I Love Comedy Central - SouthPark

It’s been forever, but the wait is over! South Park’s 13th season finally begins this Wednesday. Oh? It was only November when the latest episode aired? Well, that feels like forever, especially when you consider that I’ve resorted to Rock of Love Bus and Bad Girls Club, just to name a few. Those are comedies, right? Moving on…

Reminiscing, it’s hard to believe that I watched my first episode of South Park as a 13-year-old eighth grader. I wanted to see what everyone in school was talking about; what was this crazy show? I wasn’t prepared for what I saw that night, and neither was my mom, who was curious about my sudden interest. After we finished the “Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!” episode, we both agreed it was pretty funny. Was it appropriate for me? That was debatable; my mother even remarked that there was going to be “a lot of offended people.” And even though she said something to the effect of, you shouldn’t watch this show again, she knew it was nearly impossible to censor my media intake. Anything my parents popped in the VCR, whether it was The Lion King or Goodfellas, I watched. So, of course I watched South Park, and the episodes continued to get more outrageous, yet sophisticated.



By far, one of my favorite shows of all time, South Park has definitely been getting better with age. I know all things must come to an end, but I’d love to make an exception for these four boys from Colorado.

Check out the season premiere, Wednesday, March 11 at 10 pm.

The CollegeHumor Show

What started out as a way for two friends to communicate during college is now a successful multimillion-dollar company. This is an Internet success story that we're so used to hearing by now, but it never ceases to inspire. Two friends from Baltimore, Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen, created CollegeHumor as a way to stay in touch when they went to different schools out of state. Now the site boasts over four million unique visitors per month, and features submitted and original content that appeals to the college-aged demographic.

Staff members contribute articles in addition to writing, directing and acting in original video content. The success of these videos lead to a deal with MTV to produce the CollegeHumor Show, which is an extended version of the Hardly Working series. Throughout the episodes, unrelated Internet content is also featured mixed in with storylines. Below are two of the videos that were shown in the pilot episode:





How successful the CollegeHumor Show is has yet to be seen; the second episode is tonight. Although, after reviewing comments on the website, fans really enjoyed last week's premier. Maybe you should judge for yourself; the CollegeHumor Show airs Sunday nights on MTV at 9:30/8:30c.