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Fashion watch: fuck-me boots

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

I don’t really understand how fashion works, but I thoroughly support the trend of women’s boots creeping up higher and higher on the leg, lately even as tall as the knees. A few of my friends and I have been calling them fuck-me boots, but I don’t think that’s the precise technical term. Whatever it’s [...]

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Louis CK is winning at comedy

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Louis CK is my comedy hero. In an earlier post about Louis I mentioned that he’s the comic I most want to be like when I grow up, which probably understates my reverence, at this point, for what he’s done. Whenever it seems like my estimation of him can’t possibly get any higher — as [...]

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I Am Comic is a fantastic new stand-up comedy documentary that joins Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedian as required viewing for all aspiring comedy club clowns. Directed by Jordan Brady and narrated by comedian Ritch Shydner, I Am Comic is basically a snappy, informative, and very funny sort of Stand-up Comedy for Dummies.1 After dispensing with a [...]

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Louie, Louis C.K.’s new TV show

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Are you watching Louie, the new show by stand-up comedian Louis C.K.? It’s on FX on… some night. I’ll check… seriously, does anyone still watch TV when it’s actually on?1 … There it is: Tuesdays at 11pm. The show has been compared to Seinfeld, which is a lame and reductive comparison. It’s true that both [...]

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Zack Galifianakis works a tough crowd

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Dedicated fans of stand-up comedy knew about Zach Galifianakis long before his breakout role in last years The Hangover. But did you know that, before he grew the crazy-Jesus beard, he briefly had a late night show on VH1? Here’s an old gem from Late World with Zach: Zach Galifianakis does stand-up at a pre-school

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