The internet is awash with funny, Game of Thrones-related videos. Let’s start with a short film from Funny or Die, where Daenerys Targaryen gives an impassioned speech to her followers:
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5f6d788298/dany-targaryen-s-first-political-speech?short_id=ank3&_cc=__d___&_ccid=9d8caf52-89d2-4f8d-b9a2-554e497f8b9c
So obviously this video depicts a Donald Trump-ish version of Daenerys. She owns up to some heady stuff here, including sleeping with a foreigner, being the mother of deals, calling Cersei “Crooked Cersei,” calling the wildlings and wights thieves and rapists, and wanting to build another wall in the North and make the wights pay for it.
This video is actually part of an election season series on Funny or Die. Next, check out Cersei make her pitch. The actor stays a little more in character for this one, right down to the ever-present wine cup.
Episode 2: Cersei Speech (Im with Cer) – watch more funny videos
I love the inserts of other characters giving the speech the side-eye.
Finally, Daenerys levels an attack ad against Cersei, blaming her the children-falling-out-windows epidemic that’s hit Westeros since she came to power.
Dany 2016: Episode 3: Falling Children Ad – watch more funny videos
Moving on, if you’ve never watched Speechless on ABC, you’re missing out on a heartwarming comedy. One of the stars of that show, Minnie Driver, really wants to be on Game of Thrones, and she told Huffington Post all about it.
You’ve got to appreciate Driver’s love for the show, and her evocative descriptions of the cast members. (Emilia Clarke is “like buttermilk and rainbows” while Gwendoline Christie is “a heavenly, very slender mountain.”)
I’ve been a fan of Driver ever since Good Will Hunting, and would love to see her play a part in one of the final seasons of Game of Thrones. I can see her as a snarky friend and confidant for Queen Cersei. They could sit around the Red Keep drinking wine and making fun of the ladies of the court and their unfashionable clothing.
And now, Tormund Giantsbane rolls down a sand dune for fun:
Hey, Kristofer Hivju, please don’t hurt yourself. We need you on our TVs.