say publicly that religion is a hoax. Who else in such a prominent position has the cojones to point out that the emperor is buck naked? The majority of Americans identify themselves as Christians (78.5%, according to Wikipedia.) So, there's this mass of American citizens who hold fantastic beliefs. Maher performs an important and valuable public service by challenging these fantasies and opening up the subject for discussion. And it's not as if these delusional beliefs, Christian or otherwise, are harmless. One example: A Christian woman stayed in an abusive marriage for 30 years because the Bible says: "Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord," and several preachers over the years reminded her of that instruction. Another example: Many Christians actually hate homosexuals and have resisted their having rights equal to those of heterosexuals. A final example: 9/11.

[differnet]

One last thought, all of US schizoids can just stop watching Mr. Maher. He has the right to say what he wants, but we too have a right not to listen to him. Personally, I haven't watched him in ages, since I don't have cable TV. And the only late night show I'll watch at this time is Lettermen, since he's signed with the unions. Politicians and celebrities that cross the picket lines are very much in my personal crap list.

He certainly welcome to his opinion, but then why should I and my fellow schizoids support it? I think if all the schizoids stopped watching him, then he'd end up speaking to himself and all the other hatefilled atheists (there are quite a few atheist who recognize that not all religions are the same). Anyway, just a thought, stop watching this man. And thank you Huffingtonpost, I've forwarded this to my schizoid/union supporting friends.

[differnet]

If we follow Mr. Maher's logic than there is absolutely nothing wrong with invading other countries to take their resources so that we can live better lives and who cares if they die. If there is no higher power in the universe, than there is no good or bad and since we are all just intelligent cows, what's wrong with killing other cows who have what we want and need?

By the way, the species will NOT survive. We all know that eventually the sun will go Nova and the earth will be melted away. After that at some point, a galaxy will run into our galaxy most likely destroying billions of stars and their solar systems. And eventually, the universe will implode upon itself. Therefore, being "good" for the survival of the species is a falisy. So, why shouldn't I go to someone's house kill them and take what they have that I want? Why should we have any laws? If there is no meaning to our existance beyond that of a cow, what's wrong with acting like animals?

[mouselion]

I think they should offer free, all you can eat Chinese food for life to the Louisiana dudes if they can do the limbo-skating thing.

[oregonrain]

I'm a huge fan of Bill's, but , I keep wondering why , he has remained silent on the Sibel Edmonds story.

[LGrace]

Talk about Change you can believe in.