PASSIVE AGGRESSION

Isn't He Ironic? "The Zaz" Mocks Stars, Celebrity Itself

MEET MATT "THE ZAZ" ZALLER, SARDONIC REPORTER FOR THE NATIONAL LAMPOON, WHOSE CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS PERFECTLY MARRY POP CULTURE'S LOVE AND HATE FOR CELEBRITY.

Zaller, who calls himself a "scientific contributor to the pop culture algorithm," shows up at these media cattle calls when stars are promoting their latest movie and eschews the platitudinous interview questions.

Instead, he deliberately mispronounces their names, plays with stuffed chickens, sings marriage proposals, feigns fan lunacy, and then watches the annointed squirm.

The surprise is that his "rogue" interviews reveal more about the celebs than the fawning interviews do.

For instance, for being a comedian, Bill Mahr takes himself very seriously. Megan Fox rather put a paper bag over her head than be ignored. Justin Bartha is a jackass. After all those Bourne movies, Matt Damon knows how to play it cool before taking control. And Zooey Dechanel knows how to play.

"This is probably the best conversation I've had all day," says Zooey while promoting Yes Man! "What network…what is this interview for?"

So now we all know that Zooey really is cool in addition to being hot.

Contrast her to Justin Bartha who starts out with a impatient wink but ultimately comes off as an insufferable bully.

"Ironic T-shirt and funky glasses, what are you going to do move to the lower East Side?," asks Bartha, who stars in Hangover. Second later, he adds, "You're cooler than you think you are. No, you're actually as cool as you think you are and you try to act dorky because you think that's cool."

Leave the irony to The Zaz, Justin. Because you are obviously not in on the joke.