As 2011 winds down, Funny or Die has formalized plans for dedicated coverage of the 2012 presidential election. 
 
 
 
 "Live Funny or Die" launched Nov. 8, with an introductory video featuring most of the Republican candidates -- or at least comedians impersonating them. 
 
 
 
 Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Michele Bachman and Rick Perry are all represented, though the focus is clearly on Herman Cain, played here by Mike Tyson. 
 
 
 
 "Hello, Herman Cain here, with a message for the internet: You're way too complicated," Tyson says, before singing a little song about pizza. 
 
 
 
 Darrell Hammond takes on Perry, in what can only be described as a combination of his Saturday Night Live impersonations of Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. 
 
 
 
 President Obama impersonator Reggie Brown also makes a cameo at the end to explain the only two things you need to hold a captive audience online: cats and breasts. ||||| ♫ (Hail To The Chief) ♫ 
 
 (ding) 
 
 ♫ (Hail To The Chief) ♫ 
 
 Mitt: Hello, I'm Mitt Romney. 
 
 And I'd like to thank Funny or Die 
 
 for giving me this opportunity to 
 
 speak directly to the Internet. 
 
 Hermie: Hello, Hermie King here 
 
 with a message for the Internet ... 
 
 You're way too complicated! 
 
 Ron: Hey everybody, this is Ron Paul. 
 
 I just wanted to thank Funny or Die for 
 
 letting me talk directly to their audience 
 
 and clarify what my political ... 
 
 Michele: I'm Michele Bachmann, 
 
 the current frontrunner 
 
 for the GOP nomination! 
 
 Marcus: And I'm Marcus Bachmann! 
 
 And we built this dream together! 
 
 Nothin's gonna stop us now! (laughs) 
 
 That's from my favorite movie "Mannequin"! 
 
 Rick: Hello, Governor Rick Perry here. 
 
 I know I saluted a second ago, 
 
 but I always salute when I ... 
 
 After I squeeze one out! 
 
 Mitt: Is anyone in the whole world 
 
 excited about me being president? 
 
 Nope. 
 
 Hermie: Funny or Die. 
 
 Why are there two options? 
 
 My 1-1-1 plan calls for one. 
 
 Website where you can search for one word 
 
 and get one response. 
 
 Ron: Hey Mitch, are you sure they can 
 
 see me there in the shot? 
 
 Are you sure you're framed up right? 
 
 Michele: Marcus, do you 
 
 think there's another website 
 
 where I can get another kid? 
 
 Marcus: I don't know, 
 
 whenever you're outta town, 
 
 I find everything I need on Craigslist. 
 
 Mitt: I'm going to be 
 
 your next president ... 
 
 Because I'm not crazy and I'm not black. 
 
 So you might as well get used to it. 
 
 Rick: (laughing) 
 
 Have you awesome bitches seen the one 
 
 where that baby panda sneezes? 
 
 Oh man, I love that. It's adorable! 
 
 Singing: ♫ Pizza-pizza-pie ♫ 
 
 Mitt: I'll see ya later, Internet! 
 
 And remember to vote "funny" ... 
 
 Oh wait, no, die. 
 
 Funny. 
 
 Obama: Funny or Die. 
 
 That's a kitten in a box and ... 
 
 these are boobs! 
 
 BAM! That's it! 
 
 That's how you talk to the internet! 
 
 ♫ (Star Spangled Banner)♫ 
 
 Hermie: CANE!
– Is Mike Tyson actually turning into a comedian? First there was his roast appearance and now this: He’s been cast as Herman Cain in Funny or Die’s new election season parody series “Live Funny or Die." The series launched last week with a video featuring most of the candidates—including Darrell Hammond as Rick Perry and infamous Obama impersonator Reggie Brown as the president, according to the Hollywood Reporter. But it’s this video, a full blast of Tyson, that’s got us in stitches. In a perfect marriage of actor and material, Tyson’s Cain explains his rise in the polls thusly: “The Tea Party loves crazy more than they hate black.” He then lays out campaign promises like “I’m gonna wear a flag pin the size of a fat baby’s head and show off the cool handshake Jesus and I have been working on,” pausing occasionally to randomly shout “Cain!” It must be seen to be believed.