We always cringe a little when a talk show features a chef guest. Despite their best efforts to spice it up, the cooking segments almost always follow a stale recipe, which is perfectly parodied in the video above by professional Blue Man Tobias Funke—sorry, we mean hilarious bearded comedian David Cross.
In a sketch from IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang!, Cross plays a chef named Bellini Pastafangu who makes a lovely chorizo paella out of green blocks and goo while wearing a skin-tight green bodysuit. It has all the ingredients of a Today Show Segment, including the inane chatter and cut-aways to the musical guest. Putting the cherry on our proverbial sundae is Pastafangu's delightfully uncomfortable catchphrase: "Get ready to take that rumble and move it from your stomach to your butt!" Hey, if he didn't say it, it wouldn't be a catchphrase.
I'm a writer/editor based out of Somerville, Massachusetts. In addition to blogging for Food 52, I also work as the community manager of MSN's Postbox Boston and as the editor of Milkshake.com. I'm obsessed with food, art and anything that combines the two. My favorite recipes are simple and fresh (like beet salad with arugula and goat cheese). When I'm not working or cooking, I can be found on my hands and knees in the backyard, trying to coax carrots out of the dirt.
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