I can't believe I don't know this. I thought I knew a lot about stand-up.
Lorne: Back in Pylea they used to call me "sweet potato." Connor: Really. Lorne: Yeah, well, the exact translation was "fragrant tuber" but…
'Conviction (1)'
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.
erikaj - Feb 16, 2007 12:18:39 pm PST #1552 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
§ 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.
sarameg - Feb 16, 2007 12:26:35 pm PST #1554 of 10001
Oh crap. I was going to call the mechanic today, wasn't I?
Oh well, it's not like he could do anything until Tuesday morning anyway. I'll just call then. And not drive very far.
Lee - Feb 16, 2007 12:30:02 pm PST #1555 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I want someone to be influenced by MY style!
I would TOTALLY steal your hair.
Does that help?
flea - Feb 16, 2007 12:34:21 pm PST #1556 of 10001
information libertarian
The only comedians mentioned I have heard of are Leary and Bill Cosby.
erikaj - Feb 16, 2007 12:34:55 pm PST #1557 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I can't believe I don't know who Hedberg is. Was, I suppose, if he's dead.
Miracleman - Feb 16, 2007 12:34:56 pm PST #1558 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Well, I did cite the Jim Fix joke up thread, which was apparently a straight-up theft
Yeah, but there's also the possibility of parallel evolution, so to speak. I mean...at least a couple of times in my past I've made cracks just hangin' with my friends at Denny's only to have some comedian spout it almost word for word a few months later on Comedy Central...and I *know* they didn't steal it from me.
erikaj - Feb 16, 2007 12:37:26 pm PST #1559 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, that happens. Something just hits the...is that what a "Zeitgeist" is? David Simon loves that word and it leaves me just sort of...wtf?Flea, rent "Bill Hicks, Sane Man." And not just cause Hecubus is making me feel guilty for stealing money from a dead guy out of Bostonian thrall. It really is quite brilliant.
DavidS - Feb 16, 2007 12:39:44 pm PST #1560 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I want someone to be influenced by MY style!
I give it about a year. Then it'll be attack of the Allyson-a-clones.
Yeah, but there's also the possibility of parallel evolution, so to speak.
I understand that. Certain jokes are just waiting to be plucked from the air out of the obvious, available materials. But to pair Keith Richards with Jim Fix is not one those kinds of jokes. That is a very specific kind of joke.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 16, 2007 12:45:25 pm PST #1561 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
ita, have you been following this Joe Rogan v. Carlos Mencia kerfuffle?
The great thing about this is no matter which one crashes and burns because of it, the public wins!
I hadn't heard about Leary stealing Bill Hicks' act, but he's always been one friendship with Cam Neely away from being the Antichrist as far as I'm concerned regardless.
Woohoo! Just got word that my boss's boss has given everyone in the company a week's extra paid vacation to rest up after our current projects are done!