According to Michael Showalter: "The State is reuniting (though in truth we never broke up) to make a sketch comedy movie. All I can say about it is that we're back together after a brief ten year break and it's going to be about the history of our country. Hopefully, funny."
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
One of the perks of jury duty is that it allows me sufficient time to read the New York Times. A few things from today's edition I wanted to share:
1: Bill O'Reily should be pleased to see that the New York Times is reporting "all the great stuff" coming out of Iraq. Today's paper has a cover story about the improving security conditions in Baghdad and the psychological effects its had on its citizens. As an aside, I'll mention that the New York Times and Washington Post - the two newspapers conservative pundits continually argue are rooting for America to fail in Iraq and any other Bush conceived foreign policy issue - are the only two papers in the nation with a Baghdad bureau.
2: Apparently, it is a half-time tradition at Jets games for thousands of male fans to demand that the women in attendance show them their tits:
"At halftime of the Jet's home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, several hundred men lined one of Giants Stadium’s two pedestrian ramps at Gate D. Three deep in some areas, they whistled and jumped up and down. Then they began an obscenity-laced chant, demanding that the few women in the gathering expose their breasts.When one woman appeared to be on the verge of obliging, the hooting and hollering intensified. But then she walked away, and plastic beer bottles and spit went flying. Boos swept through the crowd of unsatisfied men."
Way to go, New York.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Unfortunately, I missed the special writer's strike edition of Saturday Night Live this week, performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater. Michael Cera of "Arrested Development" and "Superbad" hosted, with Yo La Tengo as the musical guest. Naturally, I'm extremely jealous that I couldn't be there - it sold out in a blink. I'd hoped my irrational devotion to this show (which I continue to watch without fail) would have paid off with a ticket, but no such luck. Those of us left out in the cold can read about it here.
In other comedy news, I haven't seen much potential in the super hyped group The Whitest Kids You Know. However, this video definitely had me laughing:
