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Nick Offerman on Conan
2, Feb 2011Ron Swanson is one of my favorite tv characters.
“Portlandia” pilot is on Hulu
18, Jan 2011So it’s kind of a sketch comedy show. Some good laughs in there.
‘Portlandia’ coming Jan.21 on IFC
10, Jan 2011Fred Armisen is pretty damn funny.
Nathan Barley
23, Nov 2010On recommendation from Mr. Eades I checked out “Nathan Barley“, a 6-episode show on BBC from 2005. It’s a weird and bitingly funny send up of hipster idiots. While I am too old to have lived in and among this particular brand of hipster, I know their work very well. The show has a weird [...]
Todd Margaret
18, Nov 2010I finally got around to watching the second half of the first season of “The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret“. It was just 6 episodes, and the rumor is that at least 8 more more have been picked up by IFC for a second season. That’s good news. The clip here is from the [...]
SI – 32 Great Calls
15, Oct 2010I’m not sure where I found this link, but this list of 32 great sports calls is a must-watch if you like sports on tv. I remember watching a couple of these as they happened and the rest are all Big Moments In Sports so the gooseflesh factor is very high. Tiger chipping in is [...]
Regular Show
12, Oct 2010“Regular Show” was recommended by a friend’s kids as “really funny. You’re going to love it, Mr. Flynn”. They’re right. It’s pretty damn funny, in an absurd cartoon sort of way. Here’s the first episode: Ham-booooning.
Banksy. Simpsons.
11, Oct 2010Somehow, Fox greenit Banksy storyboarding and directing the into to The Simpsons. Just watch it. Crazy.
Johnny Cash and Oscar the Grouch
5, Oct 2010Good magazine listed their nine best Sesame Street guest appearances. This is the best of them, but there are one or two others that are pretty good.
Oh, man. This looks so funny. I’m going to have to find IFC just so I can watch this.