Aussie comedy duo explain subprime meltdown

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's "Clarke and Dawe" comedy duo have a remarkably informative -- and grimly funny -- sketch about the subprime meltdown, with specific reference to the economies of the rest of the world. Link

[#1 posted by travelina , March 20, 2008 6:53 AM]

Even more hysterical Brit comedy duo Bird & Fortune explain the meltdown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ_qK4g6ntM

[#2 posted by Ape Lad , March 20, 2008 7:00 AM]

Brilliant. "People who don't know what they're doing will buy anything."

[#3 posted by slists , March 20, 2008 7:08 AM]

Another well put together primer with stick figures.
The last few slides sum it up.

http://ltips.blogspot.com/2008/03/what-is-all-subprime-crisis-about.html

[#4 posted by segmentation fault , March 20, 2008 8:24 AM]

fucking fantastic.

[#5 posted by Chocolatey Shatner , March 20, 2008 8:41 AM]

I believe this must be the rare case of "It's not funny because it's true."

[#6 posted by ianm , March 20, 2008 8:59 AM]

If you search youtube for Clarke and Dawe they have a load of great clips.

My favorite is most definitely 'front fell off' about an oil spill from a tanker:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WcU4t6zRAKg&feature=related

Thanks for the link, BB!

[#7 posted by yatima , March 20, 2008 10:08 AM]

National treasures. Their mockumentary on the Sydney Olympics is so funny it hurts.

[#8 posted by Lucifer Sam , March 20, 2008 10:54 AM]

Here's another good one - esp. if you're in the UK and know who Northern Rock and Melvin King are..

"IT'S CREDIT and IT'S CRUNCHY!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br8mOmH9frE

[#9 posted by Steiny , March 20, 2008 3:30 PM]

Ahh IANM @ #6, you beat me to it! The first thing that always pops into my head at the mention of Clarke and Dawe is "The front fell off!"

[#10 posted by Domster , March 20, 2008 4:27 PM]

National treasures indeed. New Zealand is still mourning its loss (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Dagg).

[#11 posted by DoorFrame , March 20, 2008 9:21 PM]

The front fell off!

[#12 posted by Not a Doktor , March 20, 2008 9:42 PM]

Yeah I'd have to say this is as great as the "front fell off"

[#13 posted by thornae , March 20, 2008 9:55 PM]

These guys are one of the few reasons I'd bother to watch TV, before I stopped completely.

Their dry satire and willingness to puncture political targets of all stripes have stayed good for years, and don't look to be slowing up any time soon.

[#14 posted by zuzu , March 20, 2008 10:31 PM]

ROFLMAO @ "front fell off" !!!

[#15 posted by Steiny , March 20, 2008 11:50 PM]

For everyone who enjoyed "The Front Fell Off" this version, despite the washed-out video, contains the extra 8 seconds cut off on most YouTube copies, which is perhaps the funniest bit of all:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=b0LPUI0lfVw