Day: April 20, 2010

The new FOX series Glee has earned critical praise and a cult-like devotion from its first season fans, and tonight's all-Madonna tribute shouldn't change that. Fanning the flames even more? Glee decided to host an open casting call on FOX-owned MySpace for professional actors and singers, as well as amateurs, old enough to play high school students in the show's second season. You have until April 26 to submit. So far, thousands already have done so. And even comedic performers are getting into the act. Although I'm not sure this entry from Candy Slice counts, since it's a group and they're covering Ludacris (not on the approved song list?). If you'd like to see these ladies host a live variety show, then mark April 23 on your calenders and head to Gotham City Improv. Roll their clip. So that's a fake. What about this real entry, though, from YouTuber MirandaSings08? Despite being essentially already a character imagined up by Colleen Ballinger, Miranda filed the actual monologue and song per the rules and has thousands of fans and subscribers already. Let her tell you! Glee monologue She's I guess sincerely fake. As in, she wants Miranda Sings to get the role. And then there is Michelle Vargas. Vargas, one half of My Damn Channel duo Grace N Michelle, has posted personal videos of herself singing on YouTube for a few...

Remember when we used to be scared of vampires and not wanting to have sex with them? The current pop culture trend of sexy vampires — as seen in TV shows, movies and books that become movies — has gotten ridiculous. So why not play that up by trying to duplicate the success of sexy scary creatures with, no, not the werewolf (sorry, Team Jacob, and hey, the real Team Jacob is on Lost, protecting the island, and not getting all melodramatic on Twilight, suckers). We're here to show you a clip of the fake HBO series, Mummy! Starring Lizzy Caplan and Martin Starr rotting in bandages, and Adam Scott as the "fleshie" human with the weird facial hair. In an amazing coincidence, season two of Party Down premieres April 23 on Starz (and thereafter on Netflix), starring all three of these fine comedic performers as Hollywood dreamers stuck catering private parties. Roll the...