Will Colvin: Tramp fighting and coke with hookers in the newsroom. It’s the Inception of video journalism about journalism
Dr Mumbo hadn’t been expecting to hear much more about Will Colvin, the man who pulled a George Costanza during his less than stellar stint on news.com.au.
But this very entertaining video interview with Sneaky mag editor James Branson about the commissioning process of the article, along with its aftermath is a great postscript.
On the one hand, Dr Mumbo isn’t convinced that Colvin’s nickname at high school was “the fat goth”. And on the other, he doubts that Mr Colvin really brought two prostitutes into the newsroom and snorted cocaine off the editor’s desk with them.
If you can only watch one semi-fictionalised video interview about the overreaction to a hyperbolic feature article today, then Dr Mumbo strongly recommends you make it this one.
Dr Mumbo can’t wait to read an article in Sneaky about the reaction to this video reacting to the articles about the article.
Wow! It’s like a mash-up of Corey Worthington and Alan Partridge.
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This is shocking. Why weren’t there two cameras on this? It must have taken hours to edit it. James Branson might be exaggerating when he says that he is not as much of a see you next Tuesday as Andrew bolt. He us giving him a run for his money here.
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Clever.
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Why is there discussion around his balding hairline?
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How did he do all this in 4 night shifts?
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Trainwreck. Slowmotion. Bring it.
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Smart. This clip will blow up.
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It’s like Nathan Barley has come to life.
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Go home, Will. You’re embarrassing yourself
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Ed Pullen your beard will blow up!
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He’s about as good a comedy actor as he is a journalist.
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His father must be so proud.
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I have no idea who this guy is, but that was bloody funny!
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Can friends or family please do an intervention for this poor delusional young man, it’s just getting embarrassing now. I actually had to look away it was so painful to watch.
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Well played. Seems like some of you are a bit thick though as it’s clearly fictitious (and has a disclaimer at the end stating so).
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I am reporting this to the authorities. There should be an investigation into these goings on immediately. This man should be fanned from the internet. Is that possible?
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Banned not fanned, bloody autocorrect.
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Jesus Christ, for a bunch of pseudo-intellectuals none of you can recognize a joke when you see one. Lighten the fuck up and realise youre having the piss taken out of you.
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Quite funny. ‘anyone know who the guy is playing the bearded hipster?
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Is this what passes for comedy to his drug-addled brain? He should have known when to keep his head down. Nobody likes a smart arse, especially when they lack any skerrick of talent.
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What a douche. Causing substantial damage to the brand this is my generation.
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I like, um, totally wasted, um, about three minutes of, like you know, my life – watching that.
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I wanted to hate this, but I don’t hate this.
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Couldn’t watch, the worst camera angles…sound…. editing….Errgh..
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As a News Corp foreign correspondent I would be absolutely disgusted if I thought my hard work from the other side of the world was sitting unattended in some dickhead’s in-box while he took drugs or chased pigeons. On the other hand, as an admirer of good straight-faced parody, I enjoyed this “interview”. Will, keep out of journalism (probably no choice now) but you’ve got something. Try to use it for good and not evil.
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This is pretty good. I am happy I watched this.
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