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Raymond Taylor, Best Wheel of Fortune Contestant Ever
So the story goes that while on the road in Chicago, the Wheel of Fortune game show had a contestant drop out at the last minute. The producers found some guy named Raymond Taylor on the street, gave him a suit, and propped him on the stage. I have no idea if this is true…
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Indiana Jones Loses His Goddamned Hat
So, its common knowledge that there are some gaping plot holes in the “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” the first Indiana Jones movie. One is, how did Indiana Jones know how to close his eyes when the Nazis opened the Ark? Another is, how did he escape the island when all the Nazis died in…
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Eddie Vedder, Emilio Estevez, Adam Sandler Shooting SNL Promos in 1994
Making a television show is difficult, especially one like Saturday Night Live where all the content is written and produced a week in advance before live airing. From the looks of this video, making an SNL is a long an tedious process. Here, they are just making a promo spot, and even though this video…
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Ben Stiller and Bruce Springsteen, SNL and the Ben Stiller Show
Saturday Night Live is really hit or miss this days, mostly miss, but sometimes, when they get a guy in there who knows sketch comedy, like Ben Stiller, they can hit a few home runs. That was case the other night when Ben revived his classic impression of Bruce Springsteen from his cult hit “The…
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Twist and Shout
The greatest cover song the Beatles ever did was of The Isley Brothers 1962 hit, “Twist and Shout.” Written by Bert Russell and Phil Medley, the original song was a tepid little dance song, but when John Lennon and the Beatles got their hands on it, they redefined rock and roll, and gave the genre…
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They Might Be Giants, The Four Lads, Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
I had no idea that They Might Be Giants didn’t write this song! It turns out that the Four Lads, in 1953, came up with this incredibly catchy and insane song. It was a top ten hit and a certified gold record. Imagine that! I learned all this from hearing a tape of Bob Dylan’s…
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Larry David, the Stand Up
I’m pretty sure this is from the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” pilot, but who cares where its from exactly, I’m not double checking Wikipedia. All you need to know is that its genius and hilarious. This is Larry returning to his roots, doing strait up stand up, and killing. He riffs on masturbation, blow jobs from…
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Seinfeld, How it Began
The “Seinfeld” obsession continues, this time with a great documentary on it’s unlikely creation and even more unlikely smash success. It’s a revealing 6 part look into how the show started off as a quirky experimental program whose premise was wrapping a sitcom around a standup comedians act. It was a totally novel creation springing…
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Curb Your Enthusiasm Cast at the Paley Center
If you caught last Sunday’s episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Palestinian Chicken,” you know Larry David is on a hot streak. There are a lot of genius comics in the world right now, but Larry is going for the throne of world’s funniest man. I can’t get enough of Larry and the world of “Curb,”…