Harry Shearer is angry, y'all.
Air travel used to be romantic. Boyfriends and girlfriends could drop each other off at the airport and make out until the final boarding call sounded over the intercom. Whole families could wait at the gate for their kids to come home from college at Christmas. Travelers used to be able to choose belts and shoes for reasons that had nothing to do with how easy they were to remove quickly in airport security lines.
These days it's a good day if your flight takes off within three hours of its scheduled departure time.
So for every one of us who has been subjected to a random luggage screening, or forgotten to take off our earrings before going through a metal detector, or had half a bottle of water in his carry-on, or had a tube of toothpaste larger than 4 ounces... for every one of us who has had to explain an oddly-shaped item in our suitcase, had to pay an extra $100 just to take luggage on vacation... for anyone who has embarrassed herself by forgetting that she had her phone in her back pocket when she went through the scanner, or anyone who has had an anxiety attack when a TSA agent picks your bag up off of the conveyor belt and asks, "Is this yours?" For anyone who has ever fantasized about screaming at the family with five kids and the stroller: "JUST FOLD THE DAMN THING UP BEFORE YOU GET IN THE SECURITY LINE!"
For everyone who's mad as hell that a trip through airport security might mean an inadvertent game of rub and tickle, this song's for you:
TOUCH MY JUNK!
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Guinness World Records on 10/21/2010 1:51:34 AM by
Maria

Blogworld is the gift that keeps on giving!
While they were all in Las Vegas to do the closing keynote for Blogworld, founder/CEO Rob Barnett and Mark Malkoff made guest appearances on Adam Carolla's podcast.
Rob and Adam are old friends so naturally they talk about:
- *How they're both probably in higher demand for keynotes than Screech and Carrot Top
- *How they're probably not as in high demand as George Clooney and Brad Pitt
- *How Rob hired Adam to replace Howard Stern
- *How Penn Jillette is ridiculously tall
- *How My Damn Channel and The Adam Carolla Show are going to work together!!!
And, to that last point, we feel like this:
Mark Malkoff's segment begins around 40 minutes in, and Adam promptly calls him "Mark Mackoff." It's okay, though, they blame it on the bad handwriting of one of Adam's staff. And then they talk about:
So listen to the show now!
Or go to Adam's website to hear it!
You can even download it directly into iTunes!
Phew. That was a lot. Here, have a Rob Barnett and Adam Carolla chaser:

Thanks to Kelsey Wallace for the Big Wet Kiss in the new issue of BITCH magazine. We're #7 on The Bitch List. Grace got the good news - i found the new issue at Barnes & Noble.

http://www.MyDamnChannel.com/HorriblePeople
http://www.MyDamnChannel.com/DameDelilah
http://www.MyDamnChannel.com/Grace
bonus link: http://www.mydamnchannel.com/PS/Sneak_Previews/PlayingTheBitch_1281.aspx
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Mark Malkoff on 12/18/2008 2:38:49 AM by Rob Barnett

We started My Damn Channel in the wake of an earlier round of big corporate layoffs as traditional media tried to wrap its arms around the intense insurgency of online video.
Many major media companies took a shot at chasing YouTube's brass ring, but they couldn't ride their horses fast enough to get into the lead ahead of all the upstart brands racing onto the field.
We ran fast in our first year. Some of our best competitors like Super Deluxe didn't make it. We loved their work. We stayed determined to keep costs low, but still bring the best talent - treat them well - and let them deliver quality, original web video which is getting seen by an audience growing faster by the second.
In the past 24 hours, we've had the #1 video on all of YouTube - thanks to Big Fat Brain, creators of "You Suck at Photoshop" and their NEW web series, "Agency of Record."
This week, TIME Magazine honored us in their Top 10 Everything of 2008 - twice! They put YSAP in the Top 10 TV Episodes of the year next to Lost, Mad Men, 30 Rock & Colbert. And they honored Sir Harry Shearer for one of his Katie Couric Open-Mic Moments that we call "Found Objects."
Maria on our team just told me we passed 42 million total views yesterday.
This week, we added Suhaila Suhimi to lead the advertising team bringing more top brands in to sponsor all of our new programming.
Here's a list of what's NEW & what's coming for the year ahead with immeasurable thanks for every second you've stopped your world to take a look at www.MyDamnChannel.com:

Flight of the Conchords HBO premiere episode next week on My Damn Channel - 3 weeks before it airs on HBO !
STELLA - new channel just launched
GraceNMichelle - new channel just launched
Agency of Record - new episode tmrw/Fri
Heather Fink channel
new episodes of LAPDANCE with KURT LODER
new videos from atom.com
new episodes of BACK ON TOPPS - every Tuesday
new episodes of FACETIME
and a lil tease of more/new magic wonderments:
ED HELMS
KERRI KENNEY-SILVER
SAM SEDER
SARAH SILVERMAN
DAVID CROSS
ANDY DICK
ISLA FISHER
A.D. MILES
MARK MALKOFF
and....
S P I N A L T A P 2 0 0 9

Today we launched our new Flight of the Conchords channel as part of HBO’s Flight Lip Dub contest.
In anticipation for Season 2 of Flight of the Conchords, we made a MyDamnChannel Megamix of "Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenocerous". Check it out, the talent is bottomless…

Kristen Schaal stars as Margaret in 'HORRIBLE PEOPLE' - the evil soap opera created by A.D. Miles for My Damn Channel.
She's also on 'Flight of the Conchords' on HBO - and now.....Kristen is a new correspondent on 'The Daily Show'
Here's Kristen with Jon presenting her future time capsule for the future first female President:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=164044&title=dear-madame-president
Here's Kristen in 'Horrible People' - we premiere a new episode every Monday at My Damn Channel:
Here are some of the people that deserve credit for the baddest ass soap opera on earth:
Created by
A.D. MILES
Written & Directed by
A.D. MILES
Producer
JOE LO TRUGLIO
JONATHAN STERN
Director of Photography
TIM SMITH
Production Designer & Costume Designer
KATIE THARPE
Editor
ROBERT NASSAU
Casting Directors
BETH BOWLING
NADIA LUBBE
KIM MISCIA
Featuring
Carter
MATHER ZICKEL
Michael
A.D. MILES
Mother
JOY FRANZ
Margaret
KRISTEN SCHAAL
Billy
JOE LO TRUGLIO
Rex
ED GENEST
Arturro
ISRAEL HERNANDEZ
Josephine Dupont
SYLVIANNE CHEBANCE
Leon Landouille
JEAN BRASSARD
Amanda
RACHEL ROBBINS
Danielle
GINGER KROLL
Tom
KURT BRAUNOULER
Excited Blonde Woman
LIBBY BRADLEY
Line Producers
DAN KEEZER
LAURA MAXFIELDHair & Makeup
NICOLE WODOWSKICamera Operators
VWODECK RUCEWICZ
LELAND KRANEStill Photographer
ANYA GARRETT
Assistant Editor
TOM FISHMAN
Art Assistant
KATE BROWN
Gaffer
BERNARD HUNT
Key Grip
ALEXANDER ENGLE
Swing Grip/Electric
GEOFF KNIGHT
SEBASTIAN NICOLAT
MEGAN NOLE
Sound Mixer
GABRIEL SANDERS
Boom Operator
TOM JORDAN
Utlities
ROB HUNTOON
SEAN MARTIN
JOSH SIMMONS
STEVE STERNICK
MARK WYNEGAR
Production Assistants
DANA HAN-KLEIN
ERIC HOLLERBACH
RICHARD JONES
TIM KANE
Location
SAM HAMADEH LOFT
Artwork Compliments of:
ALLY HILFIGER
LA2
KIPTONART
Additional Writing
JOE LO TRUGLIO
MORGAN MURPHY
© 2008 Jank Productions. All rights reserved.
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New Series on 2/10/2008 11:35:00 PM by Rob Barnett
For Immediate Release
MY DAMN CHANNEL LAUNCHES 'HORRIBLE' NEW LINE-UP
Comic Soap Opera, Animated Shorts, and 'Cookin' with Coolio' Premiere Today
Over 13 Million Views for Original 'DAMN' Videos
'Wainy Days' Season 2 Finale Today
NEW YORK, February 11, 2008 - My Damn Channel (
www.MyDamnChannel.com), the entertainment studio and new media platform, today premieres three new reasons to work less and watch more video: "Horrible People," "Cookin' with Coolio," and "Carnival of Stuff." The company also debuts a new look and all-new features designed by Big Fat Brain and built by Reborn Studio.
My Damn Channel's original comedy and music videos have racked up over 13 million views since launching six months ago. The entertainment studio backs professional artists by producing and distributing videos on its own site and in broad syndication on major portals including YouTube (
www.YouTube.com/MyDamnChannel)
My Damn Channel's music destination is led by legendary music producer Don Was. The comedy line-up includes web phenom Andy Milonakis. Viral hits include videos by Harry Shearer (3.5 million views) and Big Fat Brain's "You Suck at Photoshop" (3.6 million views). David Wain's episodic comedy "Wainy Days" has over 4.1 million views and celebrates its second season finale today with episode 20.
"The best talent line-up in the game deliver original new videos every week," said Rob Barnett, president & CEO of My Damn Channel. "We're building a big brand, mass audience and real revenues at a fast pace without any corporate red tape."
Today's premieres include:
"Horrible People" - an evil comic soap opera
Actor and comedian A.D. Miles ("Wet Hot American Summer," "Dog Bites Man") writes, directs and stars in a depraved soap opera, which takes place at a never-ending cocktail party. Kristin Schaal ("The Flight of the Conchords") and Mather Zickel ("Dancing with Shiva") co-star with A.D. Miles. The series is produced by Jonathan Stern, and new episodes will unfold every Monday at lunchtime for 10 weeks of "addictive workus interruptus."
"Cookin' with Coolio" - the name says it all
The award-winning Hip Hop superstar is on a mission to invade your kitchen and create funkalicious dishes every Wednesday at lunchtime. The series is produced by Dead Crow Pictures.
"Carnival of Stuff" - original branded comedy
Carnival of Stuff is the new online channel for Steve Kerper, creator of HBO's cult series "Hardcore TV." "Invasion," the first of two new projects, is an animated series about two small but determined aliens ordered to conquer Earth, with decidedly mixed results. Kerper writes the series which is animated by Asterisk (SNL's TV Funhouse). In March, Kerper and My Damn Channel debut "Bedtime Stories," based on traditional children's fables retold with illustrations in a very provocative way by host Grace Helbig. Carnival of Stuff episodes premiere every Thursday.
About My Damn Channel
My Damn Channel is an entertainment studio and new media platform created to empower filmmakers, actors, comedians and musicians to co-produce, distribute and monetize original, episodic video content. Programming is created for the My Damn Channel site (
www.MyDamnChannel.com) and for distribution on today's most heavily-trafficked online communities and social networks, such as YouTube and MySpace. My Damn Channel gives its artists 100% creative control and produces a diverse array of music and comedy from talent including Harry Shearer, Andy Milonakis, David Wain, Don Was, Coolio, A.D. Miles, Steve Kerper, and Big Fat Brain. The company is supported by an advertising revenue model, and by licensing the studio's entire portfolio of content across all forms of digital distribution, including online, mobile, VOD and DVD.
Media Contact:
Maria Diokno
My Damn Channel
866.424.8864
Maria@MyDamnChannel.com
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New Series on 12/3/2007 11:10:00 PM by Rob Barnett
Calling all Co-Cons. We’ve been getting a ton of calls in the wake of the writers’ strike and after Harry Shearer went mega-viral with Dan Rather & Katie Couric.
We’re leaking our latest announcement here:
My Damn Channel STRIKES BACK AT “OLD MEDIA” WITH TOP TALENT from HIPHOP, comedy central AND HBO
Four original web series include a twisted soap opera, animated alien invasions, hiphop cooking and “Horrible” comedy
NEW YORK, December 4, 2007 – My Damn Channel , the entertainment studio and new media platform, today announced three new talent signings. Grammy-winning recording artist Coolio; A.D. Miles (“Wet Hot American Summer,” “Reno 911,” “Dog Bites Man”) and Steve Kerper (MTV, HBO, “Amaze Your Friends”) will launch new video channels and create weekly original episodic video content for the Web.
Debuting in early 2008, these entertainers will join comedian/political satirist Harry Shearer (“The Simpsons,” “This is Spinal Tap”); music producer Don Was (The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan); independent comic filmmaker David Wain (“Wet Hot American Summer,” “The Ten”); Web phenom Andy Milonakis (“The Andy Milonakis Show,” MTV); and the new comic duo Big Fat Brain, in creating weekly series for My Damn Channel.
“Our new media platform is only four months old, but we’re growing more teeth and muscle,” said Rob Barnett, president and CEO of My Damn Channel. “Our biggest new videos are bringing in millions of viewers, and new sponsors such as Lincoln, Universal Pictures and ASCAP have signed on. We’re striking back at our old media competitors by giving our talent a new creative platform without executive interference.”
My Damn Channel’s newest artists bring with them bodies of work that are both diverse and decorated. Following is a brief overview of each:
Coolio
Coolio is an award-winning Rap superstar with over 27 million albums sold worldwide. He has won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance, an American Music Award, 3 MTV Awards, 2 Nickelodeon's Kid's Choice Awards, 2 Billboard Music Awards, and 2 ASCAP Awards. Coolio continues to perform live throughout the world. He is a composer, voice-over artist, and an actor who has appeared in over 50 films and television shows. Coolio received notoriety for his recent work in reality shows such as “Celebrity Bootcamp” and “Celebrity Fear Factor.”
Coolio is blazing new territory and taking on Martha Stewart, Rachel Ray and all other competitors by creating “Cookin’ with Coolio” for My Damn Channel. In this original weekly series, he will teach viewers to cook soul dishes that are fast, healthy and affordable. Using only the freshest ingredients from local supermarkets, Coolio will invite viewers into his home kitchen as he whips up Fall-Off-The-Bone Chicken, Soul Rolls and more. Coolio will be joined by two sexy soux chefs, “The Sauce Girls,” and by celebrity friends. “Cookin’ with Coolio” will be produced by Dead Crow Pictures.
“When it comes to the kitchen, I’m on a mission,” Coolio said. “I’m the neighborhood ghetto witch doctor superhero and I’m gonna make you forget about every other cooking show you’ve ever seen.”
A.D. Miles
A.D. Miles is an actor, writer, director and comedian whose acting credits include the cult classic “Wet Hot American Summer,” “The Ten” and “The Believer,” the winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Miles’ television credits include “Reno 911” and “Stella,” and he was a writer and star of the critically acclaimed series “Dog Bites Man” on Comedy Central. Miles performs regularly in comedy clubs and colleges across the country.
A.D. Miles is creating the original series “Horrible People” for My Damn Channel. It’s a depraved soap opera that takes place entirely at a never-ending cocktail party, where guests drink too much and are always getting murdered or pregnant. “Horrible People” will be produced by Jonathan Stern, who also produces David Wain’s “Wainy Days” series for My Damn Channel, which has been seen by nearly 1.5 million viewers.
“‘Horrible People’” is based on my belief that most of us are not as civilized as we seem,” Miles said. “We are, in fact, vile selfish beasts who are a hair's breadth away from stabbing someone over the last cocktail shrimp.”
The first episode of “Horrible People” will feature Mather Zickel (“Dancing with Shiva”) and Kristen Schaal (“The Flight of the Conchords”) starring alongside Miles.
Steve Kerper
Steve Kerper has been writing sketches in New York City for over 150 years. The first series he created was “Pirate TV” for MTV. The late Michael O’Donoghue (first head writer for SNL) saw “Pirate TV” and introduced Kerper to HBO, where he wrote and produced “Hardcore TV.” Kerper’s series gave birth to such infamous sketches as “Raging Bullwinkle” and “This Old Whorehouse.” Over the years he has written for television at FOX, CBS, ABC, FX, Comedy Central, MTV, Showtime, TV Land and VH1. Kerper has written for films at Warner Bros., Universal, Disney, Miramax and Dimension. Since “Hardcore TV,” he has worked with such notable celebrities as Civil War General John Bell Hood, Enlightenment philosopher Thomas Hobbs, Pakistani Cricket legend Shoiab Malikatani, and tons of fat people. He missed out by only 78 votes on being Secretary of Defense of Paraguay, a bitter pill to swallow.
Kerper is creating and launching two original series for My Damn Channel, on a newly-branded online destination called “Carnival of Stuff.”
“Invasion” is an animated series about two small but determined aliens ordered to conquer Earth, with decidedly mixed results. The series is written by Kerper and directed and animated by Asterisk (SNL’s TV Funhouse).
“Bedtime Stories” features YouTube cult personality and one-time pole vault medalist Grace Helbig. The series is based on traditional children’s fables retold with illustrations in a very provocative way. Kerper will write and direct the live action production with illustrations by Asterisk.
“I’m so excited about working with My Damn Channel that I’m even thinking about getting a computer so I can watch it,” concluded Kerper.
About My Damn Channel
My Damn Channel is an entertainment studio and new media platform created to empower filmmakers, actors, comedians and musicians to co-produce, distribute and monetize original, episodic video content. Programming is created by artists for the My Damn Channel site (http://www.mydamnchannel.com/) and for distribution on today's most heavily- trafficked online communities and social networks, such as YouTube and MySpace. My Damn Channel gives its artists 100% creative control to develop their own brands and new storylines. My Damn Channel produces a diverse array of music and comedy from talent including Harry Shearer, Andy Milonakis, David Wain, Don Was, Coolio, A.D. Miles, Steve Kerper and Big Fat Brain. The company is supported by an advertising revenue model, and by licensing the studio's entire portfolio of content across all forms of digital distribution, including online, mobile, VOD and DVD.
Media Contacts:
Edelman (for My Damn Channel)
Jerry Griffin
212.704.4536
Alan Lewis
212.704.4456
alan.lewis@edelman.com