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thechrisgethardshow: andreastreeter: Zach Galifianakis on The...

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:34:53 -0400

thechrisgethardshow:

andreastreeter:

Zach Galifianakis on The Chris Gethard Show! LIVE! Wednesday at 11pm - thechrisgethardshow.com

(Like, I really want people to watch this episode. Please pass it on.)

Andrea Streeter, everybody.

popculturebrain: Watch THR’s Comedy Roundtable in Full

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:24:36 -0400

popculturebrain:

Watch THR’s Comedy Roundtable in Full

Because sometimes you need to start the week watching video game...

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:30:24 -0400

Because sometimes you need to start the week watching video game voice actors Christian Bale ask you to tell him about the rabbits, Tom Wilkinson knowing where things are in his house, Cillian Murphy as a giddy gamer and Michael Caine being Michael Caine.

carolineeand: As far as I’m aware, this is the only video...

Mon, 06 May 2013 06:08:22 -0400

carolineeand:

As far as I’m aware, this is the only video footage of the Toronto ‘72 production of Godspell.

For those who don’t know, the Toronto ‘72 production of Godspell included cast members like Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Andrea Martin, Martin Short, and of course Victor Garber (among others).

And for those who don’t know, Godspell is my favorite musical.

1. I want to see more footage of their Godspell.
2. I want the who’s who of the current UCB comedy community to do a production of Godspell so that in 40 years little weirdo geekazoids like me will spend hours upon end searching for it.

loryisunabletosupinate: Maria Bamford riffing about why women...

Mon, 06 May 2013 06:05:46 -0400

loryisunabletosupinate:

Maria Bamford riffing about why women aren’t in top corporate jobs

This needs to be shared

carolineeand: unicornery: liekeblogger: ok but like LENNON...

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:10:05 -0400

carolineeand:

unicornery:

liekeblogger:

ok but like LENNON WAS ON MAD MEN OK.

“We’re going to need a special locker for the hat”

Facebook stati, text messages, and random shrieks of “LENNON!” abounded around LA on Sunday night.

She’s a pretty princess and I can’t get enough of her.

Lovely.

Simon Amstell talks with Greg Fitzsimmons on Fitzdog Radio...

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:08:54 -0400

Simon Amstell talks with Greg Fitzsimmons on Fitzdog Radio podcast

popculturebrain: Listen: Ian Rubbish and the Bizzaros - “Maggie...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:58:09 -0400

popculturebrain:

Listen: Ian Rubbish and the Bizzaros - “Maggie Thatcher”

Four songs from Fred Armisen and SNL’s hilarious ‘History of Punk’ sketch are now available for free download at IanRubbish.co.uk.

(via Vulture)

Jason Collins discusses coming out, learning tricks from Kevin...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:50:04 -0400

Jason Collins discusses coming out, learning tricks from Kevin Garnett, and not wanting to see former high school teammate Jason Segel’s nude scene in Forgetting Sarah Marshall on the B.S. Report | Grantland

petswhowanttokillthemselves: Hey Petheads! When I’m not posting...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:36:18 -0400

petswhowanttokillthemselves:

Hey Petheads!

When I’m not posting pictures of suicidal pets, I write on Marc Maron’s new cat-friendly show MARON debuting this Friday (May 3rd) on IFC at 10/9c. Check it out!

nbaoffseason: But perhaps the most bizarre anecdote from the...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:33:43 -0400

nbaoffseason:

But perhaps the most bizarre anecdote from the recent wave of Jason Collins news was the fact that notable comedian–and Rush fan–Jason Segel, was his backup center for the 1996 Harvard-Westlake High School basketball team.

According to a 1996 L.A. Times article Jason Segel was the team’s court jester (not surprised) and after entering the slam dunk contest, earned him the nicknamed “Doctor Dunk”.

From the article:

“I’m not nearly as skilled a basketball player as some of the other guys,” Segel says. “But I have a lot of bravado.”

Not to mention a made-for-the-highlight-reels dunk.

During Harvard’s two-week East Coast trip in December, Segel wowed a Florida crowd with a two-handed slam made with the front of his jersey pulled over his head. Before the dunk, Segel stood poised, calling for silence with outstretched arms. After the dunk, he dove headfirst into the stands.

“He put on an absolute show,” Da Costa said.

Segel also keeps the team loose with impressions of everyone from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Kermit the Frog. He even does Hilliard.

“You spend five minutes around Jason and he’ll come up with a pretty good impression of you,” Abusaleh said.

An aspiring actor, Segel has dabbled in bit parts and studied in England. After the season, Segel is scheduled to begin rehearsals for a school production in which he will deliver a 22-minute soliloquy on stage.

“I love getting up in front of people,” he says.

His most memorable moment this season? The dunk, of course. Not because he made it but because Jarron allowed him to. Jarron qualified for the competition ahead of Segel but deferred to his teammate.

“He knew it was something important to me, so he stepped back and let me do it,” Segel said. “I appreciated that.”

What a crazy, awesome world. Hat tip to Andrew Ungvari for the article.

(via @DrewUnga)

popculturebrain: Watch the first full episode of IFC’s ‘MARON’...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:18:33 -0400

popculturebrain:

Watch the first full episode of IFC’s ‘MARON’ for free right now.

(ht Film Thrasher)

Post screening discussion of “Richard Pryor: Omit the...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:21:00 -0400

Post screening discussion of “Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic” included:

A nice anecdote by Wyatt Cenac about Tracy Morgan taking him to his first comedy club when he was interning at SNL
Tracy Morgan discussing Pryor’s influence on his growing up in Bed Stuy and fear of onstage experimentation
Walter Mosley lauding the risks of the short lived and censored Richard Pryor Show
Why hiring football Hall of Famer Jim Brown to run Pryor’s film company was probably not the best idea
Pryor widow Jennifer Lee discussing fights, gunshots, threesomes, awkward Cosby dinners and Pryor family strife

For casual fans and newbies, Omit the Logic is a nice entry point into getting a sense of Pryor and his impact at the time. Yet for longtime fans and folks hoping to glean a deeper insight into the man and his motivations, it still felt somewhat slight in its scope.