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Kristopher Maske is a man of many hats, one of which is Creative Director of Uproxx.com. He prefers third person on profiles, likes most people he knows, and dislikes most people he doesn't. Strengths include bone structure and making mildly amusing, fairly obvious observations. Weaknesses include daytime drinking. The "e" is silent. Email him at maske-at-uproxx.com. Follow him on Twitter at @KDMaske.

Morgan Freeman Explained The Theory Of Multiple Universes On ‘The Daily Show’ Last Night

05.24.13 Written by Maske
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American treasure and giver of zero f*cks, Morgan Freeman, dropped by The Daily Show last night, and Jon Stewart must have been well aware of the veteran actor’s propensity to nod off when discussing his new movie about magicians robbing Terry Benedict’s casino (pretty sure that’s it), because at the 1:00 mark he did away with any notion that they would discuss the film and turned the conversation towards Freeman’s new passion: theoretical physics.

Freeman not only hosts Science channel’s Through the Wormhole (returning June 5th) but he also recently hosted the Fundamental Physics Prize gala in Geneva, so he can morph into Professor Freeman mode at the drop of a hat. Sure, it’s essentially rambling layman talk dressed up in the most soothing voice known to man, but as Jon Stewart so perfectly puts it: “If I had met you in college, I would get mushrooms and you and I would go to a park.” NdGT, watch your back.

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‘Beer Of Thrones’ Is The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Meets Beer Commercial Parody The Internet Deserves

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Between the impending holiday and something going on with Netflix this weekend that I can’t seem to remember at the moment, I’m not sure YouTube picked the best week to feature their YouTube Comedy Week, but that withstanding there is absolutely no denying the awesomeness that is this “Beer of Thrones” Game of Thrones-beer ad parody by Comediva.

The premise is brilliantly simple: some friends bring a sixer of “Beer of Thrones” over to a party and everyone suddenly starts turning all Westeros on each other. But the next level comedy is in the details. Me typing words doesn’t do it justice so just click play below and thank YouTube Comedy Week later.

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Duck Face Spaghetti: Improving The Internet’s Duck Face Photos One Noodle At A Time

05.23.13 Written by Maske
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The scourge that is Duck Face has been tormenting the internet since the beginning of time for as long as anyone can remember. Facebook in particular is home to millions upon millions of Duck Face selfies that research shows kill brain cells upon each individual viewing.

One group in particular has been fighting the good fight for almost a year now and should not have gone unnoticed here for this long. Ladies and gentleman, today we pay tribute to Duck Face Spaghetti, a Facebook group dedicated to fixing all those dumb photos once and for all by giving them the Lady and The Tramp treatment they are so very much begging for.

Once you scroll through this sampling of the ten best variations they have to offer it will be a wonder how you ever pictured them otherwise. You’ll also come to appreciate plate placement. That’s where the real art lies. Enjoy.

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‘Modern Family’ Made A Well-Timed ‘Arrested Development’ Reference In Its Season Finale

05.23.13 Written by Maske
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Two things Modern Family-related that cannot be denied: 1) the show has steadily decreased in DVR priority since its most excellent first season, and 2) much of the groundwork for its success was laid by Arrested Development.

So while watching last night’s Modern Family season finale in real time for the first time I can remember in years (THANKS OBAMA) I was rewarded with Phil Dunphy informing his wife she had made a huge mistake, only for Julie Bowen to deliver a pretty spot-on GOB Bluth impersonation right then and there.

It’s impossible to say whether or not this was winky recognition of the aforementioned sitcom groundwork or perfectly timed acknowledgment of the Bluth’s imminent return (I’d like to think a little of column A, a little of column B), but regardless it was just a cool gesture by a stupidly successful network show that I enjoyed and thought I’d share. Not as much as I enjoy looking at the “I’ve Made a Huge Mistake” on AD GIF wall, but cool nonetheless.

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Zach Galifianakis & Craig Ferguson Met For The First Time And Had A Delightfully Weird Conversation

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My thought’s on CBS’s web video practices are well documented. Short version: Killing them with fire might improve them. Not only was their proprietary video player developed on one of those computers you can only play a floppy disk of Oregon Trail on, they get clips up with about as much urgency as their sitcom writers think up original jokes.

So of course Zach Galifianakis’s wonderful segment on Ferguson last night has not been uploaded yet (not to mention Jason Bateman on Letterman), but thankfully YouTuber Craig Ferguson Fan is well aware of CBS’s deficiencies and has taken it upon himself to right wrongs on a grassroots level.

SOOOOO — getting back to why we’re here — homeless old lady helper Zach met Craig for the first time last night when he dropped by to promote Hangover 3 and the two telepathically agreed to just comedy improv the whole damn thing and create ten minutes of delightfulness for CBS to not share with the internet. Highlights include imaginary body hair tweets, breast mimicking, and The Crime Gypsies of Epcot. You will not be disappointed.

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Aziz Ansari Confirms That People Are Much Less Cool Once They Turn 30

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If you’ve paid any attention to Aziz Ansari’s late night appearances over the years you know that he pretty much uses them as an opportunity to work on his stand-up material — and then occasionally mentions whatever he is plugging at the moment. Last night’s appearance on Fallon was no different, except that his opening material hit home hard with a certain not-as-cool-as-they-used-to-be demographic.

As someone on the other side of thirty himself, I often look back on my twenties and think about how much time I wasted while simultaneously reminding myself how astonished the twenty-something version of me would be with all the things the current model is done with. I imagine I’m not alone here. And now we can add recently turned 30 year-old Aziz Ansari to our lameass ranks. This first bit on his evolving perception of staying out late is us in a microcosm.

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Game Of Lulz: The Internet’s Best Reactions To Sunday’s ‘Game Of Thrones’

05.21.13 Written by Maske
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Since at least a half dozen of you seemed to moderately enjoy last week’s installment, we’re back with another edition of the internet’s funniest, lulziest takes on the most recent episode of Game of Thrones.

“Second Sons” was pretty hilarious on its own (“And so my watch begins”), so you’re probably wondering if the world wide web has been up to the challenge. Well, based on the next entry’s take on this classic alone I think the answer is yes. Above via.

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We Asked A Netflix Exec Our 10 Burning Questions Prior To The ‘Arrested Development’ Premiere

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We’re days away from Arrested Development premiering on Netflix and here at UPROXX we still have SO MANY QUESTIONS. Thanks to our obsession with all things Bluth, a Netflix executive was nice enough to answer ten of our team-compiled most burning Netflix-related questions in the midst of the final countdown.

Answers are informative and to the point. Consider this your Arrested Development on Netflix best practices FAQ. May we all binge as effectively as possible.

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Watch Ken Jeong’s Hypnotic Dance Intro From Last Night’s ‘Conan’

05.21.13 Written by Maske
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As you’re all aware Ken Jeong enjoyment has steadily declined over the years, inversely correlated to his number of appearances on screen. As Vince recently and so perfectly put it over at Filmdrunk: “Ken Jeong’s best role is still as the doctor in Knocked Up, before everyone decided he was a human cartoon character.”

His career arc makes him no less of an entertaining late night guest though, as evidenced by his overly long hypnotic intro dance on Conan last night. He actually did a similar version on Fallon last week — Dustin in particular is mesmerized by gyrating Asian men, so he put it on everyone’s radar — but for some reason it wasn’t captured on the Late Night video clips so I didn’t share here.

Regardless of how often Dr. Ken Jeong pulls out his four moves, I recommend watching the first bit of this to kick start your morning. The rest of the clip (mostly explaining the evolution of his dance moves) is pretty swell as well.

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