“There is no great writing, only great rewriting.”
—Justice Brandeis (via writingadvice)
August 2011
38 posts
Look Mom: What Marc Maron said →
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So, if I could I would like to help out some of the younger comics here with some things that I learned from experience in show business. Most of these only refer to those of us that have remained heat-less for most of our careers. I can’t speak to heat. I do know that symbiosis with the…
July 2011
40 posts
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I try to not demonize anyone, but this graph from the Washington Post shows it clear as day: most of our deficit, by a longshot, is the result of Bush’s policies, not Obama’s. Read it and (we all) weep.
George Bush’s tax cuts contributed more to the deficit than ALL of Obama’s spending combined. This is sobering. Bush’s Medicare druge benefit/giveaway cost more than Obama’s Health Care Reform.
Why do we live in a nation where partisanship trumps the simple ability to look at objective data and make an informed decision for the betterment of our nation? I am willing to take my lumps and give till it hurts, as long as I feel we are all in this together.
Until we can all grow up a bit, and realize that we are truly in this together, that what keeps us apart is not as important as what we have in common, we are going to get in worse and worse trouble. And we will leave this nation poorer than we found it.
I believe Tea Partiers are concerned about the deficit. I met many of them at Rand Paul’s victory celebration. But I will never understand why their outrage about deficit spending came so late.
They want to leave a better nation for their children and grandchildren. So do I. Why can’t we recognize the humanity each of us posses and work together on reasonable solutions to solvable problems? Why indeed.
We should be wary of those who would keep us scared, and keep us at each others’ throats. They have a reason for wanting this to happen. As they said way back when, follow the money. It always leads back to the source.
” —Brooklyn Baby Daddy: Bush Contributed Far More To the Deficit
BAM! BAM! BAM!: THINGS THAT WILL MAKE ME THINK YOU ARE UGLY →
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- You don’t read
- You talk down to kids or old people
- You don’t pay attention to the news
- You think Fox News is news
- You don’t share your fries
- You don’t know the difference between “You’re” and “Your”
- You take yourself seriously and don’t take Halloween seriously
- You think crossbows are…
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Attention New Yorkers
Last night some college friends of mine had a run-in with a homophobic bouncer at the Mean Fiddler (a bar on 47th St. and 8th Ave).
The bouncer told them to “go somewhere they were wanted…like the West Village.”
If you think this behavior is disgusting, please feel free to do the following:
- write a negative Yelp review
- contact the manager: michael@themeanfiddlernyc.com
And certainly avoid the bar. Spread the word!
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“You know I don’t know. Here’s what I learned after SNL: When I got on SNL I thought, “Yes, this is it, I’m off to the races,” and then you get fired, and you think, “Oh, wait a minute..” And then you realize there’s no finish line in show business; you never get to a place where you think, “Okay, now I’ve done it, now I can relax.” That place never exists. So what you do is go from gig to gig, and you hope they are good gigs, and you hope when you do them you do a good job.”
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—Rob Riggle
http://www.serialoptimist.com/interviews/an-inspirational-funny-behind-the-scenes-interview-with-rob-riggle-5743.html
(via katehess)
$38,294
Approximate cost of my first run of chemo.
Could’ve purchased my butt tumour:
- 3 houses in Detroit
- 1,000 pairs of ugly shoes from that Kim Kardashian slutty shoe site
- Approximately 25,000 Hershey bars
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Tina Fey - I Don’t Care If You Like It (Love Letter to Amy Poehler)
[Amy was in the middle of some such nonsense with Seth Meyers across the table, and she did something vulgar as a joke. I can’t remember what it was exactly, except it was dirty and loud and ‘unladylike.’
Jimmy Fallon, who was arguably the star of the show at the time, turned to her and in a faux-squeamish voice said, ‘Stop that! It’s not cute! I don’t like it.’ Amy dropped what she was doing, went black in the eyes for a second, and wheeled around on him. ‘I don’t fucking care if you like it.’ Jimmy was visibly startled. Amy went right back to enjoying her ridiculous bit. I should make it clear that Jimmy and Amy are very good friends and there was never any real beef between them. (Insert penis joke here.)
With that exchange, a comic shift took place. Amy made it clear that she wasn’t there to be cute. She wasn’t there to play wives and girlfriends in the boys’ scenes. She was there to do what she wanted to do and she did not fucking care if you like it.]Yes (as an audio version).
“If you’re not failing all the time, you’re not creating a situation where you can get lucky.”
—Ira Glass (via writingadvice)
the bad deal: eight bad deal rules →
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Here are EIGHT BAD DEAL RULES. Keep these in mind next time you’re contemplating a lousy offer from Groupon, Gilt City, Daily Candy, Thrillist, UrbanDaddy or elsewhere.
- If you financially need a deal to eat out, you shouldn’t eat out. This isn’t cutting coupons so your family can afford milk. This is leisure. These are luxuries you save up for. Tiny Tim ain’t die from leprosy if you don’t get that Groupon coupon for Patron Silver bottle service
Talking Breakfast?!: What the Hogwarts Improvisation Society Means to Me... →
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(Inspired by this post by Johnathus Powderwig Trowbridge, Slytherin team captain.)
Short answer: It’s my favorite, best thing I’ve ever experienced on the UCB stage.
Long answer: Well, what it means to me is that it’s magic.
And I love magic! I love pretending things. I love imagination…
One of my favorite improv people, and an amazing perspective. Considering how many zillion wonderful things he’s done on the UCB stage, this is truly inspiring. Can’t wait to see them play!
