Saturday Bonus: BadLipReading Team Tackles Herman Cain With ‘Big Potato Moths’ & More…
- Posted on October 29, 2011 at 1:33pm by
Scott Baker
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(h/t TalkingPointsMemo)
The disturbed folks at BadLipReading are certainly on a viral roll.
Their most popular recent effort by far is the Rick Perry version:
And many of you enjoyed their earlier effort featuring Mitt Romney:
Their Michele Bachmann version is a bit edgier (be warned):
In bi-partisan fashion they have taken on the President:
But proving that pop culture trumps politics…it is their sinister version of Rebecca Black’s “Friday” that has racked more than 4 million views:
The Washington Post tracked down the anonymous-for-now creator to find out how this project started:
Earlier this year, I was hired to film two radio talk show hosts. One of the hosts had a curious habit of silently mouthing words to himself while the other guy was talking. He would look straight at the guy talking, listen to what he was saying but silently mouth phrases the entire time. He wasn’t mimicking or mirroring the other guy’s mouth movements. It was almost like he was rehearsing what he was going to say, but I couldn’t understand how he could possibly know in advance what he was going to say in response to what the other guy was saying.
I was shooting with a couple of other guys, and we kept looking at each other like: “What in the world is he doing? What is he saying?” It was disconcerting. And when I got the footage back to my studio, I looked at it, and I thought, “Hey, I wonder if I could read his lips and make out what he was saying!” I just wanted a snippet. One phrase. And I tried to do it, but, again, my brain kept coming up with completely random, strange interpretations. They were mainly random word combinations like “Bacon Hobbit” and “Moose potion, poke me” — things like that. So I grabbed my microphone and recorded these phrases into the computer, and when I played that back in sync with the video, it really looked like the guy was saying it.
I was laughing so hard. I titled the video “What He Really Said” and sent it to the guys that were on the shoot with me, and it destroyed them. They were in tears. So, I did a couple of other videos like that, which just circulated between us as an inside joke.
The rest of the interview is lengthy and interesting. Read it here.
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Comments (57)
JustPeachy
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:58pmHope these guys never write for “closed caption” segments for real! LOL
Report Post »barber2
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 6:06pmFuture Saturday Night Live skit ? I remember the one with Greg Morris doing the hearing impaired video: Morris appears in small circle at bottom right of the screen. After full screen person makes a statement, small circle Morris with hands outstretched around mouth, yells the same words forward . Have never forgotten the laughs .
Report Post »barber2
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:57pmBob Dylan will be putting these to music soon…
Report Post »Jackpine Savage
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:47pmTo those who are complaining that humor is such a waste of your time, I have one thing to say.
Report Post »You must be Real fun at parties.
Lighten up, it can’t be all gloom and doom all the time. Sometimes you just gotta laugh if only to keep from Crying. :op
Jake Dog2
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 6:06pmYou are right Jakepine Savage people need to lighten up and have a laugh it is good for your health
Report Post »whatthehellbook
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:22pmWe need a real third party candidate. It’d be great to see Ron Paul v. Mitt Romney v. Obama. That would be a great race and Paul would actually have a chance to win.
http://www.whatthehellbook.com/the-book/
Report Post »HKS
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:39pmPossibly, but more likely Obama would win.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:55pmYeah, we need that like we need another term for Obama ! Scary Halloween thought..
Report Post »Eblaze44
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 6:02pmYep – you would then see Obama win. If you want a third party – after this next election start one. You have have a WHOLE spectrum of candidates, from Dog Catcher, Mayor, Councilman, State Governor, State Representatives and Senators, State Courts, then leap on to House of Representatives and Senators in Washington. If you cannot get the whole ball of wax rolling – you will always lose and you will have no power. On his own Bernard “Bernie” Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is the junior United States Senator from Vermont. He previously represented Vermont’s at-large district in the United States House of Representatives, has no power or place – except he is the one truthful Socialist Democrat in the Senate – the others parade them selves as just Democrats – but we know that isn’t true.
Report Post »dmforman
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 6:11pmThat would be a nightmare and would most likely lead to Obama again and the demise of our country. No thank you!
Report Post »SHOOTnCRASH
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 6:23pmThat is the worst possible thing. How don’t you know that?
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 1:30amMy mother and I used to mute the tv and lip-sync ALL the words.
It’s fun to do it with the news and televangelists! Hilarious!
Report Post »MR_ANDERSON
Posted on October 30, 2011 at 8:28amMy favorite two:
Cain – “All you can do is give that woodchuck a tunamelt, a romantic shoes, or a metal skull crusher…is crazy!”
Romney – “Centurions from East Asia, near Mumbai got my cooler and they took my spider jars into prison. I said, “I’m going to let you do this.”
Report Post »Doug in Seattle
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:11pmEverybody needs Toucan Stubs!?! Great laugh! Thanks.
Report Post »Jacque
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 7:44pmVote for Obama if you want a third party, THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING. vote for the Marxists and lose ALL your freedoms , smart move dumb a$$!
Report Post »Hemispheres2112
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:00pmThat was truly HILARIOUS!!! Thanks…I needed that!!!
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 4:59pmI noticed they haven’t done one with Ron Paul……probably because it wouldn’t sound any different than real life.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:52pmFunny !
Report Post »Patriot Z
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 4:53pmthats is funny as heck!
Report Post »acovenantinblood
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 4:44pmI don’t care who you are that is fricken funny!
Report Post »RedCarolina
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:52pmHilarious! Even better than the haters on youtube resent that we think it is hilarious. And yes, it is how Obama sounds off teleprompter.
Report Post »Creeker
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:32pmThe difference between Conservatives and Liberals is that Conservatives can laugh at themselves, while Libs will come off of the rails.
Report Post »Nlitend1
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 5:52pmI don’t think that that is the difference.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:19pmstraight or jokey funny, obama creeps us out totally. he is plain part lizard.
Report Post »Doctor Nordo
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:19pmLet’s creep in the frozen aisle!
Report Post »Hyena
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 3:01pmGood stuff! I’m still laughing.
Report Post »gmoneytx
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:52pmThat was great stuff, this guy is a talented dude!
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:34pmThis is some funny stuff !!! The Herman Cain example reminded me of Damon Wayans doing the prisoner skit on Mad TV.
LOL
Report Post »revel222
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:33pmDistractions and ridiculous people wasting my time…it’s not even funny!
Report Post »Semper4everSemper
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:30pmWhat’s the big deal? Aren’t these just lyrics to Moody Blues songs or was it Ten Years After?
Report Post »metalurgy
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:26pmFeminists screw??
Report Post »metalurgy
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:16pmGenius.
Report Post »YepImaConservative
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:08pmThis stuff IS pretty funny, but the fact is… this is what we get when Obama‘s TOTUS isn’t working properly, or when Obama attempts the idea of not using it… or when the TOTUS has checked itself into the Micro-Tel-eprompter Hotel, claiming it was stolen, just to get away from President mumbles, stumbles and bumbles Obama.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:32pmI agree .. this is “funny” but Obama off TOTUS can not be beat for humor!
TEA!
Report Post »dennybug
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:07pmPretty Good, as mentioned, I’m very surprised they did one of O! If it werent for that you would think it was just another attack from the left.
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 1:57pmCowboys and anthrax.
Report Post »Funny stuff.
The pop song was actually improved.
I.Gaspar
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 1:56pmAm I missing something?
Report Post »imperceptible
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:14pmToucan Stubs :)
Report Post »metalurgy
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:18pmYeah, your sense of humor.
Read my lips…
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:34pmMetalurgy:
Report Post »That’s what it was…Thanks!
But what does green eyelids mean?
c0mm0nsense
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 1:54pmNothing here move on.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 2:15pmSince when is humor “nothing.”
Report Post »Reminds me of an old joke:
Q: “How many feminists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?”
A: “that’s NOT funny”
c0mm0nsense
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 9:32pmI went to school with a chuck stein. Is that you?
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on October 29, 2011 at 10:39pmNo, it wouldn’t be using any COMMONSENSE to use my real name. ;D
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