Around this time of year a lot of people are getting really excited for Christmas, and a big part of Christmas is Santa Claus. Now I know most people are too old to believe in Santa, so that usually means there's a lot humor in a grown who still believes that Chris Cringle still comes sliding down their chimney on Christmas Eve to bring them gifts. And perhaps the people who grasped that humor best are Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld, stars of CollegeHumor's shorts entitled Jake and Amir. Together they write, film, act in, and produce shorts made specifically for the internet viewers. Amir Blumenfeld won the People's Voice Webby Award for Best Individual Performance and Jake and Amir won the People's Voice award for Comedy Series this year. Some of Jake and Amir's best videos are featured here.
But back to holiday spirit and comedy. Jake and Amir created a short last year around Christmas that takes the best of a twenty-some year old who still has faith in Santa, a misunderstanding of Jewish principles, a complete lack of understanding of various expressions of speech, a hostile video letter to Father Christmas himself, and open threats to the Big Man if he doesn't give the bad boy all the toys and leave his reindeer behind.
You can watch this fantastic holiday video here, but just a quick warning, it doesn't contain the cleanest language even if some is bleeped out or the word "fooey" is substituted. But it will most likely get a laugh out of you and make you just a little bit more excited for Christmas to roll around. Jake and Amir make me optimistic that I'll always have a constant source of laughter, even if their videos only come out on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
P.S. If you were wondering what my favorited Jake and Amir video is, it's Nutrition. Thank you Amir for making even poor health choices funny.
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