Put A Tony Danza On It

After watching Mark Malkoff's "Free Cab Rides" video, we were particularly struck by the part where Mark and his driver Sean decide to "Tony Danza" the cab.

Brilliant.

An ode to Tony Danza's turn in TAXI, sure, but why not an ode to Tony Danza in general? We're ashamed to admit that we think about Who's The Boss? on almost a daily basis. Like, who WAS the boss? That question has boggled us since we were seven. So, we thought, let's Tony Danza some sh*t.

(Jeff Bezos "Put A Tony Danza" on the Kindle Fire!)


(Wanna make How To Make It In America a better show?
"Put A Tony Danza On It!")

Here, maybe you wanna "Put A Tony Danza On It" yourself?

Go for it! You know how on Portlandia they "Put A Bird On It?" Well, maybe the rest of us should "Put A Tony Danza On It." Maybe you want to help a new generation embrace a beloved 80's sitcom star due to an obscure but indefatigable movement to put his likeness in unexpected places!

Or, you know, maybe you're just bored and you don't suck at Photoshop. Either of those reasons could lead to a perfectly acceptable decision to "Put A Tony Danza On It." Just be sure to let us know if you do.

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Mark Malkoff's "Free Cab Rides"

Taxi Driver. Taxi. Cash Cab. That movie With Jimmy Fallon, Queen Latifah and Gisele Bundchen that no one will ever admit to seeing.

There's something glamorous and romantic about taxis, right? Who doesn't wish they could jump into one and say "Follow that car!" Or "Step on it!" Or "Don't you dare try to take me down the FDR during rush hour!"

A few weeks ago Mark Malkoff tried to make some taxi riders' dreams come true, so long as their taxi-riding dream wasn't more complicated than getting from one place to another:

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Highlights include when Mark and his driver "Tony Danza" the cab:

And Mark's costume changes:

Make sure you follow Mark on Twitter and Facebook so that the next time he's looking for someone to be in a video, it might be you. You might even get a free meal out of it, so long as you don't mind sitting in your food:

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Feels Old Man

Oh, Slacktory.  How did you know that we all feel like cranky old men all the time?  Your new meme, "Feels Old Man: The Advice Meme for Young Old People" is the best repurposing of a Clint Eastwood image since this guy's chest tattoo:


(Image via TONY)

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Fly to LA to Meet Patricia Heaton and David Hunt!

Thanks to the magic of the internet, every episode of the "You're in Sports" gang's regret-and-gin-soaked shenanigoats is available for free and forever on our Versailles channel, thus completely negating the need to fake your own death and move to a new city under an assumed identity.  Besides, such a mad plan would be doomed to failure.  If there's anything Evelyn Anders & Co. have taught us, it's that escape from one's past is impossible.

But what's NOT impossible is a chance to actually meet Versailles stars Patricia Heaton (Evelyn) & David Hunt (Colin) in Los Angeles. 

How?  By entering the Versailles Sweepstakes Giveaway on our Facebook page! 

Here's the deal: "like" us on Facebook, then enter as many times as you want to increase your chances of winning. 

Plus, every time someone else enters the sweepstakes after YOU invite them, you get THREE ADDITIONAL ENTRIES. 

And while you're at it, go ahead and "like" our official Versailles Facebook pages for a full FIVE ADDITIONAL ENTRIES.  It's almost obscene how many chances we're giving you to win this.

Complete, lawyer-y entry information can be found here.  And follow us on Twitter to keep up to date with all the latest sweepstakes info.

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GOD GIGI MORMON TONYS

Huge Congrats to Sir Trey Parker, Sir Matt Stone, Sir Bobby Lopez and the cast and crew of The Book of Mormon -- and especially to our My Damn Channel BrotherMan, Josh Gad !

You guys give every content creator in the world the thrill o' victory. Your Magic Insanity is Completely Inspiring.

For God's Sake...See Josh Gad now in "GIGI: Almost American" on My Damn Channel, willya!?

If you "Donate Good Cause" by watchin and sharin GIGI episodes, we'll promise to deal with the devil and get u more MORMON tix to giveaway.  Whattanite!

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Awards 'n Extras

Season One of My Damn Channel's hit show Gigi: Almost American may have come to an end, but that doesn't mean everyone's favorite pie-eyed foreigner is MIA.  On the contrary, each Wednesday will see the debut of new Gigi-related bonus material.  Sort of like a DVD extra, except, you know, on your computer.  You can stretch your throat muscles with a little Gigi theme song karaoke, or bop along to Episode 2's bouncy, '80's-inspired "Squirt Gun" (free download included!).  There are also outtakes, promos, and interviews galore—everything you need for your Elks Club's next Gigi: Almost American theme party.  And look out for more in the weeks to come.

And since we're talking about Gigi, we'd like to take this opportunity to wish our pal Josh Gad good luck this Sunday at the Tony Awards.  The Gigi creator/star is up for Best Lead Actor in a Musical for his awesome work in Trey Parker & Matt Stone's The Book of Mormon.  BOM is also up for Best Musical, Best Original Score, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Direction, Choreography, Orchestration, Scenic Design, Costume, Lighting, and Sound.  I mean holy shit, right?  That's a lot of nominations.  Break a leg, Elders!

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Tony! Tony! Tony!

UPDATE: Watch the Tony Awards Live - Sunday, June 12th 8/7c on CBS

The Book of Mormon is the most nominated show on Broadway with 14 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and 2 nominations for Best Actor in a Musical (Josh Gad - star of Gigi: Almost American on My Damn Channel, and Best Actor for Andrew Rannells!

Check out the full list here.

Congratulations to Matt Stone, Trey Parker, and Robert Lopez for turning Broadway on its ear, to all of the amazing cast and crew, and especially to our main man, Josh Gad! 

The only way you're getting tickets to this show now is to perform unspeakable acts unfitting to print here, so click on www.MyDamnChannel.com/Gigi to catch Josh as Gigi, a lovable foreigner with dreams of fitting in as an "average American."

New episodes every Wednesday!

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The Temp Life Season 5, Episode #5: "The Hungover"

It's Monday, and that means it's back to work - but wait!  There's good news!

"Good news?" you ask.  "How could there be any good news, you jackass?"  Well, Mondays mean that another new episode of The Temp Life has premiered on My Damn Channel, and this week everyone at the Celtons office is hungover - just like you are from all that New Year's celebrating you did.

So enjoy, and don't worry: Friday will be here soon enough.

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Time for The Temp Life!

We've been watching The Temp Life, a series about the head of a temp agency who falls from grace and has to temp his way back up the ladder, since CJP Digital Media created it in 2006 for Spherion Staffing Services. 

With the premiere of Season 5, The Temp Life becomes  the longest-running original branded entertainment web series. and we're very proud to add The Temp Life to our roster, because The Temp Life's Season 5 was written by "Legend of Neil" writers Tony Janning and Gabe Uhr, will feature guest appearances by Taryn Southern, Tony Janning and Milo Ventimiglia, and-- not least of all--  because it features some familiar faces:


Illeana Douglas as "Eve Randall"


Sandeep Parikh as "Stevie P."

 
Wilson Cleveland as "Nick 'Trouble' Chiapetta"

 
and Craig Bierko as "Eddie Chiapetta"

We won't bore you with stories of our own experiences as temps.  Like the time we worked as a typist for a religious cult that sold yoga classes.  Or the time we worked for a legal headhunter who made us cut and paste newspaper articles into scrapbooks that she could read each night when she took the subway home.  Or the time we worked as a receptionist for a major television network and wrote down in our personal contact list all the extensions for the programming executives-- you know, just in case. 

We won't tell you about all of those stories because they're not nearly as interesting as the season premiere of Season 5, which you should totally watch right now-- unless you're a temp currently on assignment, in which case: finish your work, turn in your time sheet, get your supervisor's signature and watch The Temp Life only when you're sure no one has any other work to dump on you assign you.  Trust us.

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Jimmy Kimmel: Handsome Men's Club

And the Oscar goes to:

JIMMY KIMMEL.

Last night's Oscar special on Jimmy Kimmel Live featured Robert Downey Jr and the premiere of the trailer from Iron Man 2.

But the video that must be seen now - over any Monday morning work priority - is the HANDOME MEN's CLUB, starring its President Mr. Kimmel and the most A-list cast to ever grace video virality.

Prepare to be Handsome:

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