Category: US
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Comedy Is … So Far
It’s my birthday today, so here’s a present for you. Not sure how that works, but okay. It’s the first seven episodes of Comedy Is … my podcast about sitcoms and comedy, what they mean to me, and their history and context, as told from the perspective of the Paramount Comedy Channel in the late…
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Tig Notaro Met Taylor Dayne
I could have sworn I’d posted about this before, but it seems not. So, here’s Tig Notaro telling a story about the time she met Taylor Dayne. Having a story this long and this good was always my dream when I did stand up, and I never got close to it. Tig says that it…
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Amy Poehler Commercials
Let’s have a look at some commercials (sorry, adverts) featuring the always brilliant Amy Poehler. First, here’s one from a campaign she fronted for XFinity. Wonder how many complaints they got for encouraging kids to eat pot pourri. Next, here’s one from her campaign for Old Navy. Wonder how many complaints they got for encouraging…
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More Kate McKinnon Commercials
For the love of chips and dip, here’s an ad for Tostitos featuring Kate McKinnon and Dan Levy. And here’s Kate announcing the launch of Verizon’s new 5G network. Bet the pose at the end was unscripted.
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Ruddy Hell, It’s Conan And Paul
As Conan slowly bows out of the late night talk show space, it also brings an end to one of the longest running returning jokes on television. I totally forgot that Paul Rudd was in Friends. And this is the origin of the joke. Here’s a bit of a supercut of many of the times…
