Gulf Wars Episode Two

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Just in time for the Labor Day weekend! Can’t wait to see it!

419 T-shirt

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The shirt says it all….really!

Rewinding The Watchmen

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“Better Late Than Never: Watchmen “, an article by Nathan Rabin over at The Onion’s AV Club, gives a good overview of Alan Moore’s seminal graphic novel for non-comic readers. Hopefully this will get some people to read the graphic novel. With the surge in the novel’s sales, it may not [...]

Photoshopped Larson

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There’s more Larson tributes over worth 1000.com. Thanks to Web Zen over at Boing Boing for pointing this tribute out.

Driving At Night

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Fantagraphics Books, the publisher, says -“Abandoned Cars is Tim Lane’s first collection of graphic short stories, noir-ish narratives that are united by their exploration of the great American mythological drama by way of the desperate and haunted characters that populate its pages. Lane’s characters exist on the margins of society—alienated, floating [...]

Clowns Taste Funny #2

Here’s another comedy mix I mined from YouTube.
Dylan Moran
Here’s Dylan at The Comedy Store. Don’t know what to say about ‘em really. Distinct delivery, entertaining presence. Check ‘em out with Bill Bailey in Black Books.

Bad Vicar
Mitchell and Webb, the stars of Peep Show, have their own sketch comedy show, “That Mitchell [...]

Likely Stories Double Feature

In the early 80s, David Jablin created a comedy anthology program called “Likely Stories” for HBO/Cinemax. It featured the directorial debuts of actor/directors like Danny DeVito and Christopher Guest. And lucky for us, it’s available on YouTube!

Likely Stories can be adult in its themes and presentation but never dumb. Dark humor and satire is [...]

Clowns Taste Funny: You Tube Sketch Mix #1

Emergency Caterers

John Candy on SCTV was the greatest.
The Waiters

Recognize these guys? They are comedy giants now.  From the short lived Dana Carvey Show.

The Fairsley Difference

I love me some Mr. Show! Under-rated or simply underground? How underground can you be on HBO?
Roy’s Food Repair
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If Terry Gilliam Says It Can’t Be Done….

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Rereading The Watchmen graphic novel as a refresher at the moment. It is so layered and not just about action set pieces that I have little hope for Zach Snyder’s upcoming movie version. Count me out of the hype machine on this one.

In Awe of Film

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Over at Something Awful, I’ve been browsing through The Awful Movie Database. Here’s a description from the website -
“The Awful Movie Database (AMDB), now spanning over sixteen cubic miles of internet, was founded in 1992 by film expert Dr. David Thorpe. The AMDB is committed to providing thorough and accurate information about thousands [...]