From the North Shore Sunday Shorelines Blog’s Bo Burnham takes over the world: “In a bit of news that will probably make you insanely jealous — especially if you’ve been toiling away as an obscure songwriter and/or comedian for who knows how long — popular YouTube songwriting comedian Bo Burnham of Hamilton, who turned 18 [...]
Tag Archives: comedy
Fuck You, Georgie
June 23, 2008 – 11:49 am
From NY Times’s obituary for George Carlin, 71, Irreverent Standup Comedian: “George Carlin, the Grammy-Award winning standup comedian and actor who was hailed for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and language, and groundbreaking routines like ‘Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television,’ died in Santa Monica, Calif., [...]
Tina Fey, You’ll Never Be Riding The Midnight Meat Train
March 25, 2008 – 10:26 am
From Cracked’s I Will No Longer Sleep With Tina Fey If She Asks Me To: “I never thought I’d reach a point in my life where I’d need to choose sides in a [Tina] Fey - [Jon] Stewart Feud, (especially one that I’m almost entirely creating), but I can say without a doubt that I [...]
Without late-night jokes, presidential candidates get a pass
December 14, 2007 – 11:58 am
From Boston.com’s Without late-night jokes, presidential candidates get a pass: “As the Writers Guild of America’s strike enters its second month, this presidential race is the first in recent memory with no one on hand to reprocess the news for late-night comedy shtick.”
The Ocular Penetration Restriction Act of 2007
December 7, 2007 – 01:05 pm
Live From Congress: The Ocular Penetration Restriction Act of 2007
[Hat tip to Josh for the link]
Prank War Continued: Streeter Bombs
April 23, 2007 – 11:35 pm
From Prank War Continued: Streeter Bombs: “Streeter often does stand up comedy at an open mic night at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater. I thought to myself, “How great it would be if I could get the entire audience not to laugh at any of his jokes?” Luckily, our friend Pete Holmes is the host [...]
Mr. Professional Movie Extra Guy
July 10, 2006 – 11:47 am
A month or so ago, Dawn explained her current process for watching movies. It’s not my place to get into the details (perhaps she’ll enlighten you by leaving it in the comments), but suffice to say that it involved focusing much of her attention on what is going on in the background of any given [...]
