Category Archives: Comedy / Humor Media

‘Thank God You’re Here’ comedy April 9, 2007

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Kevin

Do you want to see actors and comedians being courageous? Wait no more . . . than a few days. As I mentioned a couple months ago (U.S. reality comedy ‘Thank God You’re Here’), NBC is coming out with an … Continue reading →

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Second City college comedy classes

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Kevin

Chicago’s famous The Second City Training Center is now offering a college “semester abroad” in comedy history, performance, improvisation, and writing through Columbia College Chicago (suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/entertainment/253209,5_1_WA12_ILLCOMEDY_S1.article) [EDIT (6/4/10): dead link]. Comedy Studies program There have been individual college classes in … Continue reading →

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U.S. reality comedy ‘Thank God You’re Here’

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Kevin

Imagine a celebrity reality-show where the celebrities aren’t being annoying while stranded in the jungle or locked up in a house together. Imagine instead celebrities who have acting talent, like Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle), Jennifer Coolidge (A Mighty … Continue reading →

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In-joke: ‘Numb3rs’

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Kevin

There was a cute in-joke at the end of last week’s episode of the American television drama Numb3rs (3.7, “Blackout”). The father, played by Judd Hirsch, turns on late-night TV saying that’s when “the classics” are on. Then we hear … Continue reading →

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Unintentional humor: ‘Déjà Vu’ film, Neil Simon

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Kevin

Sometimes you don’t want the audience to laugh. According to contactmusic.com (more spoilers there than below) the new Denzel Washington movie, Déjà Vu, has a scene where Washington is surprised by someone and says “Jesus.” But that someone is James … Continue reading →

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Comedy veteran Bill Dana aids humor archive

Posted on September 18, 2006 by Kevin

Bill Dana (IMDb entry), probably best known for his José Jiménez character on The Steve Allen Show and elsewhere in the 1950s and 1960s and more recently for a recurring role on The Golden Girls in the early 1990s, has … Continue reading →

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Correction: Gervais not quitting comedy

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Kevin

It was reported in late July that British comedy performer/writer/producer Ricky Gervais (The Office UK) and his writing partner Stephen Merchant were quitting sitcoms, maybe for dramas. I included this in my post Cleese, Gervais quit comedy; Williams returns. The … Continue reading →

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Sign language sitcom in South Africa

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Kevin

South Africa has a new situation comedy with a cast and crew of deaf people. It’s called Rex’s Place. That’s great. Fifteen years ago in America we had the drama Reasonable Doubts with Marlee Matlin (deaf signer) and Mark Harmon … Continue reading →

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Toyota’s mini-comedies for cellphones

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Kevin

Toyota is making ten two-minute episodes of a comedy series for cellphones/mobile phones to promote the 2007 Camry. The show, The Pool, is supposed to be entertainment as well as product placement (http://www.adweek.com/aw/national/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002914913) [EDIT (3/26/2010): dead link]. Maybe it’ll work. … Continue reading →

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Spell checker, heal thyself

Posted on July 31, 2006 by Kevin

Note: The following fits into both “LANGUAGE” and “HUMOR,” so it’s the first category-shattering post. Please install the SafetyGoggles plugin before reading it. TextTrust, an Internet spell checking company, issued a press release with a typo. They wrote “we pages” … Continue reading →

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