Straight from BoingÂBoÂing: The new MAD MagÂaÂzine artÂwork below. Glad someÂone can find a litÂtle humor in this…
(PS Also see BoingÂBoÂing’s piece on the changÂing WaMu web site.)
Tina Fey Has Sarah Palin Down
File this under comedy/satire, Tina Fey has her Sarah Palin impresÂsion nailed. If the video below ceasÂes to work, you can always watch the clip (in betÂter resÂoÂluÂtion, I might add) right here.
Father Guido Sarducci’s Publicizes the Virtues of Art School
AnyÂone rememÂber Father GuiÂdo SarÂducÂci from SatÂurÂday Night Live’s betÂter days? Below, we find him celÂeÂbratÂing the virtues of art school. The clip is funÂny. But it’s even funÂnier when you conÂsidÂer that this was apparÂentÂly a real TV comÂmerÂcial made for the San FranÂcisÂco Art InstiÂtute in the earÂly 1980s. The clip has been added to our YouTube playlist. Also for anothÂer good laugh, see this preÂviÂous bit: Father GuiÂdo Sarducci’s Five Minute UniÂverÂsiÂty.
When Comedy Keeps American Politics Honest
A rather sad comÂmenÂtary on the integriÂty, depth and sinÂcerÂiÂty of the AmerÂiÂcan polÂiÂtics. But, it’s funÂny and it’s FriÂday, so here it goes. Take it away John StewÂart (and thanks for the tip LarÂry):
PS Check out this WSJ artiÂcle, The BiolÂoÂgy of IdeÂolÂoÂgy, which sugÂgests that our politÂiÂcal choicÂes may be shaped by genetÂics.
RelatÂed ConÂtent:
Jon Stewart’s “DaiÂly Show” Now Online: 1999 — Present
America Needs More Palin … Michael Palin, That Is
Below, some vinÂtage MonÂty Python footage… (And see our relatÂed piece: 150 MonÂty Python SketchÂes.
Stephen Colbert Reads Joyce’s Ulysses
Every June 16 is BloomsÂday, which comÂmemÂoÂrates Jame’s Joyce’s Ulysses (get free audio here). In Dublin and around the world, celÂeÂbraÂtions usuÂalÂly include a readÂing of Joyce’s clasÂsic. This year, in New York City, one high-proÂfile event feaÂtured Stephen ColÂbert readÂing the part of Leopold Bloom, the charÂacÂter around which the sprawlÂing novÂel turns. You can lisÂten to ColÂbert read here and here. Enjoy, and I will catch you back here after the holÂiÂday weekÂend.
The Candid Side of George Carlin
A quick find … I wantÂed to flag a good interÂview with George CarÂlin where he talks canÂdidÂly about his evoÂluÂtion as a comÂic and the strange traÂjecÂtoÂry of his career. The conÂverÂsaÂtion was held at the 92nd Street Y in New York. You can downÂload it here: iTunes — Feed — MP3 — Blog Post.
Also see the 92nd Street Y’s colÂlecÂtion on iTunes here, which we menÂtioned in our earÂliÂer post today.
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