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One of the things about the current crop of behind-the-scenes comedy podcasting and our fleeting cultural obsession with the interior life of the comic is that it flattens comedy out in a really bizarre way. Even to the casual consumer, there are obviously lots of different types of things that make you laugh. There’s pratfalls and butt jokes and fake almanacs and hyper-specific jokes about stroller culture in Fort Greene. There’s confessional humor and observational humor and political humor and absurdist humor and Daniel Tosh. But in the current zeitgeist it would seem as if all of comedy was basically just a sad dude with a couple of weird habits and a drinking problem that he has either resolved or is never going to resolve. The whole world of potential laughter is reduced to an introspective discussion of loneliness, divorce, and masturbation. LOL?! Personally, I am not sure that this is a great thing for the comedy industry, or at the very least I think it more clearly defines the format’s limitations: people hate comedy so much that all they want from comedians is for them to be serious. Enough with the shouting and the neediness! But obviously that’s not true. People still luv 2 laff. And what better way to make them do that than smashing fruit and bowls of something with a sledgehammer. Remember when that was a thing? That was a whole thing! “Honey, put your poncho on, we’re going to a comedy show.” There is simply no accounting for taste. Vote Mitt Romney on November 10th.
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Oh, well of course. THAT is who drives over watermelons.
I don’t like comedy podcasts for exactly the reason Gabe stated. I also don’t like Gallagher, but because he isn’t funny. Oh, huh, those are kind of the same thing.
he’s also politically repulsive!
This too. But when his gross racist sexist awful came out it wasn’t even surprising since he’s always been such an unfunny creep.
I don’t like comedy podcasts because there is no such thing as a podcast.
Gallagher is exactly the kind of comedian who thinks that a joke* in slow motion is actually a different joke.
*using that term very loosely
His interview with Maron is amazing. He flips out and has a super hissy fit. It’s one of those times where you’re like “oh yeah drugs in the 60s were too strong and did have an effect”.
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NO!
You’ll never look at a roll of Bounty the same way.
Here you go, guys, I fixed it:
Yup. That’s better alright.
It’s kind of adorable that way. It’s like he’s getting into a little fly sleeping bag!
I would love a fly sleeping bag, but I don’t see anything besides “Here you go, guys, I fixed it:” so really I was being a wiseass, but also kind of saying I’d rather see nothing than a molting cicada on paper towels. But, the more I look at it, the more I like that bug. How does its wings get so green?
I once saw two baby strollers run into each other in Fort Greene. I think the neighborhood has reached its MBCC (Maximum Baby Carrying Capacity).
Hey guys, on a sort of related note – I’ve never listened to a podcast and my fiance and I are taking a driving vacation (is that just a hygienic road trip?) that will involve 30+ hours in the car. Podcast recommendations? I figure we’ll get some This American Life and such, but otherwise, I don’t really know. TIA <3.
I personally love Greg Proops’ “The Smartest Man in the World,” but it’s pretty abrasive so if you don’t like super-liberal ranting and random outbursts of 70s funk lyrics your mileage may vary.
Other than that, the Pod F. Tompkast is awesome, as was (they stopped producing new episodes) Tweet Me Harder.
http://proopcast.com/
http://www.paulftompkins.com/view_blog.php?id=20
http://tweetmeharder.com/
RADIOLAB!!!
I’m going to the live recording of Radiolab next week in Chicago! Really pumped about it.
Pod F. Tompkast! Pod F. Tompkast! Pod F. Tompkast!
I’m going to jump on the Pod F. Tompkast bandwagon. I will also add Judge John Hodgman, Stuff You Missed in History Class, Comedy Bang Bang, and How Did This Get Made?
One more suggestion if you’re still looking?
The Best Show on WFMU–either the full show podcasts or just The Best Show Gems, which are just the Scharpling/Wurster call-in bits.
In case you don’t know, Tom Scharpling hosts the Best Show and Jon Wurster, (the drummer from Superchunk, Mountain Goats, Bob Mould’s current band) calls in every week. The whole show is almost always great, but the Wurster stuff is almost always the best part.
Just coming back here to say THANK YOU GUYS!
Affirmation Nation w/ Bob Ducca
improv4humans
Doug Loves Movies
The Long Shot
Judge John Hodgman
Earwolf Presents: Analyze Phish (all four episodes)
You’d think that he would have a designated ‘work shirt’ by now.