DIE ACTOR DIE

Print edition. From The Believer:
(Just click the pic, that’s the trick!)

Larry Mendte Returns to Stand-up

An oxymoron? I would think so. I looked up Satire on Wikipedia and found this:
In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque, irony, or other methods, ideally with the intent to bring about improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be funny, [...]

Former Mayor John Street on the 3G iPhone
Money Shot:
Which of course brings me to the excellent 3G technology. Browsing the web in Safari is now 2.4 times faster than the EDGE network and 100,000 times faster than that shitty Wireless Philadelphia network.

Phillyist Interview…The Philly Sketchfest
Money Shot:
Do you think other cities take Philly seriously when it comes to comedy?
I think we’re below the radar at this point. It’s not so much that people don’t think we have a good comedy scene, it’s that they don’t know if we have one at all. A lot of stand-ups love [...]

The Positive Blogger

Wonder no more!
Photo by Robyn Gallagher

It’s Very Easy Being Green

Dead-Frog has a post about an SNL sketch from two weeks ago that has turned into a mini comedy nerd out (of which I have taken part) in the Comment Section.
Comedians and fans of comedians love to dissect jokes: what works, why it works, why it doesn’t, etc. Check it out and if you want [...]

Your History Lesson for the Day: The Etruscan Language
Money shot:
I like to read. I also like facts. I also like to feel superior. Imagine how superior I felt reading all the facts in A.J. Jacobs’ The Know-It-All : One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World.
Answer: very superior!
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