Each week, I post the five funniest videos from the past week's Gotcha Media right here for you to enjoy. If I missed anything good, please don't hesitate to correct me in the comments below.
Leading into Thanksgiving week, the issue that captivated the country was the TSA and their controversial airport screening and pat-downs. Saturday Night Live did not waste any time jumping on the story with a fake commercial for the agency featuring a slogan that neatly summed up the scandal.
"It's our business to touch yours."
When the internet wasn't talking about the TSA this week, they were talking about Kanye West, who dropped what was probably the
of the year on Tuesday. Kanye made the most of his big week in the spotlight, shaking up NYC with a surprise show at Bowery Ballroom where he
about
,
and
. He ultimately put his war with the
Today Show
aside and
. But the funniest Kanye-centric videos of the week came from
, who put out a series of
Kanye's best
.
Cookie Monster appears to be making a play to be the next
. It's possible that the people behind
Sesame Street
have been watching
Saturday Night Live
this season and feel that the show could be better than it is. So they put Cookie Monster forward as a potential host with this elaborate audition video in which he appears as Macarooner and Monster Gaga. With close to
, I think Lorne Michaels should be paying attention.
The Onion News Network (coming to an actual TV near you soon) reported this week on the presidential turkey pardon. In this video we see how Obama's difficulty explaining policy decisions extends to every aspect of his job.
Finally, Conan O'Brien showed us
, once and for all demonstrating why her
.
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