I've been totally aping Cintra Wilson for years.
Again, being influenced by somebody's style isn't the same thing as outright theft.
Never goes smooth. How come it never goes smooth?
Mal ,'Safe'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Feb 16, 2007 12:07:56 pm PST #1544 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Allyson - Feb 16, 2007 12:10:19 pm PST #1545 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I want someone to be influenced by MY style!
Daisy Jane - Feb 16, 2007 12:10:36 pm PST #1546 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
So it's clear Eddie Izzard is the one true comedian.
Unless of course there's some funny, Un-USian, transvestite somewhere watching HBO and going "Executive Transvestite? Hey, wait a minute...."
bon bon - Feb 16, 2007 12:13:37 pm PST #1547 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
So it's clear Eddie Izzard is the one true comedian.
I guess now that Mitch Hedberg is dead...that guy had a killer style, and his jokes are still funny written down. That is ridiculously rare. He was the best standup of his generation. God, what a loss.
erikaj - Feb 16, 2007 12:13:46 pm PST #1548 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
It isn't. But when I sit down to write, I'm often disappointed by how little of the style I(very occasionally) get praise for is really me doing my thing. Which is only tangentially related to the comic conversation, I realize. But someday if anything comes of it, I hope I'd give the props where they are due.
juliana - Feb 16, 2007 12:15:09 pm PST #1549 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I guess now that Mitch Hedberg is dead...that guy had a killer style, and his jokes are still funny written down.
True, but god, I loved his delivery. His escalator bit will start running through my head every once in a while.
shrift - Feb 16, 2007 12:16:22 pm PST #1550 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
It's still only 12F out there. CURSES.
Oh well. I guess I can't let Dana go outside while we wait for our other friend to arrive, because she may just decide to take another flight back to Texas.
bon bon - Feb 16, 2007 12:17:01 pm PST #1551 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
His escalator bit will start running through my head every once in a while.Exactly! Whenever I see a broken escalator, all I think is "temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience"
erikaj - Feb 16, 2007 12:18:39 pm PST #1552 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I can't believe I don't know this. I thought I knew a lot about stand-up.
§ ita § - Feb 16, 2007 12:25:55 pm PST #1553 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's funny--I know my little corner of standup and improv pretty well. And when I was still living in Montreal, ver well. But if standups didn't come through there, either to the two comedy clubs or the annual festival, they almost didn't exist.
No Princess Bride musical. How can I miss it when I only just found out it was supposed to happen? But I do.