TED Theme: Whipsmart ComedyGreat truths can come of great laughs. Rives' lyrical language unfolds around a series of historical coincidences surrounding 4a.m. -- the most surreal hour. Internet star Ze Frank playfully ribs the Internet, video games, haiku -- and even the TED Conference itself. And Julia Sweeney, formerly of SNL, uses her comedic chops to talk about her loss of faith in God and the rise of another way of being.A comic send-up of TED2006- April 16, 2007 Satirist Tom Rielly delivers a wicked parody of the 2006 TED conference, taking down the $100 laptop, the plight of the polar bear, and people who mention, one too many times, that they work at Harvard. Watch for a special moment between Tom and Al Gore.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/tom_rielly_delivers_a_comic_send_up_of_ted2006.html A mockingbird remix of TED2006- April 10, 2007 Rives recaps the most memorable moments of TED2006 in the free-spirited rhyming verse of a fantastical mockingbird lullaby.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/rives_remixes_ted2006.html A happy song about global warming- April 6, 2007 A happy song about global warming, from Jill Sobule.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_sobule_sings_to_al_gore.html Art with wire, thread, sugar, chocolate- April 5, 2007 Vik Muniz makes art from pretty much anything, be it shredded paper, wire, clouds or diamonds. Here he describes the thinking behind his work and takes us on a tour of his incredible images.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/vik_muniz_makes_art_with_wire_sugar.html |