Camp Nation

Gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl!

2009-06-10T08:23:00.000-04:00

Watch the entire thing. Trust.

2009-05-17T19:34:00.000-04:00

Ohmifuckingjesuslord!

Woof

2009-05-12T18:08:00.001-04:00

Get OUTTA here Playbill! Worthless xo Campnation

On Broadway!

2009-05-02T02:16:00.002-04:00

OMG How the hell did I miss Regis and Kelly: On Broadway?! For an entire week they stepped into roles in the show. Watch below as Kelly Rippa takes the SERIOUS route and instead of hamming it up for the studio audience Rosie O'Donnell style as a Shark Girl in West Side Story.

Keep It Campy!

2009-05-01T10:56:00.002-04:00

Haven't blogged in forever because I was working on THIS. Camp gold! And make sure you wait around for the song towards the end.

Selling It in CT!

2009-04-25T13:37:00.001-04:00

Oh rich. See any familiar faces?

Little Flippers

2009-04-12T12:45:00.001-04:00

Blogging from St. Martin this week. Just a quick beer at 10am! Thanks Jason for this rich/bizzare/cute(?) clip!

Music and The Knee Slide!

2009-04-08T02:38:00.002-04:00

Thanks Dani Spieler for this RICH treat. And thanks belly shirt/jazz pant combo looking very 1998. Watch to the end for moments of greatness including Portia De Rossi and an amazing bamboozly turning ending which drops into some sort of "whore knee drop" that looks like it hurts on many levels.

AHHHH!

2009-04-07T01:05:00.001-04:00

Rich Pole Bitch!

2009-04-06T16:15:00.001-04:00

Watch this. Make sure you're ssssed!

Chicago is campy

2009-04-02T11:10:00.002-04:00

Or that's what Matt says. Check out some of the pictures he sent me while out teaching a master class (which is rich in itself.)

On the street

In some dance studio

Dancing Hookers!

2009-03-28T01:03:00.003-04:00

If you're going to make a musical about campy coked out pimps and hos circa 1990 (???) then this is the way to do it. It's the campiest belt fest EVER. I could say this was my first glimpse at camp- back in 1997, this was the first year Rosie O'Donnell hosted the Tonys and they were AMAZING. This number was played over and over on my VCR, though I'd lost much of the rest of the tape when I recorded over it accidentally for a Mary Catherine Gallagher/Aerosmith SNL sketch.

EVERYTHING about this number is perfect. Talk about bitches...

Amazing!

2009-03-27T02:13:00.001-04:00

Talk about beat changes. This is rich.

Tila!

2009-03-26T04:16:00.002-04:00

Did anyone know that Tila Tequila had a song?! I didn't it, nor was I prepared for this video. Style, lyrics, EVERYTHING is unexpected in a jaw-hitting-the-floor kind of way. It's truly shocking.

Part Of Your World!

2009-03-23T04:12:00.001-04:00

Campnation is proud to premiere Marla Mindelle's newest theatrical extravaganza "Part of Your World!" Belt/mixing has never sounded better!

Notes on Camp

2009-03-22T19:00:00.000-04:00

by Susan Sontag.

Seriously. A must read.

NOW.

Ring It!

2009-03-22T11:55:00.000-04:00

UMich kids are campy. Here's a RICH example. This is a number from the dance workshop choreographed and performed by a campy group of freshman girls. It's chock full of lady-like hip gyrations and non-stop beveling. I actually love it! A+ ladies!

Every day is a HOLIDAY

2009-03-21T16:00:00.000-04:00

Thanks Nina for sending this. The combination of Rosie and Jennifer Holiday AND those striped cell block tango gobos scattered on the floor got me wet. The straight up belting is great, but just wait for the ending. Like, is she serious!? What a BITCH!

Twatter...

2009-03-21T11:17:00.002-04:00

So I've been lazy in posting as I've been living in a HUGE loft downtown for the past few days, but I've got some good stuff coming your way over the next few days, including this little video that I'm sure you've at least heard about...

Anything Meredith Viera does is hilarious, as far as I'm concerned. What a rich BITCH!

Battered and bruised...

2009-03-16T11:54:00.001-04:00

Dani Spieler is hilarious. I can't stop laughing. Ohmigod.

God Bless!

2009-03-15T20:55:00.003-04:00

God Bless America and thank you AKB for this one. Not since Marla Mindelle has some bitch been able to blend her belt/mix/head voices so seamlessly. Good work!

Prepare Ye.

2009-03-13T15:14:00.000-04:00

Cut off thy ears.

The Cheeky Song

2009-03-12T11:21:00.002-04:00

My friend Richard sent me this amazing treat from the Romanian pop stars, the Cheeky Girls. The first video is their audition (for an early American Idol type show) and the second clip is their resulting video. I'd like to give a big round of applause to the genius that decided to produce these talentless bitches. They're amazingly weird little innocent sluts. Nice work, producer.

Sexy Man Lady

2009-03-11T09:35:00.002-04:00

Perez Hilton posted this on twitter and I seriously couldn't believe my eyes. Why would anyone let this man make such a complete fool of himself?! Is this a slutty workout video? Someone explain!

Sandy and Lypsinka!

2009-03-06T15:17:00.001-05:00

Sandra Bernhard and Lypsinka from the 1992 HBO special "Sandra After Dark." Brilliance.

Ahhhhhhhhh.

2009-03-06T01:20:00.002-05:00

S a J. Then read this and look at the pictures.

It's baaaaaaaaack!

2009-03-05T14:47:00.001-05:00

Enjoy!

Somewhere...

2009-03-05T12:17:00.001-05:00

Patti LaBelle gives us a lesson in subtlety. Enjoy.

Ana Nogueira is a genius.

2009-03-05T01:10:00.003-05:00

She always was and always will be.

Take this song she did brilliantly in The Batterys Down. Then she improvs an acoustic version.

First, the original, below. Fast forward to :25 for the song.

Now, the acoustic version.

She's RICH.

Stop it!

2009-03-03T12:31:00.003-05:00

Stop doing "embedding disabled by request!" STOP! STOP! STOP!

ROAR!

I'm going to link it no matter what. Stop making it so hard. If your clip is campy and you don't want people to see it, don't put it online.

That being said, ENJOY. And thanks to that rich bitch RISCH for sending me this gem.

Just like a circus...?

2009-02-27T10:31:00.002-05:00

SecretTrois, a clan of RICH black chicks dancing to pop songs is back, and better than ever. My favorite moment comes at 1:00, but just watch the whole thing. The choreography...

Great American Soup!

2009-02-25T14:30:00.002-05:00

Ann Miller is my hero! Thanks to my youtube friend who sent this!

Kittens!

2009-02-24T10:54:00.002-05:00

This little bitch was on The Soup this week, but here is the extended version. She's a genius.

It doesn't get any better than this!

2009-02-21T12:50:00.001-05:00

Fuck you FACEBOOK

2009-02-16T20:13:00.002-05:00

If I see this on facebook ONE MORE TIME I am going to throw up. Seriously, it makes me dizzy. It's an ad for a test and you have to say how many mouths and eyes the guy has. Gross. Suck it Facebook.

Hilarious Child

2009-02-13T13:24:00.002-05:00

OMG This MADE MY MORNING. Thank you Dani for bringing me one of what is sure to be the BEST VIDEOS I have seen in 2009.

I. Can't. Even. Handle. This. Video.

2009-02-11T03:05:00.001-05:00

Camp gold! Click here!

OMG.

Cheating Slut

2009-02-10T20:22:00.002-05:00

A few nights ago at a local neighborhood gay bar, this shit came on the TV screen. Thank god. This is RICH. Carrie Underwood sings this camptastic song while bitches in leather tear apart fake cars. FOR THE ENTIRE SONG. One of my favorite parts? 1:00 in. Good one, Carrie.

Carrie underwood before he cheats (live grammy awards 2008) Uploaded by koala47

Rich

2009-02-09T14:24:00.000-05:00

No comment

Phone Manners

2009-02-05T09:45:00.001-05:00

Ohhhhh this is RICH. I want to hug and slap the FUCK out of this bitch. Thanks Michael for the clip.

I do what I want...

2009-02-05T02:39:00.002-05:00

...because it's my birthday.

There's nothing campy about this clip. But it's SO. FUCKING. GOOD.

FF to 2:30.

Pussy Popsicle

2009-02-04T11:00:00.000-05:00

This morning Dani's Facebook status was "Dani is never pussy popping again." Obviously that's a lie, but someone responded saying they didn't know what it meant. So I thought I'd do my part and give him the proper definition and demonstration of one of the most satisfying discoveries of the 90's. UrbanDictionary.com had a lot to say, but this was my favorite definition:

4. A girl who sticks popsicles in her puss and then eats them.

What? Ughblechewww. That makes me want to kill myself.

Pussy Pop

2009-02-04T08:37:00.001-05:00

Beautiful song. Beautiful dance.

Miss America

2009-01-31T11:14:00.002-05:00

Brendan sent me this RICH clip and I was instantly sorry I missed this years broadcast. That being said, I'm also thrilled I missed it, as it's a two hour block of time that I'll never regret losing.

Listen to Miss New York sing, and check out the little fact bubbles that pop up during her triumphant performance.

RICH!

2009-01-30T15:00:00.003-05:00

I am OBSESSED with digitally animated musical versions of Barbie movies. This is the latest bitchsical called "Barbie and Diamond Castle"....

Thanks MATTEL, for making a musical about a diamond castle. Bring it to Broadway, NOW.

Long time...

2009-01-25T18:32:00.005-05:00

Wow it's been a while since I've posted. I've been dog sitting at my friend's house and have taken a mini break from the computer. Looks like I didn't miss much. Are we really so starved for theatre news that Broadwayworld.com has to post pictures of the West Side Story LOAD OUT from the run in D.C.?!?!!?!?!? Thanks Broadwayworld. You're worthless.

One thing I did stumble across is obamaicon.com, where you can do things like this:

And check out this stoned Ariel Jake sent me:

That's all for now. Stay campy!

O-mazing!

2009-01-23T01:26:00.001-05:00

If you haven't heard, Patti Lupone stopped the final Saturday night performance of Gypsy because someone was taking a picture. Ridiculous.

My friend Randy is a genius and used the bootleg to create this. Nice fucking work!

STOP! RIGHT! NOW!

2009-01-20T11:07:00.001-05:00

Thank you Matt Murphy for this clip and THANK YOU PATTI LUPONE for wringing one more ridiculous moment out of the wet washcloth that was GYPSY.

Doll-Ecard

2009-01-18T17:47:00.001-05:00

Matt sent me this RICH card. Camp gold.

Click here to check it out.

Beltstress

2009-01-17T03:19:00.001-05:00

Get it Babs! Fast forward to 2:30 and prepare for the most ridiculous belting ever.

I Go To RIO!

2009-01-15T11:13:00.002-05:00

Did anyone else get the chance to see "The Boy from Oz" on Broadway? I did. It's RICH. This is the closing number. It begins with some campography in white costumes after which Hugh Jackman descends from the top of the stage on a piano staircase and mambos with Liza Minelli, Judy Garland, and chorus boys with pineapples on their heads. RIDICULOUS.

Rich!

2009-01-13T05:50:00.002-05:00

I was looking at pictures from the final performance of Gypsy (????) and this was just below the final picture. RICH!

Clitter!

2009-01-12T12:01:00.002-05:00

My favorite girl is the JEWEL COLLECTION bitch. She's worth this entire video! Thank you Brendan!

What's campier than shameless high belting?

2009-01-09T03:35:00.001-05:00

Doing it while your ass is planted on a bench. Keep up the good work, women of the world. (Violet: Meggie Cansler, Daisy: Katie Klaus)

An excerpt...

2009-01-09T02:02:00.003-05:00

...from Patti Lupone's blog:

November 2004

"We did have one sour moment at Bucca da Beppo. The hostess was a controlling condescending ignorant ex-cheerleader, punishing us for being late by 15 minutes and not seating us for half an hour while our table sat there empty. I complained bitterly. So don't bother with the Bucca da Beppo in Minneapolis."

...um, what?! Can you imagine being THAT hostess? At THAT Bucca di (it's spelled with an i, btw) Beppo?

Sign.

Me.

Up.

Click here. Obviously.

Fried Chicken!

2009-01-07T13:15:00.001-05:00

Thanks Adam!

Adorable/HILARIOUS

2009-01-07T12:29:00.004-05:00

Taking a cue from that late nineties gem "crazy/beautiful", my new favorite thing is to take two words that don't belong together and make them a totally acceptable title. sexy/emaciated. righteous/button nosed. poopstain/plastic soul.

Since this girl is actually hilarious but I feel kind of bad posting this, she's adorable/hilarious. Enjoy (Thanks Marla for this one)

THANK YOU DANNY!

2009-01-05T12:47:00.001-05:00

For this clip. I still love Hillary too. Every little thing about her. We're gonna make it after all!

Oh. Mi. God.

2009-01-03T00:43:00.000-05:00

FF to 3:14 and prepare yourself. Click here.

Fun and Flirty!

2009-01-01T12:39:00.001-05:00

This almost took away my terrible New Years hangover. Thank you Matt!

Cash 4 Gold!

2008-12-30T10:14:00.001-05:00

Ok, If you're texting someone it makes sense. How r u. I will wait 4 u near the strip club. Whatever. But this fucking commercial is campy AND fills me with rage. FUCK YOU CASH 4 GOLD!

Drunk.

2008-12-29T17:35:00.000-05:00

No comment necessary.

Cher for the new year!

2008-12-29T01:28:00.001-05:00

Cher singing "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" as smoke LITERALLY gets in her eyes. Nice one people.

Terrible or Amazing?

2008-12-23T21:00:00.000-05:00

Seriously, I can't decide... but I really hate gay hotels.

Merry SssssMas!

2008-12-23T16:41:00.003-05:00

While everyone else is watching "White Christmas" and "A Wonderful Life," I threw on this little gem to get me in the mood. Rent it now and enjoy!

Shake it.

2008-12-22T08:32:00.001-05:00

Well done belly dancing bitch. Well done.

Donkey Punch!

2008-12-21T01:33:00.002-05:00

Who doesn't love to Donkey punch!?!?!

Fierce Child!

2008-12-20T14:06:00.000-05:00

Thanks Jake for this campy little bitch of a clip!

PATTILUPONEGYPSY

2008-12-17T12:51:00.001-05:00

Rich as always... I mean, these responses! Click here and Enjoy!

Sexy Cookies!

2008-12-15T20:25:00.001-05:00

Thanks Marla!

Belting for Christmas!

2008-12-13T02:54:00.003-05:00

How have I never seen this? Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" makes me want to kill myself, but most people love it. It's annoying as hell, but now when I hear it I'll at least have this stunning visual to attach to it. There are many things to discuss. At first you're like "oh... it's like an old black and white variety show. ok, I guess that's kinda cool." But then you notice the tween backup dancers. And then the three fat black women. And then you see the look in Mariah's eyes as she dances like a twink and thinks she's grooving on Mars in a vat of chocolate pudding. I mean LOOK at that face.

Tis truly the season. Thanks Mariah and Company. Jackpot. For a special treat, pay close attention at 2:13. After doing the weirdest arm flail ever, she checks her NAILS. Priorities Mariah.

RICHEST ever.

2008-12-13T01:00:00.000-05:00

She said it, I didn't. Thanks Adam for this RICH tip. Btw, I think I might have posted this before, but I don't care. It's good. Suck it.

The kind of director I want to be...

2008-12-12T19:00:00.000-05:00

Thanks Brendan!

Cute

2008-12-12T14:45:00.002-05:00

Ok, sometimes I take a little turn and post things that are just cute. I usually reserve these for pugs, because I have one, and he's cute. If you met my pug, you'd understand. He's actually a human, and that itself is kind of campy. Thanks Matt via fourfour.typepad.com.

House Full of Trees

2008-12-12T13:52:00.000-05:00

Thanks Danny. I love this bitch.

Hangin' With Holly

2008-12-11T15:00:00.000-05:00

So I'm sitting on the subway today and the doors open on this little gem.

Now I know Sketchers is used to scraping the bottom of the barrel when trying to find an F list celebrity to do their adorable ads, but HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE? Really?! In case you're unfamiliar with the lady herself, here's a clip from everyone's favorite "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper" featuring an opening sequence by... wait for it... ENVOUGE.

Oh wait. Once again some fucking prize has disabled embedding. Death. Click here.

Side note: last time I saw Mr. Cooper himself I was stoned out of my mind rocking an empty Disney World post Katrina. We saw him not once but FOUR times, including at a character breakfast where some twink who was playing the Mad Hatter made inappropriate sexual references to us all morning. What a trip.

As an extra RANDOM treat, here's a clip of Mrs. Robinson Peete discussing Fire Safety. Thanks for the tips Holly!

Spanish Rose

2008-12-11T07:00:00.000-05:00

Chita Rivera rocking out a campy table dance with Shriners when everyone was doing blow. This is rich and amazing.

Hilarious or DISTURBING?

2008-12-08T02:26:00.003-05:00

You decide. But don't come running to me if you find it disturbing. Suck it up. Thanks AKB for the clip.

Tony Brackston

2008-12-07T23:00:00.000-05:00

If I spell her name differently will those crazies stop trying to get me to join their Toni cult? This is rich... I love tenor duets.

Xtinas Xmas Xtasy

2008-12-07T18:57:00.005-05:00

Some of my favorite campy moments occur when I am selling my soul at my place of employment. The other night, for instance, we decided it was time for Christmas music, because it's actually December 7th. Who knew?

To my delight, we don't play just any old Christmas album. Forget classy bitches like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday (high out of her mind crooning the classics.) We feature a mix CD of Christmas songs with the likes of Destiny's Child and Christina Aguilera.

I am baffled as to why people ACTUALLY buy this music and listen to it seriously. These recordings and videos are so incredibly campy that it simultaneously ruins and enriches my Holiday season upon each listen.

I hope you enjoy these holiday masterpieces and that you take an extra hit off your own materpiece before you watch.

First up, Xtina keeps it simple singing from the album Xtina's Xmas. I'm sorry. This is completely ridiculous and the best part starts at 2 minutes in. Kill me. Suprise appearance by our new Secretary of State.

I want to fuck the shit out of whoever wrote the lyrics to this new Christmas CLASSIC:

The best commercial. EVER.

Mariah Carey. Belting. Trippy Claymation. Dreams Come True.

Wake and Bake with Granny

2008-12-03T18:00:00.000-05:00

Work it Granny!

Slick Rick and others...

2008-12-03T17:36:00.003-05:00

You guys made my day!

This is what I look like:

I'm a champion at sssing Js and love bitch fights, so keep it coming! I will never stop making fun of campy things! NEVER!

xoxo,

Mr. Camp

In Transition

2008-12-03T17:00:00.001-05:00

Campnation, like a pre-op tranny is in transition!

The first of many sexy changes- campnationusa.blogspot.com is now

campnationusa.com!

bookmark it bitches!

Internet FIRE!

2008-12-03T11:52:00.006-05:00

Somehow over the last 48 hours I've become an internet BITCH. For some reason people are hot on my trail and it's HILARIOUS. Firstly, check out the two comments about the Toni Braxton video I posted:

"THE ONLY JOKE IS YOU AND THIS PATHETIC BLOG. TONI IS A LEGEND WHY WASTE YOUR TIME HATING? OH CUZ YOUR JEALOUS AND HAVE NO LIFE. HI HATER, BYE HATER." - tonisloverboy

"Yeah Yeah so she went bankrupt... Whats new?. The fact of the matter is Toni is richer now than she ever was. Since going bankrupt shes signed 3 multimillion dollar record deals, has released 4 albums that have all had either Paltnum or Gold status, stared in 2 movie, stared in 2 broadway plays, toured all around the world, had a top 5 Las vegas headlining show. And she has shown no signs of slowing down. Don't hate!!!" - justme

Thanks random Toni Braxton fans. You brought up some GREAT points and your grammar is stellar. But you did make one big mistake. I'm nobody's hater. I have nothing but love for Toni (vocals runs, riffs, trills and frills included!) I think she has some stellar outfits, like this:

and this...

and of course, this...

And its TRUE! She has starred in two Broadway shows, which is a really crazy thing, since they never let anyone from Hollywood do that. I heard she was phenominal. Let's see...

What's that from? Chicago or something? Whatevs. She's amazing in it and it doesn't matter. Lastly, you're right. She's RICHER than ever. I can't argue with that. I've never seen someone with such a RICH career, RICH singing voice, RICH outfits, and such RICH hair. Don't you think she looks great in these pictures below?

I think so. Toni FOREVER!

xoxo,

So Much Better

2008-12-03T11:49:00.001-05:00

This is AMAZING. I want to meet the genius bitch who made this. SO RICH.

No wonder she went bankrupt.

2008-12-02T23:00:00.000-05:00

Toni Braxton is a JOKE. Just making the weirdest career moves throughout the years! She does however get an A+ for this joksical. Enjoy the leather, the CHUNKY heels, the unbelieveable gestures, the vocal runs and riffs and trills and frills, and of course, the last note. Really, Toni. Really.

Cheyenne is right.

2008-12-02T17:39:00.001-05:00

He speaks the truth. Thanks Andrew for finding this one.

Lindsay Nicole

2008-12-02T16:13:00.002-05:00

is good at falling. Paula Abdul is a mess. Yes, I tagged this video "bitches" again, because it's my blog and I do what I want. Suck it Speiler!

Eat It Lick It Snort It Fuck It

2008-12-02T11:50:00.001-05:00

Britney is still a mess if you ask me. Ana Nogueira is a star in the making.

Work it OUT!

2008-12-01T19:32:00.000-05:00

I directed this and I'm STILL obsessed with Carla Hargrove. The idea was that reality stars were taking over Broadway, and each star had to create a bonnet for the show they were going into. New York was Elle Woods in Legally Blonde... of course. Carla Hargrove is a musical theatre magician.

The Carol Burnett of Workout Videos

2008-12-01T17:00:00.000-05:00

Thanks Matt. This video is a bitch.

Nightmares.

2008-12-01T11:33:00.001-05:00

That's what I'm going to have tonight after I spend all afternoon trying to wrap my head around this video. Anyone care to explain this?!

HIT ME! SLAP ME!

2008-12-01T11:27:00.002-05:00

Thank you Matt for sending me this. I laughed. I cried. I died a little.

Swan Lake Puss

2008-12-01T11:22:00.001-05:00

This girl is RICH. Firstly, she takes the first part SERIOUSLY. Even though all I could think was "she has GOT to be kidding!" Then she does some frightening moves and refuses to point her toes or straighten her legs. Enjoy. The real question is WHY?!

Work that puss!

2008-11-30T09:42:00.002-05:00

Thanks Andrew for this ridiculous video.

Swedish Bitch

2008-11-29T01:06:00.001-05:00

Just watch it. The package before is just as weird as the performance. BAH!

GET IT!

2008-11-28T23:00:00.001-05:00

O M F G. I've seen Liza's performance of Some People from her Radio City concert, like 100 times. This still amazed me. What an amazing crack addict!

Suck it PATTI LUPONE GYPSY.

Parade Follow-up #1: The Clique Girlz

2008-11-28T16:00:00.002-05:00

Dear Clique Girlz,

FUCK YOU for the following reasons:

1. Your fake bitch hair

2. Your irritating music

3. Your idiotic lyrics

4. Your late nineties outfits

5. You sluttly little attitudes

6. Your existence

7. Your hateful name

8. Your parents who clearly forced you into this

I've only known about you for about 3 hrs and I've already gotten my fill. You're campy but also extrememly annoying. Stop being sluts, go back to school and get out of my face. Happy Holidays!

xoxo,

Campnation

My Favorite Day

2008-11-28T10:24:00.005-05:00

The Thanksgiving Day Parade has become the television event I most look forward to each year for the cornucopia of camp that seems to explode from my television. This year didn't dissappoint. Luckily, aside from the show that was captured on television, broadwayworld.com sent their trusty photographers to catch some of the action. These pictures are amazing and make me want to die a little. I hope you feel the same.

FYI I'll go into more detail about these prizes below in the coming week. They all deserve their own posts, so think of this as a preview... Prepare Ye.

Varsity FanClub fresh off the set of bareback twinks 3.

Miss USA 2008 and "Uncle Sam"

Charice Pempengco, that rich little belter

The Clique Girls- EXCUSE ME?

Some douche and some pilgrims

David Archuleta... remember him?

I'm thankful for...

2008-11-27T16:00:00.000-05:00

...high belting! Thanks Jake for sending me this beautiful performance.