Humor

I’ve been frantically trying to catch up on every movie that I should see before Oscar night, but for some reason, I have continuously shovedThe Artist to the bottom of the screener pile for months. I found it difficult to conjure up much enthusiasm for a film that is not only silent but filmed entirely in black...
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So, I saw a screening of David Fincher’s highly anticipated Christmas release The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo last night, but I am contractually bound to not breathe a word about it for a while. However, a twitter friend tipped me off to this Funny or Die spoof called The Girl With a Tramp...
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Who would have thought that one of the best episodes this season would be hosted by Steve Buscemi. Unless you are a indie film buff or watch HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, you probably have no idea who he is. Buscemi is a “character” actor, appearing in supporting roles and usually adding some acting levity to...
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AKA “the craziest crap you will see today”.  I don’t even know who these guys are, but I was immediately obsessed with them after watching this (very NSFW) trailer for their upcoming 2012 movie. It is chock-full of inappropriate stuff: Hacked off appendages Wolves in a foodcourt Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Will Forte, Jeff...
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I got home from work today and saw that pop culture land was all hot and bothered over this stomach-churning “kiss” in a trailer for a new TLC series called Virgin Diaries. The show will chronicle couples in their twenties, thirties and forties who have saved themselves for marriage. Commendable?  Sure. I’ve got no...
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It had been two decades since I had woken up in a strange hotel in Michigan.  My pretty, little cousin was getting married to a swell guy in a couple of days and I was there for moral support, awkward hugs and plenty of booze. I was hungry so I went downstairs to sample...
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Can we just get this lady to host every week?  She provided some of the best skits that I have seen in a long time on SNL, and she did it with complete aplomb and gusto. When she wasn’t on screen, the show was mostly ho-hum (in other words, what we have come to...
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Yeah, so I missed the season premiere of The Office, too (again, Sister’s wedding last week, combined with a total ignorance of the show’s return—I’ve seen tons of ads for the new “comedy” with the two sisters from that one show and the other “comedy” with Zooey Daschenel, but nothing about The Office or...
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Mamas with sequins in their eyes and glitz gowns in their trailers are chomping at the bit – with what teeth they have – to live out their little girls dream of reigning beauty queen supreme. And there is just one standing between their home perm and their daughters wiglet, and the funny...
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Remember that “Delicious Dish” skit on SNL spoofing an NPR radio show? Molly Shannon and Ana Gasteyer keep telling Pete Schweddy  how much they love his balls (cookies). It’s a classic skit, and now it will enjoy a little infamy for inspiring its own ice cream flavor. Those crazy cats at Ben &  Jerry’s...
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