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Today's Funnies: Paris helps EW wits land a Funny or Die slot

Jul 9, 2007, 06:00 AM | by Gary Susman

Categories: From Our Staffers, Paris Hilton, Today's Funnies

EW Hit Lister Scott Brown and video artist Jason Averett aim to become viral video stars by hook or by crook. You remember their attempt to become YouTube superstars via their 2006 mini-farce "Cheater," a.k.a. "Whose Leg Is This?" (made in collaboration with EW Senior Editor Jason Adams) — an effort chronicled in epic prose here, here, and here. Now, Brown and Averett are back, having created the music video below with EW alum Joel Stein and a much in-demand lyricist: Paris Hilton. Not that Hilton knew or could have even dreamed that her jailhouse journal jottings and her remarks to Larry King would inspire the majestic power ballad "A Process, a Gift, and a Journey," sung by Brown.

Will Paris' coattails make our heroes famous at last? Maybe. The clip has already been picked up by Will Ferrell's Funny or Die, and the celebrity chroniclers at People have also taken notice, in this awesomely-headlined article. What do you think, PopWatchers? Could this video help make its creators as famous as, say, Pearl? (But with, y'know, much longer careers?)

Paris Power Ballad

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Mel Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 11:16 AM EST

Nothing to do with this blog entry, but what happened to the Daily Funnies? I looked forward to those!

Mon, Jul 9, 2007 at 09:16 PM EST

This really sucks!!!! How uncreative can you be!!!

josher Mon, Jul 9, 2007 at 05:01 PM EST

Love Scott Brown's writing in EW, but that was lame. It even made me feel a little bit bad for Ms. Hilton, which is something I never expected to say.

GOB Mon, Jul 9, 2007 at 10:47 AM EST

Sorry, that was not funny.

Me Mon, Jul 9, 2007 at 08:45 AM EST

Ditto that, Jason.

Jason Mon, Jul 9, 2007 at 07:26 AM EST

Wow, another tiresome jab at at Paris Hilton. How timely and original. Why don't you start promoting people with actual talent instead of gimmicky crap like this?

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