Posts Tagged with "sketch"

Oh my God, Beatles sketch comedy!

Thursday, October 21, 2010

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Oh my God, Beatles sketch comedy!

[Originally posted at Hey Dullblog] I owe commenter Tony (aka Pismotality) a pint, a kidney or something even more important for bringing this into my life. From the British sketch show “Harry and Paul”: I particularly enjoyed the banter on the bus–somewhere Alun Owen is smiling. And the bit with Lennon and the Germans…”Harry and [...]

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Video from the UCB: “BP Spills Coffee”

Sunday, June 27, 2010

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Video from the UCB: “BP Spills Coffee”

This very funny video from UCB.com wrings laughs out of the Gulf oil spill by portraying BP as a bunch of gibbering subnormals. Is it funny? Unquestionably. But they should've taken that next step.

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George Meyer sketch from SNL: “Heaven Has All the Answers”

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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George Meyer sketch from SNL: “Heaven Has All the Answers”

Pal Dennis Perrin forwarded me this wonderful sketch by George Meyer during his SNL days. It’s funny, and interesting too how there’s no response at all from the studio audience. Incoming search terms:heaven has all the answers skit

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Dennis Perrin at the UCB

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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Dennis Perrin at the UCB

Dennis Perrin is the only person I know who is as obsessed as I am with the comedy of the 1970s. Actually, who am I kidding? For all the best reasons, Dennis is MORE obsessed than I am, as anyone who has ever picked up his tremendous biography of NatLamp/SNL stalwart Michael O’Donoghue can attest. [...]

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Rutles ‘n’ roundup

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

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Check out my latest post on Hey Dullblog here. Other things I like: The BBC sketch show “Swinging.”“Top Gear.”The Apu Trilogy. (Rex Reed: “So good apu’ed myself!”)

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Food Repair

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

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Dennis Perrin unearthed this great old George Meyer sketch (from “The New Show,” Lorne Michaels’ ill-fated 1984 followup to SNL). I’d never seen it, only read it–it was collected in Laughing Matters, a very nice collection of written humor and cartoons edited by Gene Shalit.

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I’ll start again next week. In the meantime…

Friday, August 24, 2007

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…here’s a wonderful sketch from Peter Cook (the father) and Dudley Moore (Roger). Enjoy!

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Newsbreaks for Thursday

Thursday, February 15, 2007

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Podcast now available! Fox News has hired Joel Surnow, the creator of terror-porn smash ’24′ to create a right-wing version of The Daily Show. Says Surnow, “You can turn on any comedy satire show on TV and you’re going to hear 10 Bush jokes, 10 Cheney jokes, but you’ll never hear a Hillary Clinton.” Yep, [...]

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a sketch-fest over at Dennis’ place!

Friday, September 29, 2006

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Dennis Perrin, biographer of Michael O’Donoghue and all-around comedy head, has posted several of his favorite sketches from Mr. Show, Exit 57, and other YouTube-friendly shows. Check it out!

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Tom Robbins, Life of Brian

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

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I’ve never read any Tom Robbins, but this interview certainly makes me want to pick some up. Can anybody suggest a book? Also, after a truly splendid article on PG Wodehouse, The New Yorker’s Anthony Lane follows it up with an incredibly blockheaded (and, frankly, insulting) review of Monty Python’s rereleased “Life of Brian.” The [...]

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