This man is a southern genius.
For some reason, my Zach Galifianakis interview is getting passed around webby-internet “new” media after my drunken posting of it yesterday. This morning, it appeared on the front page of The Daily Beast, a web site specializing in web-content.
“Galifianakis Gets Galifianakis’d
Usually, Zach Galifianakis is the off-kilter interviewer making guests uncomfortable, but on a recent press junket, Gordon Keith decided to turn the tables on the actor, with hilarious results.”
Now it’s being debated on Reddit. And MetaFilter. UPDATE: It’s now on Gawker. And Huffington Post. And Entertainment Weekly. And Buzzfeed. And Slashfilm. And the Daily What. And The Frisky. And Celebuzz. And Manolith. And New York Magazine’s blog. And Videogum. And icanhascheezburger. And I really like the analysis on Film Drunk. And Stuff Christians Like. And Some eCards. And Sports Illustrated (very bottom). And OK Magazine. And sadly D Mag’s Frontburner, where my friend Tim gets a kick outta flame-baiting my haters. It has even jumped the pond.
To answer a few important sexual questions. Zach Galifianakis is brilliant, and a damn fine actor. No, he was not “in” on it. There was no “in.” I suck as an interviewer, hence I throw them comedic softballs that they can hit outta the park. I thought Zach did just that. “Don’t forget to smell Emma” is my new ringtone.
Outside of my birth, sitting down with Zach was the highlight of my life. The second greatest highlight was talking with the man you see below. Another American hero. From Canada.
In conclusion, nothing.
A nifty new way to Rick-roll
http://gizmodo.com/5669317/student-hides-rick-astleys-song-in-college-paper
I’m going to go brush my teeth with a cactus now so I can feel better…chuck.
genius
that was pretty fckin funny. nice work. keep it up man.
Oh, so now that you’re famous you can find time to update? I just hope nobody accuses you of stealing his bit. Gordo’s been doing this bit for years. Greatness.
Lobster claw fun dip!
“Texas newscaster Gordon Keith”
eracerX if this was reddit i would upvote you so hard. By the way, Gordo, Stephen Colbert, among others, reads reddit. It’s where viral happens. You might want to shut your phone off soon… How are your left hand?
I’m a clean white boy from SA. Great job Gordo. Also, It takes me 13minutes to watch football game. Thanks for the idea
Hey – props. You did a brilliant job! Seriously, I thought this was funnier than the latest Bruce Willis Between Two Ferns.
Highlights
“Wizard of Oz, Sling Blade, LOST”
“Emma Roberts – star of Emma Roberts movies…”
and the best line of all
“Have you worn a sweater before?” – “Never on film.”
Really funny stuff. Great job,
Yo
yeah, i’ve seen it on thedailywh.at and buzzfeed. you are like, totally famous on the internet. way to go.
great gordo on slash films… really famous now…his seacret desire…http://www.slashfilm.com/
http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/10/21/lol-fernsstyle-interview-zach-galifianakis/
I was in high school and Boy Scouts with Zach. I remember him as a goofball kid. Now, he’s a goofball adult. Some things never change.
God bless that magnificent bastard.
gardo you got balls of steel,as we say in the hood,”you go hard” or “you one hundid”
Your national exposure is long overdue. Great job, Gordo.
Now you’ve really made it. Stuffchristianslike.com has been exploding in popularity the last year, and now your Zach interview has been posted there: http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/10/zach-galifianakis-gets-two-ferned-awkward-awesome-video/
The StuffChristianslike guy’s name is Jon Acuff, and his Tweet name is Prodigaljohn. I mention this because he just tweeted this:
prodigaljohn
I don’t like exaggerating, I just don’t cotton to it, but life feels a little more complete having discovered @gordonkeith
You made it to Entertainment Weekly http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/22/zach-galifianakis-interview/
Now garnishing praise on metafilter:
http://www.metafilter.com/96905/Its-Kind-Of-A-Funny-Fern
Holy crap…this is really blowing up. I saw it yesterday and the whole family was giggling in the car this morning when the audio was played. Does this mean your finally going to accept that offer from SNL? Don’t even think about it bad boy. If you leave us I will put a beatdown on you that even mushmouth would admire. Gordon…you have your 15 minutes now run.
[...] eventually plays into the questions Keith is throwing at him, but according to Keith’s blog, Zach wasn’t “in” on the awkward [...]
According to the Sports Illustrated article, Gordo is a “News Anchor”
To funny SI lists you as a “news anchor.” The other day they listed one of T&A girls from a local radio station as an “employee.” I guess both terms are a little loose.
Can you please post all of your interviews because you are hilarious!…
And I think I want to smell you now.
[...] a quick adjustment, he gets on-board. I find the internet discussion about whether he was “in on it” to be a bit odd; the guy’s a comedian, he can [...]
i just think that was a fart fall down funny interview with Galifianakis!!
nice fuckin work!
[...] mere presence — instead, as Keith explains on his blog, the interviewer was simply [...]
You are effing brilliant. I am admittedly a comedy snob and I can’t stop watching this interview. Every time I watch it I find some new genius subtlety. Brilliant!!!!
My only advice to you at this moment – watch out for overexposure, because this is going to skyrocket you.
[...] Zach Galifianakis is a genius For some reason, my Zach Galifianakis interview is getting passed around webby-internet “new” media after [...] [...]
[...] case of Keith being thrown completely off the rails by Galifianakis’ mere presence ? instead, as Keith explains on his blog, the interviewer was simply trying to have a good time with the [...]
“So I apologize for this interview being incomplete.”
Pure genius.
[...] of Keith being thrown completely off the rails by Galifianakis’ mere presence — instead, as Keith explains on his blog, the interviewer was simply trying to have a good time with the [...]
Zach Galifianakis is a genius « Gordon Keith.com…
Here at World Spinner we are debating the same thing……
Dude, you are a genius too. You committed man – didn’t flinch at all. Awesome. I have been forwarding and posting this video everywhere. Get yourself to Hollywood immediately – will be looking for more hilarity from you in the future!
Amanda Peet is right: What are you doing (t)here???
Also, she does have enormous teeth.
You unoriginal hack. You watched Between Two Ferns and tried imitating a genius while making yourself look like an incompetent comedian. This is pathetic.
I know the last comment was 2 yrs old , but if every asshole has an oppinion what do they go to the bathroom with?
I revisted your interview after first seeing a while back and I have to say man you are no one hit wonder, you have great timing , shoot from the hip remarks , witty intelligent conversational & improvisational word play. “Compare & Contrast this film to all other films that came before this film?” Who thinks of this. What an awesome homage to one of the Great Comedic Minds. He immediately recognized your talent with that opening line and your dead pan reaction.
I especially like this because I am a big Galafianakis fan and because you some how managed to get David Sedaris in the conversation too. Another amazing Carolinian humorist.
I also want to say your Amanda Pete interview was great.
She has a great sense of humor and she is stunning to boot.
Thanks Gordon and keep it up you have a special mind