Category Archives: Comedy / Humor Media

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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Cleese, Gervais quit comedy; Williams returns

Posted on July 28, 2006 by Kevin

[CORRECTION (9/10/2006): Gervais is not quitting comedy. Gervais said: "We're not leaving comedy behind but we'd like to have a go at something more dramatic."] Two Brits Out, One American In John Cleese of Monty Python fame recently announced he … Continue reading →

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French TV gets stand-up comedy

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Kevin

French cable TV channel Canal Plus is bringing French television its first stand-up comedy shows. Reportedly, France has had sketch comedy on TV but not stand-up and “no tradition of comedy clubs as in Britain and America.” I’ve seen some … Continue reading →

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2006 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest winners

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Kevin

Every year the English department of San Jose State University in California, USA, hosts a contest for delightfully bad opening sentences to possible novels. To fully appreciate their “special qualities,” you have to read the entries slowly and think about … Continue reading →

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‘Office’ mates

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Kevin

According to The Guardian, the success of America’s remake of The Office has led to deals for more remakes of British comedies: Saxondale, Nighty Night, and The Mighty Boosh, these latter from Baby Cow Productions (imdb.com listing). Differences in humor/humour … Continue reading →

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Oldest Scottish joke

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Kevin

Sean Connery has co-authored a forthcoming book about Scotland and his life: Connery’s Scotland [EDIT (3/26/2010): Now Being a Scot]. It has a chapter on the history of Scottish comedy, including a 9th-century Scottish joke about an actual Scottish priest … Continue reading →

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BBC comedies going to film

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Kevin

The BBC network has announced that some of their comedies will be turned into films by BBC Films. They don’t mention any specific shows, but this Reuters/Hollywood Reporter article (http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2006-07-06T021158Z_01_N05319404_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BBC.xml) [EDIT (2/21/2010): dead link] mentions The Office, Extras, and Little … Continue reading →

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