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		<title>iSteve: Funny or Die&#8217;s hilarious take on the Apple story now free to watch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devindra Hardawar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>If you thought Pirates of Silicon Valley was inaccurate, just wait until you see what the Funny or Die folks have done with its recounting of Steve Jobs'&#160;life.</p>
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<p>If you thought <em>Pirates of Silicon Valley</em> was inaccurate, just wait until you see what the Funny or Die folks have done with its recounting of Steve Jobs&#8217; life, <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/d2e0f617e3/isteve" target="_blank"><em>iSteve</em></a>.</p>
<p>The comedy site last night released the 80-minute film &#8212; its longest project yet &#8212; for <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/d2e0f617e3/isteve" target="_blank">free viewing online</a>. At the time of this post, <em>iSteve</em> has already racked up more than 123,000 views.</p>
<p>The film stars Justin Long as Steve Jobs, and <em>Lost&#8217;s </em>Jorge Garcia as Steve Wozniak (who I&#8217;m sure finds this all <em>hilarious</em>). Personally, I&#8217;m more excited to see James Urbaniak&#8217;s take on Bill Gates.</p>
<p>Even though it started out as a simple idea for a fake Steve Jobs movie trailer, <em>iSteve</em> may end up becoming one of Funny or Die&#8217;s most important releases. The film was <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/18/funny-or-dies-full-length-steve-jobs-movie-written-and-shot-in-8-days-to-be-released-april-15/">written and shot in eight days</a>, so expect things to be a bit rough. But the fact that it actually exists shows that the Internet isn&#8217;t just a place for short cat videos.</p>
<p>Funny or Die was founded by comedian Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay, who&#8217;ve collaborated on such classics as <em>Anchorman, Talladega Nights, </em>and <em>Step Brothers</em>. The site saw viral success early on with <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/74/the-landlord-from-will-ferrell-and-adam-ghost-panther-mckay" target="_blank"><em>The Landlord</em></a>, a short featuring McKay&#8217;s pint-sized daughter berating Ferrell. So far, that video has been viewed more than 80 million times.</p>
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		<title>Office Space, Beavis and Butt-Head mastermind to take on Silicon Valley HBO comedy</title>
		<link>http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/09/mike-judges-silicon-valley-hbo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devindra Hardawar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>File this one under too good to be true: Mike Judge, the comedy genius behind Office Space, King of the Hill, and Beavis and Butt-Head, is working on a dark comedy pilot for HBO called Silicon&#160;Valley.</p>
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<p>File this one under too good to be true: Mike Judge, the comedy genius behind <em>Office Space</em>, <em>King of the Hill</em>, and <em>Beavis and Butt-Head</em>, is working on a dark comedy pilot for HBO called <em>Silicon Valley</em>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/hbo-greenlights-live-action-comedy-pilot-from-mike-judge-king-of-the-hill-writers/" target="_blank">According to Deadline</a>, the pilot will shoot in Spring 2013 and will be directed by Judge. Legendary Hollywood producer Scott Rudin, who also produced <em>The Social Network</em>, will executive produce the show alongside Judge and his <em>King of the Hill</em> colleagues John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky.</p>
<p>Not surprisingly, it will be set among the modern Silicon Valley gold rush &#8220;where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success,&#8221; Deadline wrote.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m a big fan of Judge&#8217;s ability to deconstruct and mock idiots (see the hilarious, terrifying, and downright prescient <em>Idiocracy),</em> so I&#8217;m excited to see how his particular brand of humor translates to the world of startups. Between nonsense business ideas, exorbitant hype, and silly startup names, Judge surely has a lot to make fun of. It&#8217;s also a much-needed antidote to Bravo&#8217;s <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/05/bravo-silicon-valley/">Silicon Valley reality show</a>.</p>
<p>So far it looks like HBO has only ordered a pilot for the show, but if it turns out well it could lead to more episodes, and hopefully a full season.</p>
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