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TV Reminder: ‘Parks & Recreation’ returns tonight at 9:30PM on NBC

Finally, finally!  The Pawnee gang led by the one and only Leslie Knope returns tonight!  In the season 3 premiere “Go Big or Go Home” Leslie is trying to convince newcomers Chris and Ben (Rob Lowe and Adam Scott) to give the Parks Department more money.  Prepare for the premiere by watching this informative and hilarious preview, and look in the gallery below for character profiles.

BONUS! Hop after the break to watch Rob Lowe flip out at the cast of Parks and Rec, presented by Funny or Die. NSFW warning is in full effect (language).

Update: Parks and Rec hit a series-high rating–6.2 million people tuned into the season 3 premiere.  That’s up 52% from its fall season premiere in 2009.  The Office lead-in helped; Parks retained 71% of its viewers.

[Images via IGN; Deadline; TVLine]

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FOD: Jewel goes undercover at a local karaoke bar

Funny or Die approached artist Jewel and asked her if she’d like to have a hand in their latest prank.  Like a good sport she said yes.  Here’s the setup: Jewel gets disguised as a mild mannered businesswoman and gets encouraged to sing some of her most popular tunes at a local karaoke bar.  Her audience is dumbfounded by this amazing voice coming out of a Plain Jane.  Not a single person realizes that behind all the prosthetics is the actual Jewel.  After some time Karen (Jewel’s alter-ego) leaves the stage and Jewel comes back as herself to perform more songs.  To our amazement most of the bar hoppers still don’t realize this is Karen and make the connection.  Watch it all go down in the video above.

[Via EW-MusicMix]

Funny or Die becomes Bieber or Die; what has the world come to?

Apparently The Bieb has taken over Funny or Die.  Not only has the site been renamed Bieber or Die; it has been decorated with all things Bieber and all the featured videos include Justin Bieber.  As much as I can’t stand the #1 Twitter trending topic for one-plus years, some of the videos here made me chuckle.  Notables include: Bieber After the Dentist and Just Bieber Screensaver.  Good thing it’s just a April Fools gag.  Well it is…right!?

Raaaaaaaandy vs. Justin Bieber; oh, it’s on.

I introduced you to comedian Aziz Ansari’s off-the-walls alter ego Raaaaaaaandy last week.  I told you all about his start in Funny People and his upcoming mixtape with TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek.  You also got sneak peek at the mixtape with the release of the first single called “Aaaaaaaangry.”  This week Raaaaaaaandy is back and this time with a targeted agenda: to bring down the young music sensation that is Justin Beiber.  As you can clearly see in the video reenactment above, an older pot-smoking Beiber clearly stole the song “Baby, Baby” from Raaaaaaaandy and turned it into his own song that he calls “Baby.”  And this has Raaaaaaaandy fired up.

Via his Twitter account Ansari is taking matters into his own hands to spread the #BieberStoleFromRandy story.  Tweets like “Is this a threat?! If I get in a ‘boating accident’ in 15 days, y’all know what really happened… RT @justinbieber 15 more days…” and “Swear I just saw 12 yr old with a doo rag & a blunt in his mouth messing w/my car. Brakes might get cut. #BiebersAfterMe;” “So scared I can’t even spell straight man. #DontFuckWithTheBieb;” and “I recorded that video months ago but held it til now cause Bieber was holding one of my nephews captive in Canada” are making waves thoughout the Twitterverse.  Anyway, this whole Raaaaaaaandy vs. The Bieb situation is hilarious and the video’s got me looking forward to more Raaaaaaaandy (and Dave Sitek) collaboration.

[Via Azizisbored; Twitter]

FoD’s Presidential Reunion (a must watch)

Why is it a must watch?  Because this video brings together some of the funniest people on Earth, reuniting old and current SNL members in the perfect way–a presidential reunion!  You’ll see the likes of Fred Armisen (Barack Obama), Maya Rudolph (Michelle Obama), Will Ferrell (George W. Bush), Darrell Hammond (Bill Clinton), Dana Carvey (Bush Sr.), Jim Carrey (Ronald Reagan), Dan Akroyd (Jimmy Carter), and Chevy Chase (Gerald Ford) perform the presidents they all became famous for portraying so spot on during their stay at SNL.  They all offer advice to Obama on how to fix Washington and the problems they left behind.  Fun fact: This (highly viral) video hit one million views in less than 24 hours; quite the feat if you ask me.  Watcha doin’ still reading this?  Watch ’till your stomach hurts!