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I have never been a big fan of MADtv; however, whenever I catch it while flipping channels what I see isn't too bad. This is especially true when the show parodies television shows. For example, a few weeks ago I saw a skit featuring Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane wondering how his show would have looked as a live-action comedy. It was quite amusing (and I wish I could find a clip of it on the Internet).

So, when TV Squad fan SJ (yes, we have fans!) hinted us about a parody that MADtv did of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip I decided to take a look. The name of the parody is Studio 69 on Van Nuys Boulevard. Instead of focusing on a fictional late-night comedy show the parody focus on a fictional late-night porn show filmed in front of a live studio audience and transmitted to millions of service men around the world. The MADtv writers were frighteningly accurate when emulating all of Aaron Sorkin's traits. There's the caustic, yet charming and funny, director of the porn show, plenty of walk-and-talks, and even a prayer circle scene, reminiscent of one we saw in the second episode of Studio 60.

The video can be found after the jump. By the way, I'm going to be copyrighting that 'live porn in front of a studio audience' thing. So, you can all just step back!

By a show of hands, how many of your were in Sweden over the weekend watching the five-minute SVT news update at midnight? If you were, you might have seen something a bit ribald on one of the monitors behind anchorman Peter Dahlgren. Apparently some staffers were watching a sporting event on a channel that shows porn after midnight. They forgot to switch the monitor back before the newscast and viewers were treated to some hot, nasty, Czech porn sex. There were no complaints from viewers, but apparently the other media outlets found it quite interesting. All I can keep thinking is that a channel that shows sporting events during the day and pornography at night would probably do really well in the states. I'm not sure why no one has thought of that.

I vaguely recall that a porn star ran for governor of California, but I never paid much attention because I figured there wasn't much chance of anyone with the word "porn" attached to their name ever being elected for public office. However, Mary Carey, the adult film vixen in question, is still sticking around, and may take another stab at this whole governor thing. Or she'll star in the new reality series called My Bare Lady, where porn stars get a chance to do legitimate theater on the London stage, she hasn't really made up her mind yet. It seems her attorney is one of the producers for the new reality series, and she was on Countdown recently to discuss her aspirations with Keith Olbermann. Now, usually I'm not that interested in adult film stars outside of their primary roles, but this was one of the most surreal exchanges I've ever seen on any news analysis show. It was like getting a glimpse at the not-to-distant future when porn stars have taken over public office and use their sexual prowess to flirt their way out of scandals while plotting to take over the world. Is it merely some vapid blonde batting pleasantries back and forth with a "serious" news anchor, or evidence of what our government may soon become? I'll let you figure that out.

This fall, the Fox Reality Channel will be airing a three-episode series titled My Bare Lady, which will take four female porn stars out of their usual element and place them on the London theater stage, where they will perform "legitimate" theater. The ladies will have only a short time to get their acting chops together for the performance in London's West End, where an audience will decide if they have what it takes.

Now, this seems interesting and all, but also just a tad condescending. The implication seems to be that porn is easy and real acting is difficult. In the interest of fairness, I think the "real" actors who train these women should themselves have to act in a porn movie. Memorizing your lines is one thing, maintaining an expression of eternal ecstasy while coated in honey and hanging upside down from a set of indoor monkey bars is something else entirely. And I speak from experience.

[via Chroma]

I'll try my best to avoid any jokes involving "hands free" phone accessories here. At any rate, I think we can all agree that there isn't nearly enough pornography. Thankfully, we may soon be able to get it on our cellphones as well. The trend is already taking off in Europe, but cellphone makers in the US have so far refused. However, like anything else that can generate money, it might not take much to convince them. Currently ratings are being drafted for mobile content that would label inappropriate content (that seems a little too convenient, but whatever). In the meantime, companies have formed for the soul purpose of providing either pornographic images or video to mobile phone users. Personally, I like to use my phone to talk to my friends and family, but I guess I'm just weird that way.

I think we can all agree that there isn't nearly enough pornography. Thankfully, Penthouse is making plans to launch both broadcast and video-on-demand networks. Soon we'll be able to choose from a veritable salad bar of porn that includes Playboy, the Spice Channel the Erotic Network, and Animal Planet. Penthouse Media raised $48 million in private funds to pay for the new endeavor.