Call me nutty, but I thought trying to get a laugh by mocking the fashion and culture trends of the 80s was already pretty played out by the time Sandler did it with The Wedding Singer in ’98. That probably shouldn’t have been the case, but the 90s were just too snarky and referential to allow a good thing to last. By the time all of the same bad hair and “Miami Vice” jokes were dug up again for last year’s Hot Tub Time Machine, I couldn’t believe that there were filmmakers out there still treading over such well worn ground trying to pick the bones of the dead for what few laughs may be left. I don’t even want to tell you what my reaction was to the trailer for this year’s entry into the “hey, remember the 80s?” genre, Take Me Home Tonight. So it is with great trepidation that I must report that Jason Segel has signed on to star in a 80s era comedy called Undercover Cop. The script, which has yet to be written, will be based on the true story of an undercover cop who infiltrated the New Jersey crime world at the height of acid washed jeans and feathered hair and whatever else nonsense they’re going to drag out of mothballs and parade around like cutting edge satire. Jason Micallef, who wrote the comedy Butter, has been hired to put the script together. I hope he turns out to be a miracle worker, [Due to Content Scraping and Theft, we have been forced to try abbreviated feeds. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and woud very much appreciate you clicking through to view the full article on FilmSchoolRejects.com]

I’ve often heard that the last genre to be invented was the Mockumentary, but recent years may have added an addendum to that with the rise of the Bromance. Fans of the hetero man-love genre will certainly remember Paul Rudd and Jason Segel’s characters Peter and Sydney from the 2009 comedy I Love You Man and their extreme fandom of the band “Rush”. Well, thanks to the rise of high-end video content on the Internet we’re able to relive all of their most repeated catch phrases without having to wait for an actual sequel. In this short the two BFFs share a scene with the guys from “Rush” depicting an awkward back stage interaction at one of their shows. While I was pretty charmed by Neil Peart’s acting, I personally had to hit the “Die” button due to the dearth of original jokes. But for all of those people who like to relive the familiar and flock out to the theaters in droves for sequels, this may be a real treat.

A new promotional image from The Muppets has struck, featuring Jason Segel and his new best pals: a frog, a pig, a beeping scientist, a non-beeping scientist and a giant monster. It’s good to know that the cast is having so much fun during production. Also, it’s great that Beeker is holding up what looks like a screwdriver (the non-alcoholic kind) and staring at it with a look of abject fear. Check out the happy-go-lucky image for yourself:

This week, Fat Guy Kevin Carr dresses up in a big red suit and sneaks into people’s houses. The only difference is that he sneaks into the houses of all the naughty girls. But before he can manage that undertaking, he sets his sights on the last wash of movies hitting the multiplexes this season. He travels with Jack Black to the Bermuda Triangle in Gulliver’s Travels then heads out west to catch a killer with True Grit. Finally, he brings his Christmas movie watching to a close by stabbing himself in the face with Little Fockers. Ho ho ho, the humanity!

Even though he’s had many of the famous comedians of the day on his talk show, Zach Galifianakis has never interviewed Zach Galifianakis on Between Two Ferns. Hopefully with his continued success, and the recently divulged information that he’ll be in the new Muppets movie, that will change. Interviewing Galifianakis was a great pleasure, and it would be nice for Galifianakis himself to have that pleasure. Co-star of Due Date, Robert Downey Jr let the news slip and was immediately kicked out of Galifianakis’s wolf pack. However, it’s great news for fans of comedy, because his style should blend well alongside Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and the Muppet gang. [E!]

A short time ago I was given the opportunity to sit down and talk to Jason Segel of the Universal Pictures animated offering, Despicable Me. In the film, Segel plays the nerdy Vector  – the nemesis of the main character Gru (Steve Carrell). He is way too geeky to be as cocky as he is. Holed up in his sleek house/fortress, Vector can usually be found in his orange warm-up suit, playing video games while plotting his nextmove. His favorite weapon is a gun that fires live pira-nhas. Unfortunately for him, Vector has a hard timekeeping the carnivores inside the gun’s barrel… Click on through the jump to see what Segel had to say about the film, his role as Vector, and whatever else came to mind during a quick but informative Q&A. Below are some of the highlights of that event.

This week, Fat Guy Kevin Carr found himself awake on a distant planet being hunted by macho Rastafarian aliens. Then he realized he was still dreaming. Sucked back into reality, he dove into the 3D experience of Despicable Me and reached for a dunce cap for Predators.

I’ve been looking forward to Despicable Me for a while; having seen trailers, the 3D animated film out of Universal looked like it had the potential to be a lot of fun. While I was far from unhappy with the final product, what seems increasingly to be a universal truth surfaced once again — all computer animated film fare is measured against the visual and storytelling juggernaut that is Pixar… and they remain the unwavering king of the mountain. Despicable Me is the story of Gru (Steve Carrell), a past-his-prime villain heavy on unsavory aspirations but lacking in execution. One day Gru learns that every baddie, himself included, have been left eating dust when a mystery evil genius steals one of the Great Pyramids. Not content to be outdone, Gru devises a plan to infiltrate a secret base, swipe their experimental shrink ray, and steal the moon.

At first, I was blinded by the light. Upon seeing former Doctor Who vixen Catherine Tate for a split second in this first trailer for Gulliver’s Travels, I was smitten. After viewing the trailer a second time, I saw what was really going on.

To answer the question, nothing. At least, that’s what we’re telling airline officials in this new red band trailer for Universal’s upcoming comedy Get Him to the Greek.

Universal Pictures has provided us with the trailer, photo gallery and poster for Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nick Stoller’s next comedy, Get Him to the Greek, which spins off the character of Aldous Snow (Russell Brand). And well, it’s pretty damned funny.

Fresh with a new name, the Muppets will be saving the Rec Center and achieving greatness.

With a Conchord no less!

Ever since Universal Pictures released the first teaser trailer for their upcoming animated comedy Despicable Me back in July, I’ve been curious about it. After trailer two, I’m interested.

While none of us are man enough to say, we think that ‘I Love You, Man’ was pretty cool, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t find 5 things to break up over.

As you may know, the Paramount Pictures comedy I Love You, Man has hit theaters today. And in addition to Cole Abaius’ positive review of the film, we also wanted to give you a sneak peak via a few clips, just in case you are still on the fence.

With Neil hobnobbing at SXSW and getting swamped with festival coverage and all those awesome parties, Kevin punts the show with two special guests: Chris Alexis from 7mpictures.com and Kristin Dreyer Kramer from NightsAndWeekends.com.

Kevin Carr reviews this week’s new movies: Knowing, I Love You, Man and Duplicity.

Make no mistake. I Love You, Man is a romantic comedy. It’s just a platonic one.

Paul Rudd and Jason Segel talk to us about male bonding, improvising and being two of “Comedy’s New Legends.”