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Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

The Orville

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Yesterday, I talked about how cool I thought " Star Trek: Discovery was, so today I'm going to talk about the other, unofficial...
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Monday, September 18, 2017

Fleabag

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I have to admit that until her name came up as a possibility for the role of the thirteenth incarnation of The Doctor on " Doctor Wh...
Sunday, August 20, 2017

RIP Jerry Lewis

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I was saddened to learn of the passing of Jerry Lewis earlier today. Not just a Hollywood legend, but an award-winning actor, writer, di...
Wednesday, August 02, 2017

Show People

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Show People ~ While for most folks who know the name, Marion Davies is the notorious mistress of William Randolph Hearst, but for me I a...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Why Worry?

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Why Worry? ~ The other Harold Lloyd film (other than The Kid Brother ) I got to see while on the 2016 TCM Classic Cruise was Why Worry?...
Thursday, June 15, 2017

Inside Comedy on Cable

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Two new television series have popped up recently exploring the world of stand-up comedy - "Crashing" on HBO and "I'm ...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Freaks of Nature

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Freaks of Nature ~ You ever have one of those moments where you're watching a movie on cable you really like, it ends, and then as a...
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

The Kid Brother

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The Kid Brother ~ I hadn't planned on seeing this one on the TCM Classic Cruise . First, much to my shame, I had never heard of thi...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

A Million Ways to Die in the West

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A Million Ways to Die in the West ~ Steven Spielberg once predicted the death of the superhero movie , saying it would soon go the way of...
Thursday, September 04, 2014

Joan Rivers 1933-2014

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We lost Joan Rivers today. The award winning actress, producer, writer, director, hostess, and comedienne was 81. The star of stage, fi...
Monday, August 11, 2014

Remembering Robin Williams

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Robin Williams is no longer with us as of this afternoon. Authorities are suggesting it was apparently suicide, perhaps brought on by ye...
Friday, August 08, 2014

Garfunkel and Oates

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I love the comedy team of Garfunkel and Oates. I dug their digital show on HBO a few years back, and was delighted to hear they were ge...
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Just Go With It

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Just Go With It ~ While Adam Sandler is no longer somewhat king of the box office, he seems to still be making the same kind of movies. ...
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

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Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley ~ I know I must have seen her or heard her at some point, growing up in the late 1960s and 1970s, but...
Monday, April 07, 2014

RIP Mickey Rooney

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This weekend we lost Mickey Rooney at the grand age of 93. The man was a Golden Age Hollywood legend - an award-winning actor, singer, d...
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Saturday, March 15, 2014

RIP David Brenner

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David Brenner died today in New York City after a long but quiet battle with cancer. He was 78. While he was chiefly known as a come...
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Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Identity Thief

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Identity Thief ~ This is a really funny flick, highlighting the comedic talents of Melissa McCarthy, who stars in "Mike & Moll...
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

The Little Shop of Horrors

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The Little Shop of Horrors ~ Not the brilliant musical of film or stage, I'm talking about the original 1960 movie here. This Roge...
Friday, April 12, 2013

RIP Jonathan Winters

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April has been terrible with loss. Today we have lost another of the greats. Award winning comedian, actor, writer, impressionist, and re...
Monday, March 11, 2013

Going Overboard

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Going Overboard ~ I used to use Adam Sandler as a litmus test for how bad a movie was. I really hated his early work that much. This...