Tracy Morgan Meltdown (Think Christian Bale)

Posted by aaron cohen Feb 11, 2009 0

Tracy Morgan Meltdown (Think Christian Bale)

Obviously, I've listened to this 50 times already. (Thanks, Seth!)

Posted by aaron cohen Feb 10, 2009 1

Bill Hicks’ Censored David Letterman Performance

A couple weeks ago, David Letterman had on Bill Hicks' mom and finally played the censored performance from 1993.

He wrote a 39 page letter about the incident to John Lahr for a profile in the New Yorker that was published 3 months before he died. Lahr says:

I called Robert Morton two weeks ago, and, when pressed, he finally grasped the nettle. He had begun by saying that the decision not to show Hicks’ routine was made jointly by the Letterman show and CBS and ended up telling me that the producers of the show were solely responsible. “Ultimately, it was our decision,” he said. “We’re the packagers and owners of the program. It’s our job to deliver a finished product to the network.”

And while we're at it, Letterman's 9 Most Awkward Moments from Cracked. (Thanks to Mike for post inspiration.)

Posted by aaron cohen Dec 26, 2008 0

Dane Cook Steals Joke…From Demetri Martin?

We've been getting hits to my Demetri Martin better than Dane Cook post with the keyword 'stolen joke' so I thought I'd check it out. Lo and behold!

While I think this it's possible this is a case of what Malcolm Gladwell wrote about earlier this year (the "phenomenon of simultaneous discovery—what science historians call “multiples”"), I'm not inclined to give Dane Cook the benefit of the doubt. That's what he gets for those "There's only one OCTOBER" commercials in '07. I'll never forgive him.

Posted by aaron cohen Dec 20, 2008 0

Bucky LaGrange – The No Armed Second Baseman

Though Billy Ripken had a little more offensive success, discussing my recent post about him reminded a friend of this Family Guy episode.

"And he hasn't had a hit in ever." "In ever, Jerry, in EVER."

Posted by aaron cohen Dec 17, 2008 1

Saratoga Springs Horse Vandalism Video

~~Unfortunately, Brightcove isn't letting me embed this so you'll just have to click this link to watch~~ Brightcove decided to shut down the link to the most remarkable two and half minutes of the week (at least, if not the month). ~~For those of you too lazy to click through~~ Video embedded below. Saratoga Springs is full of horse statues. Here's one that gets knocked over after 2 minutes of two drunks in suits trying to mount it (really) while a woman who appears to be in a denim skirt cheers them on. My favorite part is how they are all smoking flamboyantly. Who smokes anymore? Now you have to watch it. This is simply remarkable.

TR the Realtor [the horse], owned by Roohan Realty in Saratoga Springs, was vandalized for a fourth time early Monday morning. This video is surveillance footage in front of the real estate office. (Christen Gowan/Times Union)

Posted by aaron cohen Nov 16, 2008 0

Bacon Scented Bacon Print Tuxedo

Via Erika, not only does this tuxedo look like bacon, it smells like bacon, too. It says dry clean only, but, uh, doesn't that get rid of the bacon smell?

Posted by aaron cohen Nov 10, 2008 0

The Love Guru (2008)

I don't think you'll be able to watch The Love Guru and not laugh. Whether you're laughing at one of the numerous silly cameos, one of the numerous half-clever word plays, or one of 9 million 14 year old sex jokes is up to you. I actually enjoyed this one.

Posted by aaron cohen Nov 1, 2008 1

Tracy Morgan – Always On

Here's a profile of Tracy Morgan, and we all know it was going to get posted by me as soon as it was published. I mean, Tracy Morgan? Come on.

Anyway, the take away for me is that Tracy Morgan is always on in a way that Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin aren't (though Baldwin is always on in a different way). Fey and Baldwin respond to questions with academic answers. Morgan responds by singing Prince.

30 Rock is back on. Wooo!

Posted by aaron cohen Oct 30, 2008 0

Charles Barkley Endorses Obama

I don't know if anyone else thinks this is interesting or not, but that's why I have my own blog (or, well, why I convinced Matt to let me color the walls of his blog). Charles Barkley has a history of saying whatever the hell he wants (most of it hilarious or sardonic at least) (I have a list somewhere that I will post when I find it), but he's always been a gigantic Republican. He's been talking about running for governor of Alabama forever and apparently he's going to run in 2014. That will make for an interesting race. In any case, apparently Barkley left the party in '06, "I was a Republican until they lost their minds."

Well said, Chuck.

(Via HuffPo)

Posted by aaron cohen Oct 30, 2008 1

Shanty Dorm

I can't decide which of the following is my favorite quote from the video. Watch for yourself and vote in the comments.
"Are you there Jah? It's me Ras Trent."
"Rude boys living in the Shanty-Dorm"
"Have you ever noticed how bald heads suck?"
"Me toil part time at Jah Cold Stone Creamery"