Comments on: You Know, You Really Are an Asshole

By: SugarLeigh

SugarLeigh — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:50:55 +0000

Oh my gosh, someone else who loves Gordon Korman! SQUEEEEEE! When I mention him usually nobody has a clue who I’m talking about.

I love his outrageous characters. The bored grandpa who takes to cheering on the storms on the weather channel as if they are sports teams gets me every time!

By: wiscck

wiscck — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:53:28 +0000

I have to second the Gordon Korman love - when I was young I read and re-read The Twinkie Squad and Son of Interflux. (Speaking of which, one of the main plot points in The Twinkie Squad involves a dead squid rotting away in a school, and when a student of mine brought a dead squid to school and left it in her locker to smell up the school, no one else understood why I found this hilarious.) Some of Dave Barry's stuff - the column he wrote about using Rollerblade Barbie to set a pair of underpants on fire is great, as is his first novel, Big Trouble. Have to third (or fourth?) the love for QI, which is one of the best shows out there. (And is mostly available on YouTube.) I saw Rob Brydon on the stand-up show that Jack Dee hosts, and his bit about death and dying had me in tears (of laughter). I think it's his delivery that makes it.

By: Téa B

Téa B — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:01:45 +0000

OMG John Pinette is wonderful. He is really funny and people should srping the few bucks for his whole set on DVD. Funny as shit.

(Been reading this blog for ages and never comment… but I had to chime in on this one)

By: jenna_sais_quoi

jenna_sais_quoi — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:39:37 +0000

I love love love Craig Ferguson, Margaret Cho, Kathy Griffin, Kids in the Hall, oh, and this guy.

If you don’t get it- well, it’s because there’s nothing to get. But it’s utterly bizarre and ridiculous, and I laugh more every time I see it.

By: Arwen

Arwen — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:27:42 +0000

Tina Fey!

I love Nikki Payne with great love.

XKCD, Demetri Martin, Stewart/Colbert, Black Books/Green Wing/Spaced – out of the UK …
…and around a bit longer like Steve Martin, Terry Pratchett, etc..

There’s a whole world of funny without being an asshole.

By: Godless Heathen

Godless Heathen — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:57:37 +0000

I’ve been thinking this about Leno’s writing team going for the cheap, obvious, and very old fat jokes whenever there’s anyone fat mentioned in the monologues. I’d really like to see them go 30 shows without making one single fat joke, and see if they could all possibly find their collective talent. I love Jay but he’s starting to seriously piss me off.

By: TWoP Fan

TWoP Fan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:55:00 +0000

killedbyllamas, YES it is the Tater Salad bit. Bill Engvall does a bit about Vicodinland that cracks me up every time, too.

Okay, I have to find those CDs.

By: Bev

Bev — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:55:27 +0000

I can’t believe that no one here has mentioned John Pinette. He’s hysterical, and has reduced me to leg-crossing-to-stop-peeing-in-my-pants MANY times.

By: everstar

everstar — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:53:46 +0000

Eddie Izzard, yes. Terry Pratchett, yes, although lately reading his speeches on Alzheimer’s makes me cry more than laugh. Old episodes of MST3k. Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me, although they occasionally go for the cheap joke. Bits of This American Life. The Marx Brothers movies up through A Night At the Opera.

By: Gemma

Gemma — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:28:30 +0000

Eddie Izzard is my all-time favourite comedian. :) I have about 3 of his stand-up performances on my iPod and listen to them whenever I travel. They’re particularly awesome for long-haul flights.

I used to like Ricky Gervais until his last stand-up DVD where he makes fun of people with binge eating disorders, and goes on and on and ON about how disgusting and pathetic fat people are (but, btw, his stomach doesn’t make HIM fat because he’s special and privileged, and ‘fat’ is a dirty word that just doesn’t apply to him’; self-loathing for the win!). He also did this whole nasty bit about how ugly and disgusting Dawn French is for a gentle joke she made about him. It was really pathetic.

Speaking of, I love Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Saunders’ husband, Adrian Edmondson, is also really funny. I LOVE ‘Bottom’ starring him and Rik Mayall. It is the foulest humour (a lot of fart jokes and being totally juvenile) but I grew up watching them (my parents were really good about letting us watch rude/sexy programs because we knew not to repeat what we were seeing) so I have a big soft spot for them.

I ADORE Alan Davies. I have one of his stand-up videos (VHS; ahh, the memories), and it is HILARIOUS. I think he is the cutest guy, and I love him on QI, which I am addicted to.

Stephen Fry is a big favourite. Why must he be gay? *le sigh* I also like Hugh Laurie’s comedy stuff, as well as things like Blackadder, starring Rowan Atkinson. (Can you tell I’m British, yet? ;”P)

Someone mentioned Flight of the Conchords, and I agree! I particularly like their song ‘The Humans are Dead’ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoi1MSGu64).

There used to be this great all female cast comedy show called ‘Smack the Pony’ that I really liked. It was kooky ‘female’ humour without being stereotypical and misogynist. I mean, some of it is a bit stereotypical (like their bikini line sketch) but generally it’s just really funny without relying too much on things like “LOL, womenz are DUMB!”. I always loved their ‘oblivious pregnant woman’ sketch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGMlZcXAAtc

There’s also a TON of anime that I find hilarious but I will spare you. ;)