Comedy, TV
SNL: Bill and Fred’s Most Memorable Sketches
It looks like two of our most favorite Saturday Night Live cast members won’t be returning after this week’s Season finale. Bill Hader, as reported by The New York Times on Tuesday, and Fred Armisen, as reported by the New York Post today. (NY Post- we know, grain of salt. But his departure does seem [...]
Comedy, TV
I Love TV: Shows To Look Forward To
Is it just me, or has television reached a high point? Sure, we have our lows — Have you seen Splash? It’s a diving competition starring forgotten celebrities that is completely inane and yet bizarre enough to be engaging. I thought I had discovered the worst show in television history but I ended up watching the [...]
Comedy, Music, TV
Fred Armisen’s Best Role: Ian Rubbish in SNL’s History of Punk
A comedy favorite, Vince Vaughn hosted Saturday Night Live this week, but the best sketch of the night goes to Fred Armisen’s “History of Punk”. It’s like he’s been waiting all his life to write this, and his knowledge of punk and love for music shine throughout the well-produced four and half minutes of pure [...]
Comedy, TV
Portlandia Recap: Blackout (Season 3 Finale)
Blackout (S3, E10) It took us 11 episodes (10 regular season + 1 winter special) to decide that we liked Portlandia’s new serialized sketch format over the traditional standalone sketches from Seasons 1 and 2. It meant that we got to see Fred, Carrie and Alexandra celebrate the best Bastille Day ever. It meant we [...]
Comedy, TV
Portlandia Recap: No-Fo-O-Fo-Bridge
No-Fo-O-Fo-Bridge (S3, E9) As Season 3 comes to an end (only one more episode left!), we’ve heard people talk about how the show has become something that more people can easily embrace. When Season two started, Lorne Michaels called it “a little hit.” “They’re only doing it for the audience that wants it. No other [...]
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Music
Eric Wareheim (Tim and Eric) Directs Beach House’s ‘Wishes’
Posted on 08 March 2013
Eric from Tim and Eric directs Beach House’s “Wishes”. Bonus: Leland from Twin Peaks stars in it. Continue Reading
Comedy
BREAKING: Our Favorite Hugo Chavez Tweets So Far
Posted on 05 March 2013
CNN broke the news of Hugo Chavez’ death at around 5:05pm EST today. Twitter was quick to retort. Here are our favorite tweets we found within 30 minutes of CNN’s breaking news. BONUS: Here’s one from four days ago. Continue Reading
Comedy, Music
Fred Armisen and Friends at the Bowery Ballroom
Posted on 20 February 2013
Fred Armisen and guests performed a night of comedy and music to a sold out crowd at The Bowery Ballroom last night. We accidentally double booked our Tuesday night with tickets to this show and Tame Impala at Terminal 5. It was tough choosing Armisen over seeing one of the best bands right now, but [...] Continue Reading
Comedy
Bieber Ban in the Philippines?
Posted on 18 December 2012
Yup, this one’s filed under “comedy.” It seems lawmakers in the Philippines have too much time on their hands, and have filed a resolution that demands Justin Bieber apologize for mocking Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao on his Instagram account. In 2009, the city council of Manila, Philippines declared Claire Danes “persona non grata” and banned [...] Continue Reading
Music
Video: Swing Lo Magellan
Posted on 13 December 2012
Check out the new video- filmed in one take- for “Swing Lo Magellan” by the Dirty Projectors. You might recognize it from the closing credits of “Hi Custodian”, a Dirty Projectors short by David Longstreth. Continue Reading
Comedy
Funny People
Posted on 12 December 2012
These are some comics we love right now. John Mulaney Where we first saw him: In a 2010 episode of Saturday Night Live, Mulaney visited the Weekend Update desk. We’ve had an unhealthy obsession with him since. Luckily, he’s everywhere now. Where you can see him: Austin, TX on December 13-15, UCBeast, NYC on December 18th. His [...] Continue Reading
Comedy, Music
ICYMI, Fred Armisen Is Everywhere.
Posted on 11 December 2012
Brooklyn Vegan has declared that Fred Armisen rules. As a Portlandia fan who once flew to Portland out of pure love for the show, I certainly agree. If you happen to live in New York City, there’s lots of Fred to go around. The man of many talents can be found playing covers of his [...] Continue Reading
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