Here we have the odd couple. The agnostic filmmaker and one of America’s most influential religious figures engaged in a lively conversation. It’s actually a rather gentlemanly exchange from the late 1960s, and it’s added to our video collection of Cultural Icons. Part 1 appears below, and you can get Part 2 here.
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Stand-up comedy and Biblical creation don’t usually go together. But somehow they do for Ricky Gervais, the creator of the ever-popular television show, The Office. (Watch episodes here.) The bit runs about 10 minutes, and it’s added to our YouTube playlist.
This one features a guest appearance by Palin herself. Video starts after the brief, but unavoidable commercial. Let ‘er roll:
Yeah, okay, I am getting off track here with this comic bit from The Onion, veering from culture to politics. Sorry for the detour. I will get back on track tomorrow. Really, I will…
It didn’t take long for corporate America to start brazenly shafting the American taxpayer again. Just days after the government spent $85 billion bailing out AIG, the company shelled out $440,000 to send its execs to a Southern California resort. There a good $23,000 was spent on well-deserved spa treatments.
The corruption has reached points where you just have to laugh (did you know that AIG’s CEO also gets a $5 million performance bonus?), and that’s what Saturday Night Live helps you do. Watch the video below and fast forward to the last two and a half minutes.
PS In the comments, one of our readers has offered a defense of AIG. Your thoughts?
You know things are looking bleak when comedy starts making fodder out of depression themes. Here’s a bit that tells you how to go from office worker to homeless drifter in seven easy steps. (Video courtesy of Howcast)
via Valleywag
“Comedian, actor and satirist Chris Elliott has made a career of blurring truth and absurdity. Elliott wrote and performed for Late Night With David Letterman, and went on to perform in other television programs, including Saturday Night Live.” Here he is in conversation with writer Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius). The video is courtesy of Fora.TV, and you can watch it here.
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