Aziz Ansari is a funny dude I first discovered when he used to do a show called Crash Test at the UCB theater in New York. The guy had a “Shittiest Mix Tape Challenge” where he challenged his roommate to make the shittiest mix tape possible. The loser had to walk around New York with a boom box blasting the horribleness. Aziz lost and the video was hilarious.

Since then, Ansari has scored himself a part in NBC’s Parks & Recreation and a part in Judd Apatow’s Funny People, where he plays a comedian named Randy who performs by hopping around, spitting catch-phrases and using samples from a DJ.

Funny People has been virally promoting itself around the web (American readers can, and should, check out faux-sitcom Yo Teach! on Hulu), and Raaaaaaaandy made his web debut on LaughYourDickOff.com where you can see some of Randy’s stand up, play with a sound board and read about his jumping.

Funny Or Die has now uploaded the first part in a documentary about Randy in promotion of Funny People at the end of the month.

Movieboy1 directed me to a Youtube video that looks like some viral marketing for Dragonball Evolution.

This must be the worst viral marketing ever.

The YouTube channel CanYouKameHameHa asks you to record your best Kamehameha and upload it to their Youtube group.

I don’t know who this woman is but i’ve spent the past 10 minutes laughing at her, while feeling embarrassed for her at the same time.

Terminator Salvation viral website SkynetResearch.com is now up and running. Click the image above to visit it! Once on the site you can submit robot designs, look at existing Skynet robots and even get the chance to win an Enhancement Module 101.

Apparently the guys behind The Dark Knight’s viral campaign are working on this so expect more stuff between now and Terminator Salvation’s release.

The viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight (yes its still running) revealed a new poster featuring Batman made out of Joker cards, which you can see below.

Domino’s Pizza have launched “The Dark Knight Vault” where you can watch an extended trailer with new footage, along with a bunch of other stuff. Every time we get a new trailer I think that’s the final one, however Warner Bros just keep on giving, which is both bad and good depending if you want a Dark Knight overload or not.

The site is slow as hell at the moment, probably due to all of the traffic by footage hungry Batman fans, so if you have the patience click the image below!

Update: You can view the trailer here!

A new featurette has popped up online for The Dark Knight, this one showing a news program, Gotham Tonight, on the GCN (Gotham City News Network).  It highlights the life of billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne, and judges whether or not his antics will help propel Wayne Enterprises into the future, or sink Gotham into a deep depression.

Check it out below!

I have never seen viral marketing on this level. Keep it up Warner Bros.! Me likey!

The latest viral campaign has revealed a new clip, which you can watch below. The clip lasts 36 seconds and we see a small glimpse of Two Face.

Enjoy!

The people behind The Dark Knight have done an amazing job piquing The Internet’s – i.e. everyone on the internet’s - interest in the movie.  From widgets and viral videos made specially for online viewers, to making-of featurettes and websites built specifically for characters in the film.  I’m not sure if all of this is necessary, considering the massive success of the first film and the added value of the movie being Heath Ledger’s last completed movie (sadly), but it can only help.

Latest in the line of specialty websites is a site for the Gotham City Pizzeria.  It looks like a simple pizza place, with a little information about the company and a menu of their food.  However, take a closer look!

Put your mouse over the “HA” in “GOTHAM” and see what happens.  Click on it for a surprise: a clip with Harvey Two-Face!

I’d guess this is going to be somewhere towards the end of the movie, which would be a nice set-up for movie three!

Viral marketing is happening more and more recently, with almost every film having some here and there. The Dark Knight and Cloverfield viral campaigns stick out the most. Hancock has had some, as has Wanted. Now it appears M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening is getting in on the action..literally.

I have seen something like this before online, where a group of people get together in a public place and after a que they all freeze. They don’t move a muscles for 5 whole minutes and the look on the surrounding peoples faces is hilarious. The Happening have done something similar to this, as you can see below.

I think they should do this in every city! Although afterwards they should all take of their jackets and reveal The Happening shirts, so people know it is advertising for a movie and not the apocalypse.

Pretty cool viral marketing in my opinion. The movie is still expected to suck though, which is a shame.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, its a Hancock viral campaign!

Sightings of Hancock flying around have seen spotted. One involves a group of people rock climbing and the other involves a woman who is filming the sky…for some reason. The sound effects sound a bit cheesy but they are kinda cool.

Check them out below!