In case you missed it, here’s the opening bit from the last episode of Saturday Night Live, worth watching especially for Larry David (co-creator of Seinfeld, star of Curb Your Enthusiasm, etc.), who does a perfect impression of Bernie Sanders. … Continue reading
As I’ve made pretty clear by now, I really admire John Oliver and his staff for their intelligent political commentary and investigative reporting. Here’s his take on the Canadian election taking place today, supported by a musical beaver, a moose … Continue reading
Sorry to be so late mentioning this, but the new Jesse Stone movie, Lost in Paradise, premiered on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel last night, and naturally I missed it. It will be shown again October 25 on the … Continue reading
From Bill Maher, how regular people hear Bernie Sanders and how some Republicans hear him. Reasonably funny: Link: https://youtu.be/LATqcoGOsxE by … Continue reading
About ten years ago I saw a doctor for a sinus infection and he prescribed antibiotics, even saying I wouldn’t get over it without them. That struck me as a bit implausible at the time. Did people really never recover … Continue reading
One of the new movie genres invented on YouTube consists of people babbling as they recover from general anesthesia or sedation after major dental work. Below is another in that vein from earlier this month. I am not at all … Continue reading
Hank Green very briefly (in about 2 1/2 minutes) talks about whether we crazy humans could destroy the Earth several times over with nuclear weapons: Link: https://youtu.be/3CerozsNjgw I think Hank is probably right in his conclusion that no, we probably … Continue reading
Here’s an eight-minute video essay on what’s wrong with a lot of film comedy and how it can be improved by making better use of visual storytelling: Link: https://youtu.be/3FOzD4Sfgag The YouTube page (which you can reach by clicking above) has … Continue reading
Allegedly never broadcast for (fairly tame) naughtiness, but reasonably amusing: Link: https://youtu.be/IQvtLUCr29g by … Continue reading
There’s some mildly off-color material here (only on the late-night broadcast television level, but I try to caution sensitive readers), but some of it is pretty funny. Basically, actors come on Jimmy Kimmel to read nasty Tweets about themselves: Link: … Continue reading