Ricky Van Veen's GET EXCITED

“ Is Obama willing to speak hard truths? Is he willing to say that home ownership is for those with sound credit and solid jobs? Is he willing to say that credit, whether for auto loans, or student loans, or consumer purchases, should be restricted to those who have shown the maturity to manage debt — and no others need apply?

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Systemic Failure - Pat Buchanan

My dad always sends me these Pat Buchanan articles. I like picking through them and see what I agree/disagree with. I think the above quote makes sense, though his discussion about the financial sector offering sub-prime loans because politicians pressured them to is absurd. If a finance guy makes money on a transaction, that’s all the reason he needs to do it.

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Known Gary V for a while, but first time I’ve heard him speak in public. Best talk at SXSW, by far. An unexpected motivational speech.

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SXSW: Line of the Night

Julia Allison: If I were a guy, I’d be such a whore.

Nick Kroll: Are you a guy??

Went to see “I Love You, Man” tonight at SXSW. It absolutely killed. My only complaint was that you couldn’t hear all of the jokes because people were laughing too loud.

Stellar performances from Rudd, Kroll, Huebel, and Aziz.

See it for sure.

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Best Press Release of 2009

via Jeremy

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'Seinfeld' cast to appear on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'

Huge.

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CollegeHumor Show Tonight

The episode that airs tonight is actually the pilot we shot and used to sell the show to MTV. Thus, it’s a bit different in format and style than the other shows. And everybody looks different. But still a good episode.

It stars my friend Rachel Specter in the role of “hot girl in a wheelchair.”

Check it out!

Prank War 7: Live

Here goes. Well done Streeter and everybody else from production who made it happen.

SXSW Panel

I’m hosting a panel at SXSW Interactive this year.

It’s on Saturday March 14th at 5pm. If you’re going, come join us. We’ll be talking about comedy on the web and TV and hopefully that will lead into a larger discussion about where we’re headed in a broader sense for filmed entertainment.

I’ve put together a great group of friends which I chose with the intention of having a group both insightful and entertaining. Per the SXSW site, here’s the description:

Ricky Van Veen (CollegeHumor.com) leads a panel that discusses the differences between television content and web content, and considers some creative and technological approaches that might bridge that gap in the near future.

Panelists:

Meredith Scardino Writer, The Colbert Report
Keith Richman CEO, Break Media
Avner Ronen CEO, BOXEE
B.J. Novak, The Office