‘Will you at least admit that a nuclear explosion is awesome?’
| Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 7:19 pm
I enjoy it when an actor just goes for it, completely uninhibited by the fear of looking silly or being accused of going totally over the top — continuing on long after an actor with reasonable restraint would’ve stopped. Memorably hilarious scenes that come to mind include Will Ferrell throwing a tantrum in a phone booth in Anchorman and Kurt Russell screaming bloody murder over a minor arm wound in Death Proof.
Or in the case of this great clip, Stephen Colbert doing an impression of a nuclear explosion. Hilarious.
2 comments on this post
Friday, December 4, 2009, 6:23 pm (UTC -6)
Lol, that was awesome. One of the best Colbert segments. And you have to give a lot of credit to the interviewee…he comes off as a good sport.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 2:38 pm (UTC -6)
It takes a skilled performer to make such a skit watchable and laughable at the same time. Colbert is a master. Will Ferrell is another such example.
This little post actually gives me incentive to rewatch Death Proof. I still have Kurt Russell’s girly scream fresh on my mind. It’s one of the funniest scenes I’ve ever seen along with the girls kicking his rear end to oblivion.