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Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:34pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:28pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 5:06pm
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10 Jun 2019, 4:31pm
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Although, I think my favorite of his work might be Saxondale.
I've tried watching that several times and never been able to get sufficiently comfortable/intrigued to stick with it.
It's obviously super driven by his character. I guess he resonates with me. Since I'm a washed-up roadie.
Not true! Or were you a roadie?
Nah I'm just goofin'.
But you're washed up.

(Man, it's turned out to be throw rocks at Kory day.)
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Re: Funny sketch comedy that's funny

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:44pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:34pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:28pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 5:06pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 4:31pm


I've tried watching that several times and never been able to get sufficiently comfortable/intrigued to stick with it.
It's obviously super driven by his character. I guess he resonates with me. Since I'm a washed-up roadie.
Not true! Or were you a roadie?
Nah I'm just goofin'.
But you're washed up.

(Man, it's turned out to be throw rocks at Kory day.)
EET WEEK brings out the best in us.
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Re: Funny sketch comedy that's funny

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Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:48pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:44pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:34pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:28pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 5:06pm


It's obviously super driven by his character. I guess he resonates with me. Since I'm a washed-up roadie.
Not true! Or were you a roadie?
Nah I'm just goofin'.
But you're washed up.

(Man, it's turned out to be throw rocks at Kory day.)
EET WEEK brings out the best in us.
Seems to be bringing out the Bernie in me. :meh:
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:52pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:48pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:44pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:34pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:28pm


Not true! Or were you a roadie?
Nah I'm just goofin'.
But you're washed up.

(Man, it's turned out to be throw rocks at Kory day.)
EET WEEK brings out the best in us.
Seems to be bringing out the Bernie in me. :meh:
Don't make me bring out the Vince in me.
"Suck our Earth dick, Martians!" —Doc

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Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 7:06pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:52pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:48pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:44pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:34pm


Nah I'm just goofin'.
But you're washed up.

(Man, it's turned out to be throw rocks at Kory day.)
EET WEEK brings out the best in us.
Seems to be bringing out the Bernie in me. :meh:
Don't make me bring out the Vince in me.
Well, you do hate being in your band, especially the singer …
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 7:12pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 7:06pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:52pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:48pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:44pm

But you're washed up.

(Man, it's turned out to be throw rocks at Kory day.)
EET WEEK brings out the best in us.
Seems to be bringing out the Bernie in me. :meh:
Don't make me bring out the Vince in me.
Well, you do hate being in your band, especially the singer …
(Insert Scanners gif here. You know the one.)
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Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 7:22pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 7:12pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 7:06pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 6:52pm
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10 Jun 2019, 6:48pm


EET WEEK brings out the best in us.
Seems to be bringing out the Bernie in me. :meh:
Don't make me bring out the Vince in me.
Well, you do hate being in your band, especially the singer …
(Insert Scanners gif here. You know the one.)
Michael Ironside Michael Ironsiding?

(The exploding head guy, Louis Del Grande, actually had a long-running series in Canada in the 80s playing some kind of ESP detective. No matter how often I see his head explode, I immediately think, "Ha! Seeing Things."
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 3:09pm
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10 Jun 2019, 3:03pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 2:38pm
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10 Jun 2019, 2:25pm
Picked up the Kids in the Hall complete set, looking forward to watching since I haven't seen it since it was regularly on CC. Watched the first few episodes and the thing that stands out most so far is the McKinney blackface. I don't remember that one!
Mississippi Gary? I remember it being howlingly funny, but I'm kinda scared to look at it again.
I think it would still be funny if he just played it as a white bluesman...the jokes are there, but the presentation...well...
I just watched it and it's still funny to me—tho how much of that is the power of nostalgia?—but, yeah, the minstrel presentation detracts.
On season 3 now, really enjoying it. There's one or two cringey things based on the time period but whatev.
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Kory wrote:
26 Jun 2019, 4:37pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 3:09pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 3:03pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 2:38pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 2:25pm
Picked up the Kids in the Hall complete set, looking forward to watching since I haven't seen it since it was regularly on CC. Watched the first few episodes and the thing that stands out most so far is the McKinney blackface. I don't remember that one!
Mississippi Gary? I remember it being howlingly funny, but I'm kinda scared to look at it again.
I think it would still be funny if he just played it as a white bluesman...the jokes are there, but the presentation...well...
I just watched it and it's still funny to me—tho how much of that is the power of nostalgia?—but, yeah, the minstrel presentation detracts.
On season 3 now, really enjoying it. There's one or two cringey things based on the time period but whatev.
The middle years, as I recall, were the strongest. The first season was made up of stuff that was clearly built up from their stage act, while the last season had a lot of drawn out films that were more strange than straight-out funny. Which isn't to say I disliked that last season, but it was a noticeable shift.

edit: I think this is Season 3. I love the evolution of the photos.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
26 Jun 2019, 4:54pm
Kory wrote:
26 Jun 2019, 4:37pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jun 2019, 3:09pm
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10 Jun 2019, 3:03pm
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10 Jun 2019, 2:38pm


Mississippi Gary? I remember it being howlingly funny, but I'm kinda scared to look at it again.
I think it would still be funny if he just played it as a white bluesman...the jokes are there, but the presentation...well...
I just watched it and it's still funny to me—tho how much of that is the power of nostalgia?—but, yeah, the minstrel presentation detracts.
On season 3 now, really enjoying it. There's one or two cringey things based on the time period but whatev.
The middle years, as I recall, were the strongest. The first season was made up of stuff that was clearly built up from their stage act, while the last season had a lot of drawn out films that were more strange than straight-out funny. Which isn't to say I disliked that last season, but it was a noticeable shift.

edit: I think this is Season 3. I love the evolution of the photos.
Funny, I just watched that one last night. I really enjoy how surreal the show is. The things that become punchlines often spring as if from nowhere, which I really appreciate. I used to watch this show like crazy back when, but I'm glad to see that it's holding up years later. The State didn't do that for me, but it's probably time for another viewing.
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Not the Nine O'Clock News at their satirical best. These two sketches still make me guffaw...



There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
12 Aug 2019, 7:05pm
Not the Nine O'Clock News at their satirical best. These two sketches still make me guffaw...



I've got this on my list on Britbox, looking forward to getting started once I finish my Peep Show rewatch.
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Heston wrote:
12 Aug 2019, 7:05pm
Not the Nine O'Clock News at their satirical best. These two sketches still make me guffaw...



I remember seeing this every so often when I was a kid

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revbob wrote:
13 Aug 2019, 7:17am
Heston wrote:
12 Aug 2019, 7:05pm
Not the Nine O'Clock News at their satirical best. These two sketches still make me guffaw...



I remember seeing this every so often when I was a kid
For some reason I have an LP on Not The 9 O’clock News. No idea where it came from wasn’t mine??

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Pissing myself all over again watching this...

There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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