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Template:Infobox Internet celebrity Liam Kyle Sullivan (born July 17, 1973 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American comedian and actor. Sullivan has made several guest appearances on television programs, including Gilmore Girls, 8 Simple Rules, and Alias, but is best known for his internet videos.

Skits

"Shoes"

File:Kellyshoes.jpg

Liam Kyle Sullivan as "Kelly" in the music video for "Shoes"

Sullivan filmed a video for a song he wrote for the character Kelly called "Shoes". The video basically is centered around a girl named Kelly wanting to buy shoes (obviously making fun of young girls). The song incorporates elements of techno and electroclash, and the video features several other actors and comedians. Sullivan played Kelly (in drag) as well as her father and her twin brother, Chris.

After the music video for the song "Shoes" was spotlighted by comedian Margaret Cho, Sullivan's work was virally circulated on the internet. It became a popular video at YouTube, getting over 19 million hits, and garnered Sullivan press attention.^[1]^[2]

On February 15, 2007, "Shoes" was shown in a very heavily-edited format on MTV's Total Request Live. The video was scaled down to less than a minute, and contained no lyrics other than the line "These shoes are $300, these shoes are $300, these shoes are $300 fucking dollars. Let's get 'em girls!" ^{[citation needed]}

"Muffins"

Sullivan is also known for the two-minute sketch "Muffins." The sketch is done in the style of a poorly done television commercial. Sullivan, once again in drag, appears as a grandmotherly baker and as "Johnny", her grandson. The old woman is advertising a variety of muffins you don't see every day (i.e. bird muffin, Star Wars muffin).

"Hard-Hitting Questions"

Hard-Hitting Questions is a humorous interview video with a dog. Sullivan plays the interviewer, asking the dog some simple but hard-hitting questions. The dog doesn't respond verbally but cocks it's head. The questions include, "Are you a good dog?" and "Who needs a bath?"

"Sextop 2000"

Another, less well known Sullivan video, is Sextop 2000, in which Sullivan is in a fake promotional ad (infomercial) for a laptop specialized for concealing pornography.

"Txt Msg Brkup"

Txt Msg Brkup (Text Message Breakup) music video that involves Kelly receiving a text message on her cell phone informing her of a breakup. The rest of the music video involves her lashing out at her ex-boyfriend. Sullivan plays Kelly, her brother, her father, and her grandmother. Margaret Cho makes a notable cameo alongside Sullivan in the video.

"Let Me Borrow That Top"

A popular Kelly song about Kelly wanting to borrow her friend's shirt and doesn't give up when her friend tells her no. A video for this song is being made, as revealed on Kelly's myspace.

"Love Letters"

This video involves a man named Bob (voiced by Sullivan) writing numerous "Love Letters" to four recipients: Carbs (Carbohydrates), Fruits, Vegetables and his wife's "pussy". All the letters are from Bob and narrated by him, except for the last, which is written and narrated by a female, a pie (which Bob had trouble with earlier).

"Pleasant Valley Road"

A video which shows an old man played by Sullivan standing by a tree in a park. He tells the viewers come to a place called Pleasant Valley Road of Santa Rosa. He then speaks about how he and his girlfriend had a "warm picnic under the sun," and right as he was about to ask her to marry him, she broke up with him. He then attempts to hold back tears for an entire minute until the video ends.

Recordings and other media

In July 2006, Sullivan released Shoes, an album of tracks recorded by "Kelly".^[3]
The character of Kelly also has an official fan site, Betchslap.com
Kelly's songs are now available on iTunes.
Sullivan also appeared in a Skittles commercial featuring an opera-singing rabbit.

Trivia

In the skit "Shoes", a picture of George W. Bush can be seen on the parents' wall, and in "Txt Msg Brkup", a picture of Dick Cheney and Mel Gibson can be seen on the wall.
Kelly's last name is partially revealed in the beginning of the video "Txt Msg Brkup" when Heather says "Great potatoes, Mrs. B"; it is not clear what the B stands for.
Sullivan blinks only twice during the entire sketch of "Muffins", when he is describing the "bits o' glass muffin" and the "Asbestos".
On Myspace "Kelly" sent out a bulletin with liamshow.com purchasable items. "She" also confirmed a video for "Let Me Borrow That Top"
The singer in "What R U guys talking about?" On Kelly's CD (Kelly Likes Shoes) is a singer named Maren. Maren has her own songs on her myspace. (http://www.myspace.com/maren)
Kelly's father references a statement from Twisted Sister's "I Wanna Rock" and "We're Not Gonna Take It" music videos, asking Kelly "What are you gonna do with your life?" in the video, Shoes.
In "Tst Msg Brkup", Kelly's father mentions a $300 charge; this is a reference to Sullivan's "Shoes" where Kelly purchases $300 shoes.

References

[1] ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYnn51C3X_w

[2] ttp://www.weekling.com/arts/articles/liam_sullivan]

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 === "Shoes" ===
 [[Image:kellyshoes.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Liam Kyle Sullivan as "Kelly" in the music video for "Shoes"]]
-Sullivan filmed a video for a song he wrote for the character Kelly called "[[Shoes]]". The song incorporates elements of techno and [[electroclash]], and the video features several other actors and comedians. Sullivan played Kelly (in [[drag (clothing)|drag]]) as well as her father, Mr. B, and her twin brother, Chris, an athlete.
+Sullivan filmed a video for a song he wrote for the character Kelly called "[[Shoes]]". The video basically is centered around a girl named Kelly wanting to buy shoes (obviously making fun of young girls). The song incorporates elements of techno and [[electroclash]], and the video features several other actors and comedians. Sullivan played Kelly (in [[drag (clothing)|drag]]) as well as her father and her twin brother, Chris.
 After the music video for the song "Shoes" was spotlighted by comedian [[Margaret Cho]], Sullivan's work was virally circulated on the internet. It became a popular video at [[YouTube]], getting over 19 million hits, and garnered Sullivan press attention.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYnn51C3X_w</ref><ref>http://www.weekling.com/arts/articles/liam_sullivan]</ref>
-The introduction of the video features Kelly's [[Conservative Christianity|conservative Christian]] family, who have a picture of [[George W. Bush]] hanging above their living room sofa. Kelly's father references a statement from [[Twisted Sister|Twisted Sister's]] "[[I Wanna Rock]]" and "[[We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister song)|We're Not Gonna Take It]]" music videos, asking Kelly "What are you gonna do with your life?"
 On [[February 15]], [[2007]], "Shoes" was shown in a very heavily-edited format on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Total Request Live]]''. The video was scaled down to less than a minute, and contained no lyrics other than the line "These shoes are $300, these shoes are $300, these shoes are $300 fucking dollars. Let's get 'em girls!" {{Fact|date=May 2007}}
 === "Muffins" ===
-Sullivan is also known for the two-minute sketch "Muffins." The sketch is done in the style of a poorly done television commercial. Sullivan, once again in drag, appears as a [[grandmother]]ly baker and as "Johnny", her [[grandson]].
+Sullivan is also known for the two-minute sketch "Muffins." The sketch is done in the style of a poorly done television commercial. Sullivan, once again in drag, appears as a [[grandmother]]ly baker and as "Johnny", her [[grandson]]. The old woman is advertising a variety of muffins you don't see every day (i.e. [[bird]] muffin, [[Star Wars]] muffin).
-After reciting the list of muffins, Sullivan asks which muffin Johnny would like. He says, "I lost my appetite!", and Sullivan responds, "You'll eat a muffin... you'll eat it and like it!", then glares at the camera lens.
-The "exciting new flavors" of muffins Sullivan listed in the sketch are (in order):
-:* [[Raspberry]]
-:* [[Cranberry]]
-:* [[Apple]][s]
-:* [[Cinnamon]]
-:* [[Pecan]]
-:* [[Pumpkin]]
-:* [[Nut (fruit)|Nut]]
-:* [[Date Palm#Fruit|Date-nut]]
-:* [[Lemon]]-[[Poppyseed]] [muffin]
-:* [[Banana]]
-:* [[Orange (fruit)|Orange]]
-:* [[Peach]]
-:* [[Strawberry]]
-:* [[Blueberry]]
-:* [[Boysenberry]]
-:* [[Almond]]
-:* ''[[Chocolate|Choco-choco-chip!]]''
-:* [[Carrot]]
-:* [[Gooseberry]]
-:* [[Pumpernickel]]
-:* [[Fish (food)|Fish]]
-:* [[Paper clip]]
-:* [[Ink]]
-:* [[Bird]]
-:* [[Shampoo]]
-:* ''[[Star Wars]]'' [muffin]
-:* [[Bullfrog]]
-:* [[Cricket (insect)|Crickets]]
-:* [[Cigarette]] ''(at which point he coughs)
-:* [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]] [muffins]
-:* ''Bits o' [[Glass]]'' [muffin]
-:* [[Asbestos]] ''("I'm baking muffins '''asbestos''' I can!")''
-:* [[Monkey]] ''(tosses a muffin up and it lands on the floor)''
-:* [[Al Jarreau]] [muffin]
-:* [[Elephant]]
-:* [[Pencil]]
-:* [[Newspaper]]
-:* ''[[Fire]]!!''
-:* ''…[[Imagination|Imaginary]] muffin…'' ''(holds up his empty hand and stares at it)''
-:* [[Cartoon]] [muffin] ''(an [[animation]] of a muffin (CUPCAKE) appears in his hand; he "watches" it rise up off-screen)''
-:* ''…[[Blood]]…''
 === "Hard-Hitting Questions" ===
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 === "Sextop 2000" ===
-Another, less well known Sullivan video, is Sextop 2000, in which Sullivan is in a fake promotional ad ([[infomercial]]) for a laptop specialized for [[pornography]].
+Another, less well known Sullivan video, is Sextop 2000, in which Sullivan is in a fake promotional ad ([[infomercial]]) for a laptop specialized for concealing [[pornography]].
-It starts as a shot of a typical home. Inside a wife is going into a room, while her husband is unknowingly watching pornography as she enters. She gasps, and the commercial starts. The laptop has different settings for different locations. If you press a "panic key", a [[spreadsheet]] covers the screen, discreetly hiding the material behind. Hit the key twice, and the device shuts down, but deletes all trails of pornographic material first. If the key is hit three times, the Sextop self-destructs.
-It also has many other novelty features
-*Search shortcuts
-*A one-hand keyboard
-*A built-in nipple tone preference chooser
-*A [[homosexuality|homo]]/[[heterosexuality|heterosexual]] material blocker
-*A vibrating mouse
-*Lotion dispenser
-*Waterproofed
-It is delivered in a concealed fruit basket, and once the delivery person has delivered the package, they commit [[suicide]], to "fully ensure the privacy of your identity".
-=== "Text Message Breakup" ===
-"Text Message Breakup" or "Txt Msg Brkup" music video that involves Kelly receiving a text message on her cell phone informing her of a breakup. The rest of the music video involves her lashing out at her "X.B.F." or ex-boyfriend.  Sullivan plays Kelly, her brother, her father, and her grandmother. [[Margaret Cho]] makes a notable cameo alongside Sullivan in the video., Also in this video when Kellys father mentions a $300 charge, this appears to be a reference, to the video 'Shoes' in which Kelly says "these shoes are 300 fucking dollars, let's get 'em!" Kelly's father also says later on in the video, "Don't have sex. Sex is for married people," to which his wife responds by staring seductively at him and later, stuffing her mouth with a muffin. This also appears to be a reference to the video Muffins.
-=== "Let me borrow that top" ===
+=== "Txt Msg Brkup" ===
+Txt Msg Brkup (''Text Message Breakup'') music video that involves Kelly receiving a text message on her cell phone informing her of a breakup. The rest of the music video involves her lashing out at her ex-boyfriend.  Sullivan plays Kelly, her brother, her father, and her grandmother. [[Margaret Cho]] makes a notable cameo alongside Sullivan in the video.
-The video for "Let me borrow that top was revealed on Kelly's myspace. She claims to be working on the video, as fans keep asking her for a new video. No one knows when the video will premier.
+=== "Let Me Borrow That Top" ===
-The song deals with Kelly seeing a girl with a shirt (top) that she likes. She asks to borrow it and the owner says no. She then still wants to borrow the top and doesn't stop asking.
+A popular Kelly song about Kelly wanting to borrow her friend's shirt and doesn't give up when her friend tells her no. A video for this song is being made, as revealed on Kelly's [[myspace]].
 === "Love Letters" ===
-This video involves a man named Bob (voiced by Sullivan) writing numerous "Love Letters" to four recipients: Carbs (Carbohydrates), Fruits, Vegetables and his wife's "[[vagina|pussy]]". The letters for the carbs show love, while the letters for the fruits and vegetables convey dislike.  The man also writes a letter to his wife's vagina, as an apology.  The last letter is voiced by a female, in the role of a pie, writing to Bob's penis asking why she hasn't heard from him.
+This video involves a man named Bob (voiced by Sullivan) writing numerous "Love Letters" to four recipients: Carbs (Carbohydrates), Fruits, Vegetables and his wife's "[[vagina|pussy]]". All the letters are from Bob and narrated by him, except for the last, which is written and narrated by a female, a pie (which Bob had trouble with earlier).
 === "Pleasant Valley Road" ===
-A video which shows an old man played by Sullivan standing by a tree in a park. He tells the viewers come to a place called "Pleasant Valley Road" of "Santa Rosa". He then speaks about how he and his girlfriend had a "warm picnic under the sun," and right as he was about to ask her to marry him, she broke up with him. He then attempts to hold back tears for an entire minute until the video ends.
+A video which shows an old man played by Sullivan standing by a tree in a park. He tells the viewers come to a place called Pleasant Valley Road of Santa Rosa. He then speaks about how he and his girlfriend had a "warm picnic under the sun," and right as he was about to ask her to marry him, she broke up with him. He then attempts to hold back tears for an entire minute until the video ends.
 == Recordings and other media ==
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 *On Myspace "Kelly" sent out a bulletin with liamshow.com purchasable items. "She" also confirmed a video for "Let Me Borrow That Top"
 *The singer in "What R U guys talking about?" On Kelly's CD (Kelly Likes Shoes) is a singer named Maren. Maren has her own songs on her myspace. (http://www.myspace.com/maren)
+*Kelly's father references a statement from [[Twisted Sister|Twisted Sister's]] "[[I Wanna Rock]]" and "[[We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister song)|We're Not Gonna Take It]]" music videos, asking Kelly "What are you gonna do with your life?" in the video, Shoes.
+*In "Tst Msg Brkup", Kelly's father mentions a $300 charge; this is a reference to Sullivan's "Shoes" where Kelly purchases $300 shoes.
 ==References==