Celebrity Funny or Die videos have become so popular over the past few years because it’s fun to see high-profile people making fun of themselves and their image. Usually, the celebrity in question is in on the joke, so you’re all having a big laugh together. This isn’t the case with Jon Gosselin’s Funny or Die video. Instead of laughing, I just shook my head and felt a pang of sadness.
In it, Gosselin talks about how he wants to make amends for his recent douchetastic ways and go back to the way things were. He throws out all of his hair products, changes back into a polo shirt and khakis, and returns all of his hideous clothes to the Ed Hardy store. He wanders around L.A., seemingly throwing away his new life, but is it all a joke? And who is supposed to find it funny?Gosselin looks at the camera in the beginning of the video and says, “I am gonna go back. I’m gonna learn from my mistakes, I’m gonna move forward, and be the righteous person I know I can be.” He takes out his earrings, deletes Michael Lohan’s number from his cell phone, and starts putting his life back in order, while Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time” plays in the background.
The video ends with him saying, “People say to me, ‘Jon, you can’t go back.’ But at least I’m going to try,” followed by a good five seconds of him staring into the camera. I guess the joke is Jon saying, “Ha ha guys, I know I’m a douchebag,” but what good is that if he’s not going to change?
If I thought I’d never have to see Jon Gosselin in tiger jeans again, or hell, if I thought I’d just never have to see him again in general, this would be an amazing video. If he were going to go back to his kids instead of making internet videos in Los Angeles, this would be brilliant. But does anybody, including Jon Gosselin, actually believe that?
Gosselin is going to continue to perform for the cameras as long as they’re willing to point themselves toward him. He’s going to continue to date a 22-year-old. He’s going to continue to hang out in New York and L.A., two cities in which his children don’t live. He’s going to continue to go to clubs and just be a general blight on the media, and obviate the need for a ton of backstory when his children’s inevitable therapy sessions begin.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if he actually learned from his mistakes? If he actually tried to go back? Because otherwise, this video is just a sad testament to the fact that the appearance of self-awareness doesn’t mean that any actually exists.
Clacked by Kona Gallagher 
on Nov 11, 2009 @ 13:00 EST5EDT
I won’t watch, because I don’t need further proof of his doucheyness. I have never even seen the show, and I know he’s a worthless turd. I look at him and picture my red finger marks rising nicely on his cheek. He is an embarrassment to men everywhere.
Seriously, what is the whole appeal of anyone involved in this? He is a snake and she needs to pull her head out of her you know what. Sadly, the only people being hurt by this are the kids… I hope they are saving all the money they are getting off this farce as they will have 8 kids that will be in need of some serious therapy.
These two need to grow up and shut up. I can’t believe that in this world of war and poverty, this is what draws the attention of the public.
That isn’t really jon gosslin. It is L.A.actor Eugene Cordero.
https://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/performers/2469
Eugene Cordero was in the Funny or Die Match.com video, but it is the real Jon Gosselin in this one.
I love Jon Gosselin and he’s my baby. Jon is no douche he’s just going through a lot. He is a good person and he is a good man.Jon please don’t say that about yourself. I will always love jon. I need jon in my life. If I could be with him I would try to make him feel good about himself. He is a good father to his children. I can’t get my mind off of him; he is so special to me and jon means the world to me.