All Posts Tagged With: "comedy"
Hot Rod using the “Act Like Nothing Happened” Defense from Father Ted
Following arguably the most embarrassing political scandal in the history of Illinois, and that takes some doing, Governor Rod Blagojevich has chosen a curious path. It seems that almost anyone would resign, or at a minimum apologize to the people or offer some sort of statement of regret. Hot Rod Blagojevich, it seems, is using the “Act Like Nothing Happened Defense.” Absurd! Read more…
George Carlin: American Radical
Check out the excellent obituary by John Nichols at the The Nation on departed humorist George Carlin. (h/t Grumblebear).
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Recently a friend of Urbanagora, Chris at the Outside Report, had a series of posts on things he loved from the 1980s and 1990s, including a list of the best theme songs. As is typical, I agreed with most of his analysis, particularly on the rockin‘ Gummy Bears theme song. However, he left off his list the greatest theme song ever, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” from Cheers. To Chris’s credit, Cheers was included in his rebuttal list. Enjoy:
Also, for my fellow Cheers fans, here’s a collection of Norm Peterson quotes.
Friday Fun: Surprise for Kimmel
This cracked me up. Hope you like it too.
10 Years After Farley
10 years ago today, one of my favorite people in the world died, Chris Farley. He wasn’t an academy award winning actor, or someone that changed the world; but, he sure could make people laugh. As a fellow fat guy, I’ve learned that being able to make people laugh can be just the medicine the doctor ordered…and it can be a lot better for the entertainer than the entertained.
February 15th, 1964 – December 18th, 1997