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I Am Obama: UPenn Alum Pokes Fun At Long Primary

DT Favorite filmmaker Matt Johnson (C’99, Mask and Wig, Phi Kappa Sigma) was fed up with the long primary and did something about it. …He created a funny parody based on the I am Legend trailer! Per Matt, “The last presidential candidate on earth… is not alone. Yay parody! Boo long primary!” Watch I am […]

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His Bachelor Party Gone Wrong…But Oh So Right

He’s shown us scantily-clad women spewing corn. He’s warned us about the perils of answering “Coke” in a Pepsi Challenge. He’s delved into the world of a man who cheats on his wife with a vacuum. And now DT favorite Matt Johnson (C’99, Mask and Wig, Phi Kappa Sigma) wants you to be careful about […]

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Funny Fridays: This Is Pretty Corny

Matt Johnson (C’99, Mask and Wig, Phi Kappa Sigma) has been a favorite of mine on DT as he continues to crank out some very funny videos of which he has been producing, directing and even starring in. This week, I want to showcase another very funny and very absurd short Matt directed for a […]

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Funny Fridays: You’ll Never Take a Pepsi Challenge The Same Way

In addition to my weekly Tuesday Tips, Wednesday Websites and Now and Then Thursday series, I want to now prove that I can add an descriptive adjective to yet another day of the week with my “Funny Fridays”. This series will showcase the works of many of our comics, sketch comedians and improv undergrads and […]

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These 6 Undergrads Are Getting Paid to Work in Entertainment

Last month I wrote about a fantastic new Penn sponsored entertainment internship program called RealArts. This program awards six paid ($2500!) summer internships – at MTV Networks, Rolling Stone magazine, Brooklyn Films, Shore Fire Media, Grand Central Publishing (former Warner Books), and Women Make Movies. Today Penn announced the winners of this internship program! 2/29/08 […]

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Two Presidents Preside: Gutmann and Clinton

Penn President Amy Gutmann with former President Bill Clinton Originally uploaded by JackieE. Today, Penn President Amy Gutmann introduced President Bill Clinton at the “Kerner Plus 40” Symposium in Irvine Auditorium. Per Penn’s press release: “Sponsored by Penn’s Center for Africana Studies and Annenberg School for Communication and by the Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies […]

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