Céline Dion: Not Adept At Swallowing
There have been many excellent comedy videos doing the YouTube circuit of late, each employing a clever brand of scripted humour to send half the world into hospital with laughter-induced injuries.
The suite of genius Brenda Dickson parodies, the inspired Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel videos (satirising their imaginary fuck-buddy relationships with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck respectively), and Mariah Carey's ridiculous new cip for her Samantha Fox/Tina Arena mash-up single "Touch My Body" (in which she appears now to own the hacienda from which she so expertly escaped in 1997's literally and figuratively seminal "Honey") are all fine examples of deliberate hilarity.
Yet, however side-splitting, these intelligent, carefully staged comic moments are no match for the less common but doubly impressive brand of unintentional comedy.
To this end, I bring to you below the sheer genius of Céline Dion.
The destitute Canadian songstress donated $US1m to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort in 2005 during a televised interview with Larry King. What was notable about the interview was that Céline, who experiences human emotion more acutely than anyone in history, virtually collapses from sadness during discussions about the devastation in the affected areas.
What could possibly be funny about this, you ask? Certainly, it is now very clear that the government response to the disaster was indeed woefully inadequate, and the level of human suffering was indeed unacceptable.
But Céline's particular phraseology, her endearing ESL English, and the uniqueness of a megastar imploding on camera make this indescribably memorable viewing. Please note that the video below has been innovatively doctored in certain obvious respects by one enthusiastic viewer, but the interview is otherwise entirely genuine.
Enjoy:
Since there is, in fact, such a multitude of wonderful moments in this video, I have constructed the following survey. Please participate and select your favourites (you can choose more than one).
To witness the extent to which this video has inspired the world, please also view this mini-gem:
The suite of genius Brenda Dickson parodies, the inspired Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel videos (satirising their imaginary fuck-buddy relationships with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck respectively), and Mariah Carey's ridiculous new cip for her Samantha Fox/Tina Arena mash-up single "Touch My Body" (in which she appears now to own the hacienda from which she so expertly escaped in 1997's literally and figuratively seminal "Honey") are all fine examples of deliberate hilarity.
Yet, however side-splitting, these intelligent, carefully staged comic moments are no match for the less common but doubly impressive brand of unintentional comedy.
To this end, I bring to you below the sheer genius of Céline Dion.
The destitute Canadian songstress donated $US1m to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort in 2005 during a televised interview with Larry King. What was notable about the interview was that Céline, who experiences human emotion more acutely than anyone in history, virtually collapses from sadness during discussions about the devastation in the affected areas.
What could possibly be funny about this, you ask? Certainly, it is now very clear that the government response to the disaster was indeed woefully inadequate, and the level of human suffering was indeed unacceptable.
But Céline's particular phraseology, her endearing ESL English, and the uniqueness of a megastar imploding on camera make this indescribably memorable viewing. Please note that the video below has been innovatively doctored in certain obvious respects by one enthusiastic viewer, but the interview is otherwise entirely genuine.
Enjoy:
Since there is, in fact, such a multitude of wonderful moments in this video, I have constructed the following survey. Please participate and select your favourites (you can choose more than one).
To witness the extent to which this video has inspired the world, please also view this mini-gem:
posted by Scott @ 11:02 PM
11 Comments:
At 1:16 AM, March 06, 2008,
Anonymous said…
I remember briefly seeing snippets of that interview a couple of years ago but this is a hilarious montage - well spotted and exploited Scott! (And if you're not endeared to Celine after that performance you've got no heart)
At 3:02 PM, March 06, 2008,
Anonymous said…
dude, i cannot believe that larry king asked her to sing when she was obviously hysterical! he was obviously sticking around for the end of that train-wreck.
At 8:32 PM, March 06, 2008,
Glenn Dunks said…
I love that they put Titanic clips on. Because she's talking about HURRICANE Katrina.
I voted for the KAYAK!!!
At 2:56 PM, March 09, 2008,
lisa said…
love it, but have you seen this Scott?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQrcNujVTPA
At 5:41 AM, March 10, 2008,
Scott said…
OMG Lisa. That is incredible. I have already watched it, like, a trillion times.
"Alloooo?! Allooo?!"
At 12:46 PM, March 10, 2008,
lisa said…
i know how fantastic is it! i was shown it about 3 weeks ago and i keep on watching it to see the cuts back to the hands up by her head singing "do do do" and the bit when she talks to the kid about how some people have nothing yet they have everything. classic.
glad i could share the joy with you, the same guy has done one about Beyonce, but it's not nearly as hilarious.
At 4:05 PM, March 11, 2008,
Adem With An E said…
I voted for all of them. The whole fucking thing is magical.
At 4:06 PM, March 11, 2008,
Adem With An E said…
PS: You should see the Las Vegas DVD. I bought it earlier this year and it is probably one of my favourite comedies of all time.
At 9:47 AM, March 30, 2008,
Anonymous said…
I still remember when you found this gem on youtube and I still don't know how you found it when you were on your laptop (supposedly) applying for jobs in the UK ;o)
This still makes me laugh (and cringe) every time I see it! I love how she generously donated about a third of her nightly earnings (in Las Vegas), and it was from both her and her manager - about the equivalent of each of us giving $20!
God bless Celine! Now go back and train for the Melbourne Cup! I think she'll give Hillary sWank a run for her money with coming Spring...
At 9:49 AM, March 30, 2008,
Anonymous said…
...meant THIS coming spring!
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