Zach Anner is frigging awesome.
Oprah Winfrey may soon be regretting not jumping on the Zach Anner bandwagon a little sooner if she doesn't give him a show soon. Late last month, when a video featuring a very funny gentleman with Cerebral Palsy showed up online, many, many people flocked to see what Austin-based comedian Zach Anner was selling. In that case, he was auditioning for Oprah, who's got a brand-new network to run and called for people to submit their auditions to appear on the network. Anner's Oprah audition quickly became the thing of internet legend, and it appears-- with a brand-new video released today-- that he's not ready to just sit back and let Oprah come to him: he's taking his very specific brand of comedy onto the streets of Austin. The time has come to ask ourselves, "Is Zach Anner the Comedy hero of 2010?" I think he may be, friends. See it all for yourselves below, my gentle Examiner readers...
I don't want to go so far as to say that I've got a man-crush on Zach Anner, but it's something perilously close to that: this dude is hilarious. Based in Austin, the comedian is notable for having Cerebral Palsy (not the sort of thing that you generally see comedians running rolling around with). Late last month, Anner made the news by releasing a video (which we'll go ahead and embed at the bottom for those that missed it) that was to serve as an audition for Oprah's new network. The media giant had asked for people to submit videos to her auditioning for a travel show, and Anner's became one of the most popular almost overnight. Now he's back with a new clip to prove he ain't a one-hit wonder, and it may be even funnier than the first:
Funny stuff, right? How this guy doesn't already have a show is beyond me, guys. He's already funnier than about 80% of everything that's currently airing on Comedy Central. Let's take a look at his original Oprah audition tape, just for those of you who are just joining the Zach Anner show, already in progress: Look, if you're not already onboard with Zach Anner, you and I have very little to talk about. As the first video implies, Anner's currently hard at work editing the second half of his "Rolls Through Austin" epic. We can only hope that this leads to many more Zach Anner videos in the future-- if not a whole full-blown TV series. I'm willing to bet that a Zach Anner show would take off with a vengeance. I hereby declare Zach Anner our "Comedy Hero of 2010". Yes, even in a year where Dane Cook has a new album coming out, we've decided to give this one to one of the little guys...but we're not expecting him to stay that way for long. Awesome work, Zach. Now, about that Oprah thing... If you're as big a fan as I am, head on over to THIS PAGE to help Zach win Oprah's little show giveaway. You can cast your vote in favor of Mr. Anner immediately, and even though he's got a substantial amount of them already on his side (a little over 3.5 million at the time of this writing), we don't want to see some sneaky bastard who isn't nearly as funny come up and snatch it away from him at the last minute, do we? You know how these internet-based contests work. Head on over to THIS PAGE right now and vote for Zach Anner! And if that doesn't work, I'm going to go ahead and say Anner for President, 2012. That's all we've got for you for now, folks, but stay tuned for more as it becomes available. In the meantime, we've got all manner of funny videos, news, reviews, interviews, recaps, funny pictures, and more to keep you entertained all summer long, so hit the "Subscribe" button up top to get all of it delivered straight to your inbox, free of charge, the moment it's published. Why, if that wasn't enough, we've also got some other recent Comedy Examiner articles for you to look over while you're here: PREPARE TO BE DISTURBED: EPIC WIN BURLESQUE BRINGS THE "GHOSTBUSTERS BURLESQUE" SHOW TO THE STAGE IN NYC (WITH VIDEO)-- in which you'll see a video of one of the most horrifyingly erotic things you've ever seen. Better make sure you're not at work for this one, folks. THE UNLIKELY JEREMY LONDON KIDNAPPING STORY JUST KEEPS GETTING MORE UNLIKELY: WIFE CRASHED A CAR THROUGH A 7-11-- in which we finally agree with the skeptics and say, "Yeah, Jeremy London's probably making all that crap up. Dude just likes him some crack". WILL MARVEL AND PIXAR BE TEAMING UP FOR SOME SUPERHERO SHORT FILMS?-- in which we investigate the likelihood of Disney's Pixar teaming up with Marvel Studios to produce some really trippy short films. Hey, it could happen. FUNNY VIDEO: THE FUNNIEST PARODY OF "JON AND KATE PLUS 8" OR "17 KIDS AND COUNTING" YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ALL DAY (WITH VIDEO)-- in which we live up to the headline and bring you the funniest parody of TLC's programming you'll see not just all day, but ever. Yeah, it's that funny. (photos: screencaps)
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