Becoming a star doesn't require television or movies anymore, and an appearance on American Idol isn't required either.

YouTube has made a few people household names, at least among those of us who surf the Web as a primary source of entertainment. We're familiar with folks like Renetto (Paul Robinett) and William Sledd and Michael Buckley and Tay Zonday.

Add to that list a 26-year-old Ames, Iowa, resident named Leslie Hall.

Truth is, she had garnered some popularity on the Web before YouTube became the sensation it is. She started making "gem sweaters," bedazzled sweaters she would find at places like Goodwill. She's pretty funny, and this was all kind of tongue-in-cheek, including an appearance she recently had on G4TV, in which she talked about her gem-sweater fame.

However, where she's going to become an international sensation is on the music front. Leslie apparently has a band -- Leslie and the Ly's -- and its music is campy electro pop rap from the perspective of a 200-pound white woman.

There's not a darned bit of social commentary from Leslie, just a lot of campy, campy humor. Given that her latest video was featured by YouTube on Sunday, I suspect more of you will hear of Leslie Hall than will have ever wanted to hear of her.

However, if you have an appreciation for electro pop music and appreciation for really dry humor, then you're in for a treat. Leslie is like Tracy Turnblad with a 2007 sensibility, shiny gold pants and a vast collection of gem sweaters.

You might think I'm nuts for saying this, but I actually enjoy the heck out of this video. It is wonderfully creative and funny, and it's sure to annoy the 90 percent of our population who doesn't get it, which to me makes it all the more entertaining.

And, then there is this, an original tune Leslie calls "Zombie Killers."