Today's Guitar Hero-as-a-prop video: Bill Gates Keynote

by Zack Stern { Jan 8th 2008 at 1:31AM }

If you saw our coverage -- don't click yet if you didn't -- you know the Guitar Hero-related jokes from the final* Bill Gates CES keynote. But even if you know the premise, these videos are worth watching as a study in tradeshow comedy. Is humor in the timing or the delivery?

See the keynote comedy after the break.

*As Microsoft chairman, that is.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ronald.raygun @ Jan 8th 2008 1:55AM

yeah bill gates drives a focus.

and who is the big lady with the flock of seagulls haircut?

Franklin @ Jan 8th 2008 1:57AM

On the second video, I had to stop watching mid-way through. Painfully unfunny. Amazing that with so much money to spend paying celebrities to appear, Microsoft couldn't pay a decent comedy scriptwriter (like how about hiring the people who really do write for The Office)?

Martez @ Jan 8th 2008 2:45AM

I think they're on strike.

FrankTheCrank @ Jan 8th 2008 6:25AM

Pathetic is the word.

I couldn't stomach to even watch. I saw a capture of Gates and his dork associate with matching attire standing next to rock and roll's new has been, Slash. I was so glad they got the memo about wearing different colored sweaters.

And to think, these are the guys running the 360 revolution. Sad.

Franklin @ Jan 8th 2008 11:20AM

A great comedian once said a good joke can be used three times. A bad joke dies once -- so why the hell is Microsoft parading around this corpse?

dsub @ Jan 8th 2008 2:11AM

Wow. I had no idea that a keynote at CES was up for an Emmy or an Oscar. Since when do people hire comedy writers for things that 99% of the general public WILL NOT SEE. You are forgetting that you just watched this on Gametrailers.com, not SNL.

Franklin @ Jan 8th 2008 11:22AM

And yet, Microsoft had the money to spend on hiring major celebrities to appear to act with BillG in these unfunny bits.

filbertish @ Jan 8th 2008 11:05AM

When he was in front of the marker board I expected the scene to go something like this.

(Narration) Bill has always been a big help in R&D.

(Bill) ...For example, how can you draw new helpful characters with all this math on here? *Proceeds to erase all their hard work*

Oh well.