February 2010
52 posts
January 2010
56 posts
Taking the Ikea name to new heights →
ikeaheights:
It’s all filmed covertly inside a Burbank, Calif., store as unwitting customers browse the Ektorp sofas and Poang chairs in the background. At six episodes and counting, Ikea Heights has become a modest Internet sensation.
(IKEA Heights in Canada’s only national weekly current affairs magazine - Maclean’s Magazine)
My interview with San Francisco Weekly about... →
It’s paraphrased a little and I gave the interview over the phone in a parking lot, but it came out well, I think. Too bad they used one of the terrible pictures from Mad TV.
Looking forward to doing jokes this weekend with Kyle Kinane, my old pal and comedian I started out with. There’s also an old sea captain bar near the club where an old man plays piano and screams out songs...
Who's this dick? →
This past weekend in Austin...
After a show a guy came up to me and told me he was following me on Tumblr. That’s a first. You’re really making it, Tumblr! Be proud!
SF Sketchfest founder's picks on Rooftop Comedy. →
I put this up for two reasons. 1) I’m on it, and 2) Dana Gould’s bit just ruined my face for the whole day. I am cursed to random laughter for hours because of it. I mean blessed.
I just read online that Jay Reatard passed away in...
Watchcomedycentral:
Rob Riggle Recommends John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show and Sweat Yoga | Comedy Central Insider Blog
John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show airs Friday at 11pm / 10c with guests Mary Lynn Rajskub, Matt Braunger, Hari Kondabolu and Brian Posehn.
It's about time this happened. →
The dirtier bits of successful comedians added to their family-friendly animated movies. Well done.
WatchI wish this didn’t make me laugh as hard as it does. I wish.
Sleep Talkin' Man →
This lady wrote down everything her English husband said in his sleep for a couple nights. Fantastic.
comedycentral:
Paul McCartney, also a Yankovic fan, refused Yankovic permission to record a parody of Wings’ “Live and Let Die”, entitled “Chicken Pot Pie”, because McCartney is a vegetarian and did not wish to condone the eating of meat.
“Weird Al” Yankovic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
But Weird Al is a vegan!!! He could have made it a song about he hates chicken pot pie. Please still...
comedycentral:
“It’s Called Show ‘Business’, Not Show ‘Friends’”
You know who says this? Not people doing business. Assholes say this. Assholes who are out to screw over their “friends”.
THESE PHRASES AREN’T INVITED TO 2010 - Patton Oswalt’s MySpace Blog
“If I could only come up to your job and shout ‘Where’s my bitch?/...”
– Devin the Dude “Just Because.”
The rest of the song is him fantasizing about killing his girlfriend, which sucks because this line is so amazing. It is, to me, a perfect Valentine. Who wouldn’t want to do this for their special someone?
