JibJab, the digital comedy network run by brothers Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, have driven a stake into the heart of the year that was 2006 with its latest animated production. Titled Nuckin’ Futs!, the cartoon recaps the year’s insanity to the tune of ‘Jingle Bells’ as elementary school children sing about the follies of such political and pop-culture figures as Dick Cheney, Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein, Britney Spears, Mel Gibson and Lance Bass. The Spiridellis’ premiered the short on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno earlier this week and announced its availability today on both JibJab.com and MSNVideo.com.
“The web gives us the creative freedom to make videos we think are funny without having to worry about what a studio executive is going to think,” the Spiridellis brothers comment. “We are in the midst of a media revolution where mega-media conglomerates are losing their grip on the audience and new brands like JibJab are being born. It’s a very exciting time to be creative entrepreneurs.”
Nuckin’ Futs! follows JibJab’s October launch of The Great Sketch Experiment, a sketch comedy contest produced in partnership with renowned film director John Landis. JibJab also recently collaborated with “Weird Al” Yankovic, animating the video for his new song, ‘Do I Creep You Out?,’ which satirizes American Idol winner Taylor Hicks. Both can be viewed free of charge at JibJab.com.
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