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Two Idiots -- Rush Limbaugh & Brett Favre
I love how the condescending will take the smallest point of minutiae and describe it as "so obvious." If you write, you realize how many mistakes you did not make. Pages of snootiness were just spent on a typo? Just walk it off, buddy. Walk it off.— July 6, 2008 5:43 p.m.
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
Plus, it would divide the truly hungry with the people that just don't feel like working, or would rather have drugs.— July 6, 2008 5:35 p.m.
Athletes and Actors in the News
I think "Karma For Being Such Garbage" would have been a better title for this entry.— July 6, 2008 5:31 p.m.
House of Blues Gave Me the Blues
Okay, you don't get to blame a sub-business. I'm doing business with House of Blues. It's HOB's responsibility to hire people to represent them well. That's like not taking responsibility for the cooking or the security, "because that's another company." Nice tie-in, antigeekness. *applause* Places like that pull that crap because they think people are too lazy to do anything about it. If your favorite band patronizes them, write them a letter. See if you can persuade them to play elsewhere. There are a number of services that add bs charges like a "service charge." Plus, how did service charges become an additional 50% of a ticket's price? A$$hats!— June 30, 2008 7:49 p.m.
Mess With the Bull, Get the Horns
The parents of today are nothing like the parents of yesterday. It used to be that, even if you had a child too early, the having of the child put a fast forward on your emotional growth. You rose to the occasion of emotional maturity. You grew as a person, due to the fact that you were no longer the star of the show, and there was someone that needed you to be there for them. Now, children are raised by overgrown children. Talk to someone that works in the school district, and see how much parent training we do. Ask how many children we actually raise in place of their parents.— June 30, 2008 7:41 p.m.
100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics Ever
Ron White is funny and very clever.— June 23, 2008 6:52 p.m.
100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics Ever
Oh, holy crap. I wasn't nice, AND I KILLED GEORGE CARLIN. *bawl* I stopped his heart. I didn't mean to. I was jealous, because I have none.— June 23, 2008 6:49 p.m.
100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics Ever
Woody Allen. HATE. If he makes a movie and he's not in it, I'll try it. Otherwise, HATE. Really? The same character for 50 years? Lenny Bruce. He was doing something else. He does not belong on a list that is about comedy, but he does belong on a list. (insert smartass comment here) George Carlin. See above I once heard somebody from Saturday Night Live say, "As much as you love John Belushi, you missed his best stuff from his stand up." Can you imagine him funnier? I can't, but I'd pay to see it. Dane Cook -- I love the fact that shows are starting to do impressions of him, so you can see his formula. It's like a reaction without an actual joke. He entertains, but talk about over rated. Jim Gaffigan is fantastic. Good call. Greg Giraldo makes me laugh, which is saying a lot, but needs a little more time. Lampenelli is fantastic. She is the newly naturally talented. I'm going to get it for saying this, but once, I saw Pauly Shore do his stand up, and I laughed... a lot. Once again, can't remember why I was there, but he earned his laughs. Forget his name, but the guy that was the maniac from the movie Bachelor Party does stand up, and he made me laugh the entire time. Kathy Griffin is a fun and fearless female. Love her stand up and love her reality show. Last season, when she was performing at both male and female prisons, she went early, and talked with a group of ten of each, just to figure out what kind of show they wanted. From that, on the same day, she figured it out, and she killed. (Pun intended.) She is, naturally funny. Jeffery Ross -- is he only a roast comedian? Doesn't matter. Hilarious. Axis of Evil -- not much out-loud laughter, but not only was I thoroughly entertained, I'd watch it again.— June 22, 2008 9:56 p.m.
100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics Ever
Steven Wright. Yes, we quoted his one-liners. Past tense. Like The Far Side comic strip... "Why did we like this again"? Okay, not fair, but the guy had his time. Robert Klein. He's pretty good. He'll always make me laugh some and entertain me throughout. Dennis Miller. A self-impressed, one-trick pony. A hell of a frickin' trick, but nevertheless, one trick. A trick that got him fired from football announcing. Sam Kinison. I love Sam Kinison. Discovered him on HBO's Young Comedians special. Brought him to my friends. Had his CD. Went to his shows. I have to say, that like Kurt Kobain and so many rock stars, he's fondly remembered because he died early. His last two tours were not good. The last show I saw, I found myself looking at my watch repeatedly. His early stuff was brilliant. I blame the drugs, because I think he still had it in him. Bill Hicks -- a comedian's comedian. I'm going to watch this guy, just because he makes so many comedian's top lists. Jonathan Winters. I think both he and Robin Williams had to go to therapy because they could not "turn it off." Their inner-voices were always on, and driving them crazy. Don Rickles. years ago, saw a show, thought he was funny. Robin Williams. see above Eddie Murphy. I cannot tell you how many times we listened to his albums RAW and ... crap, the other name escapes me. I think, still, that if you put it on, I could could speak along with it. You want your favorites to withstand the test of time, but I'm not going to hold it against them if they don't. 92. Bill Cosby. Wow...I'd have Cosby in the Top 3. He could work clean, and still be funny. His "Best of," as a kid. Had the album. Played it until I could see through it. Chris Rock. Disagreeing. He has great, and thoughtful material, despite the delivery. I think you have something against the delivery, and are automatically gigging him for that. He even talks about black comedians being hacky with race. He is the one that called for a moratorium on "black people do this/white people do this" until something original could be said about it.— June 22, 2008 9:55 p.m.
100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics Ever
Richard Lewis. Hated the "aww, poor me" in a way that I hate David Brenner. Richard just threw schit against the wall hoping some of it would stick. Joan Rivers. She is one with natural comedic talent. Every once in a while, you let her run, and she does. Jon Stewart. Opposite again. Stewart's show, while it got too much into mugging for the camera for a while, has brought on fresh talent, and hit its stride again. Colbert is all right. A solid show, but not as many laughs. After the writer's strike, I felt the show raise a level. Billy Crystal. He is part of the Comedy Relief crowd that used to be funny. (Along with Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams.) Phyllis Diller. She is the first person that I ever thought, and made me come up with the concept of "naturally funny." Funny is just how her head works. Buddy Hackett. Another natural. Andy Kaufman. If I was in the audience, I would not appreciate being his test subject. How funny is it to purposely ruin an entire crowd's night. He was talented, but funny should mean that people laugh. Not walked out. Albert Brooks. I like his movies. I don't like him. The same simp over and over again. George Burns. Saw a special of his in my early teens. Wish I could watch it now before I write anything about him. Garry Shandling. Never got this in a way that I never got Arrested Development. I know everybody loves it, but I tried it, and you can keep it. Jay Leno. He was such a great comedian. Just great. It's a shame he sucks so bad at doing late night. (Yep. In fact, I hear that he's still a great comedian. TV must kill people.) Bob Hope. It was just plain sad and pitiful how they'd drag this guy out of his chair, all red and wet-eyed, and make him mono-syllable through tired jokes at the end. Redd Foxx. Another one that I wish I could listen to now, and not just a memory of my early teen years, and make comment. I do remember wanting to dislike him, and laughing a lot.— June 22, 2008 9:54 p.m.