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The Greatest Infomercial Parodies Of All Time

The infomercial follows a simple formula: Hyperbolically overinflate a frustration of daily life, earnestly present a corny product as the easy solution, wonder aloud how expensive such a product would be, and sell it at a fraction of that imaginary price. Then repeat.

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Video: SNL star reveals crack cocaine addiction

Darrell Hammond, the longest-serving cast member ever to star on "Saturday Night Live," is speaking out about his crack cocaine abuse and self-cutting in his new memoir, "God If You're Not Up There, I'm F*cked." CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports.

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Video: Stores pull "Schweddy Balls" from shelves

"Ben & Jerry's" popular "Schweddy Balls" ice cream, based on a "Saturday Night Live" sketch featuring Alec Baldwin, has been pulled from some supermarket shelves over concerns of vulgarity. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports.

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Vampires Vs. Zombies: Max Brooks Is The (Tasty) Brain Behind Spike TV’s Live Undead Special

Nearly 40 years after Mel Brooks breathed new life into Frankenstein, his son, Max, author of "World War Z," is unearthing that other undead goldmine: zombies. You'd think the son of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft would have settled into a nice comfortable comedy writing gig. But since his days writing for Saturday Night Live, Max Brooks has instead forged a career in an unlikely niche: zombie expert

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The Perils of Copy Protection

Years ago Saturday Night Live featured a hilarious sketch--a talk show called Ruining It for Everyone . The guests were all people whose stupid, destructive acts wound up changing society forever, adding bureaucracy and rules and making life less convenient for the rest of the world.

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Friendship Day

Sunday, August 07 Corporate partnerships come and go -- unless you go into business with your best friend. To celebrate Friendship Day, we've rounded up our favorite (and most lucrative) friendships. Whether entertainers or tech geeks, these buddies mean business

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