Comments on: Richard Simmons on "Whose Line"

Richard Simmons on "Whose Line"

Saucy Intruder — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:49:02 -0800

Richard Simmons visits "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (youtube) Drew Carey falls out of his chair; audience members literally roll in the aisle; Wayne Brady regresses into infancy. It's that sort of funny.

By: Funmonkey1

Funmonkey1 — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:53:52 -0800

Why is it this video seems to do the rounds every six months? It's still funny, but Richard Simmon's voice alone after a minute becomes completely annoying.

By: caddis

caddis — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:00:35 -0800

Literally ROFL

By: arcticwoman

arcticwoman — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:03:05 -0800

Oh I get it, it's funny because they are all men, so it's like they're gay together. And it's funnier because some of them actually ARE gay! Ha ha ha! No really, I enjoyed it (I'm not entirely humourless), but I'm kind of tired of the whole "Isn't it funny when men pretend to be homos?" shtick.

By: Robot Johnny

Robot Johnny — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:08:04 -0800

Arcticwoman, I usually have the same opinion, but it IS Richard Simmons after all, which cranks the surreal level up to 11. "You get the shiny one"

By: Ricky_gr10

Ricky_gr10 — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:09:22 -0800

Very funny! Thanks, Saucy.

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:09:52 -0800

arcticwoman, Richard Simmons had been a running gag on Whose Line for years prior to this episode. He's just one of those stock celebrities whom it's hilarious to impersonate, like William Shatner, Elvis Presley and John Wayne. So there's that background. Plus, the full version of the episode from which this is excerpted played out like this: - Game (Party Quirks, I think) where one of the actors has to imitate Richard Simmons. - The game where Colin has to guess what's behind him on the green screen. It's Richard Simmons. - Richard Simmons himself appears in the studio! So it's really not just a random hey-laugh-at-the-funny-gay-guy. This was built up, and done well.

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:10:56 -0800

I confess that the first time I saw this I laughed so hard I nearly had a seizure. There. I said it.

By: Saucy Intruder

Saucy Intruder — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:11:32 -0800

Richard Simmons isn't gay.

By: Gyan

Gyan — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:12:12 -0800

More here.

By: RavinDave

RavinDave — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:17:31 -0800

I saw Richard Simmons in Lincoln, Nebraska once. He was getting out of a car in a parking lot near the stadium. From a newspaper story I saw later, he was evidently attending some meeting at the athletic department. Some low-key thing he just popped in and out of town for. What struck me was that -- he really DOES wear that outfit everywhere.

By: edgeways

edgeways — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:18:38 -0800

It is very funny, I think, for me at least, 80% of it is how hard everyone is laughing. Laughter can be contagious, and if it is in context with something amusing everything gets magnified. I saw this on the TV when it aired. Not a huge TV watcher but I've always like this show, both American and British versions.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:18:56 -0800

I don't think it is fairof Richard Simmons to compare gay people to ugly people. Ugly people are ugly because they have committed some hideous sin, and god has manifested that sin upon their abnormal hideous visage. Gay people, on the other hand, are just born that way.

By: arcticwoman

arcticwoman — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:22:17 -0800

Robot Johnny and Faint of Butt, you are both right of course, Richard Simmons is somewhat of a force to himself. Thanks for the background FoB, I haven't had a tv in quite a while, so I miss stuff. And I have to admit that I do think that Richard Simmons is adorable, in a small-dog kind of way. I still get tired of homoeroticism as comedy, though, although maybe it hadn't been as overdone when that clip was made as it is now.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:25:12 -0800

Richard Simmons isn't gay. The gay people tell him to say that since he makes them look gay.

By: lord_wolf

lord_wolf — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:27:58 -0800

it's pretty funny, but some of the scenes look a little bit like porn. if you have a cubicle near a meeting room, you might want to save this one for home viewing. unless you're interested in an IMMEDIATE FIRING WITHOUT PREJUDICE OR RECOURSE. ;-)

By: allkindsoftime

allkindsoftime — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:31:40 -0800

I like how it says ABC Family in the corner.

By: inoculatedcities

inoculatedcities — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:32:15 -0800

There's a somewhat hilarious, futile debate on the Richard Simmons Wikipedia talk page regarding his repeated denial of being gay. I hate to join the chorus but if there's one thing I know in the world, it's that Richard Simmons isn't interested in vaginas.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:33:30 -0800

Richard Simmons isn't interested in vaginas. What if the vaginas in question want to slim down, shape up or sweat to the oldies?

By: infidelpants

infidelpants — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:34:50 -0800

arcticwoman: "Isn't it funny when men act gay" is about 50% of the content of the American version of Whose Line, which is why I stopped watching it. The joke just gets old. That said, I loved this just because Simmons was obviously having a blast, taking the innuendo further and further.

By: Gator

Gator — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:36:35 -0800

I feel the same way about Richard Simmons as I do about Pamela Anderson: They both know and acknowledge, however tacitly, exactly what they are. For that, I love them both.

By: graventy

graventy — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:39:58 -0800

"Richard Simmons isn't gay." *speechless*

By: sonofsamiam

sonofsamiam — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:40:10 -0800

His facial expressions are very funny.

By: deadfather

deadfather — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:40:15 -0800

I played it at work and everyone gathered 'round to watch. Then the men started humping each other. Then I got a raise!

By: squalor

squalor — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:42:48 -0800

Anybody else remember the episode of Letterman where Dave & Richard Simmons walk along streets in residential NJ neighborhoods knocking on random front doors to see who's home? Comedy Gold!

By: zenzizi

zenzizi — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:43:58 -0800

oh yea. this is one piece of video that has had me ROFL a LOT.

By: NationalKato

NationalKato — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:44:19 -0800

What I always find interesting (and a bit frustrating) is how much focus and attention is put on Richard Simmons being gay and silly while so little is placed on all the great work he does for people with weight and self-esteem issues. The man is a kind, kind soul.

By: justkevin

justkevin — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:45:49 -0800

One of my friends (a Richard Simmons fan) recently told me this story: One day some of her friends spotted Richard Simmons. They went up to him and said, "Our friend is a huge fan, can we get your autograph?" And he said, "No, let's call her!" So they wandered until they found a payphone and he called her, "Hi, this is Richard Simmons! How are you?" "Who is this really?"

By: Gator

Gator — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:47:14 -0800

How about when Richard Simmons guest-starred on "Evening Shade" with Burt Reynolds? Talk about surreal. "Merleen, Richard Simmons is not making PEOPLE out of excess FAT! If you don't stop talking like this, I'm gonna have to put you away!"

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:47:41 -0800

Indeed he is, NationalKato. He's also a completely over-the-top goofy motherfucker beyond being gay and as such cries out for parody and to leave that alone would be a species of homophobia itself, methinks.

By: jack_mo

jack_mo — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:48:46 -0800

So it's really not just a random hey-laugh-at-the-funny-gay-guy. This was built up, and done well. I can see how it might have been funny in that case (knowing who on earth the little man in shorts is would probably help too!) - I just watched it and wondered why on earth everyone was laughing so much at bog-standard Whose Line...? fare. Also, is the pool of improvising comedians really tiny or what? Greg Proops, Ryan Styles and Colin Mochrie were all on the original Whose Line...? programme too. (I hope and pray that you don't get Tony Slattery and John Sessions on the US version too. Pair of smug pricks.)

By: wigu

wigu — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:50:01 -0800

By: leftcoastbob

leftcoastbob — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:50:57 -0800

One day some of her friends spotted Richard Simmons. They went up to him and said, "Our friend is a huge fan, can we get your autograph?" And he said, "No, let's call her!" So they wandered until they found a payphone and he called her, "Hi, this is Richard Simmons! How are you?" That's something that I never knew about Richard Simmons and that doesn't show on this video--he's a man of class. I really like this story.

By: sonofsamiam

sonofsamiam — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:53:39 -0800

Hey, I didn't realize wigu membered here!

By: NationalKato

NationalKato — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:54:34 -0800

Oh, don't get me wrong, jonmc. I think he's hilarious. I just assume most people see him as gay and silly and that's about all. The stories of his sacrifices, generosity, and altruism are really impressive.

By: bardic

bardic — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:55:16 -0800

Chappelle and Wayne Brady: Black Actors Need to Stick Together!

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:55:34 -0800

I just assume most people see him as gay and silly and that's about all. If that were true, he wouldn't still be around and making money.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:55:45 -0800

I just find the Richard Simmons painful and unwatchable but Tapioca made me laugh until tears came out and my gut hurt.

By: papercake

papercake — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:57:55 -0800

Oh god, I'm crying I was laughing so hard and trying not to make a sound here at work. Good stuff.

By: nomisxid

nomisxid — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:02:57 -0800

leftcoastbob, Richard is a wonderful caring man, but anyone who wears that outfit in public on a permanent basis is definetly not classy. If anything speaks against his being gay, it's that he's worn the same outfit for the last 20 years. =p

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:13:13 -0800

*laughs till he's choking and wiping away tears* omfgwtf. *bookmarks for later use any time he really needs a good laugh* Yeah, I've seen it before. I saw it when it was first aired. Every time I see that scene I just about piss myself from laughing so hard. A small part of it that makes it so funny is the backstory behind Richard Simmons as a running gag on the show, another small part is Richard Simmons just being Richard Simmons and a huge part of it is just watching Drew lose it so badly along with the entire audience. There's very nearly a mosh pit up in the top rows from people laughing so hard and jumping up and down. It's as infectious as hell. *watches it again* *snork* oh god my face and ribs hurt make it stop. Richard, it's ok if you're gay. It's ok if you're bi or totally asexual, or simply just a great big smiling flaming sparkling fireball of Richard Simmons. It doesn't matter. You're unlabelable. You used to annoy me when I was a dumb kid, but you grew on me. Just keep on being energetic smiling shiny Richard Simmons and never letting the world or anything or anyone get you down.

By: wfc123

wfc123 — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:14:36 -0800

Funnier on Howard Stern when Howard would make jokes about Simmons' sexual preferences and Simmons' would storm out of the studio in a huff. They were friends until Stern read an article on air about the male prostitute who was allegedly hired by Simmons to come up to his hotel room and spank him (for starters).

By: milquetoast

milquetoast — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:22:23 -0800

Funny, but without Mike McShane the show is nothing. Nothing!

By: Skorgu

Skorgu — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:22:26 -0800

Are you trying to get me fired Wolfdog?

By: pwb503

pwb503 — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:28:51 -0800

I don't know or care if Richard Simmons is gay or not. What I do know is that the E! True Hollywood Story about him in which he authorized and participated made ABSOLUTELY no comment in any way shape or form about his sexuality or his perceived sexuality. If there was ever a part of his life they should have addressed (given that we're talking about E! and Richard Simmons of all people) would have been at least the public's idea that he is gay. Nope, not a word.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:31:18 -0800

Tapioca was funny, but not as funny as the Simmons sketch. But that's ok. Y'know what's not funny at all? Cuba? That wikipedia talk page.

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:32:33 -0800

man jeffrey that better not have taken precious time away from comic-smithin'. AND BRING BACK HORSEMAN.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:36:14 -0800

pwb503: Why does it even matter? Why should he accept any label given to him by anyone, even himself? Why do people have an overwhelming need to catagorize and label people? Does it stem from some human need to catagorize things into groups like "Things I'd like to hump." "Things I wouldn't like to hump." "Things I wouldn't like to have humping on me"?? Get the fuck over it. (The public in general, not pwb503) He doesn't want to be labeled. Furthermore, it's probably exactly this mystery that has kept him the public consciousness for so long.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:37:42 -0800

Does it stem from some human need to catagorize things into groups like "Things I'd like to hump." "Things I wouldn't like to hump." "Things I wouldn't like to have humping on me"?? That's about what's going through my mind as I walk down the sidewalk, yes.

By: carsonb

carsonb — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:43:17 -0800

And he said, "No, let's call her!" friend of mine got a call from Richard Simmons too, on her birthday. her father sat next to him on a plane. he sang to her. plochop jokes are always funny, with or without the gay.

By: cortex

cortex — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:47:45 -0800

Hey, I didn't realize wigu membered here! Membered? You un-verb that right fucking now.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:51:44 -0800

You know. I almost forgot my grammar, but at the last minute I membered.

By: jca

jca — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:55:19 -0800

ABC Family

By: NationalKato

NationalKato — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:06:05 -0800

ABC Family I heard Richard Simmons has a mother and a father.

By: hellbient

hellbient — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:06:28 -0800

Of course it wouldn't have happened without Richard, but what made it funny for me were Colin and Ryan's lines. Otherwise, it would've just been Richard Simmons being, well, Richard Simmons.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:10:17 -0800

I heard Richard Simmons has a mother and a father. Actually he reproduces by budding like an amoeba, so there's a whole army of him out there. Lock your doors.

By: Gator

Gator — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:11:54 -0800

Fuck you and your bud-centric views, jonmc. Richard Simmons reproduces via a cloud of spores.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:14:34 -0800

That's about what's going through my mind as I walk down the sidewalk, yes. Well, I know you do. But you've got the common sense to not have to label people and put them in little boxes. Unless being put in little boxes turns them on and you intend on humping on them/having them hump on you. Actually he reproduces by budding like an amoeba, so there's a whole army of him out there. Lock your doors. Lock my doors? Dude, I'm trying to collect enough of them to coat my entire body. Do you have any idea how much a suit of woven Richard Simmonses is worth and how fabulous that would be?

By: sonofsamiam

sonofsamiam — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:17:53 -0800

You un-verb that right fucking now. Hate it, sucker.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:18:48 -0800

Spores, you say? That I think that might be a lot easier than trying trying to find the right culture medium, which I haven't been able to find yet. The standard sugar/agar plates just aren't working, and I've tried almost everything, including those fluffy pink Hostess Sno-balls. Quick, someone hunt him down and send me a spore print! This is for SCIENCE!!1! *wanders off to autoclave huge Mason jars full of sterlized brown rice*

By: sonofsamiam

sonofsamiam — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:21:20 -0800

send me a spore print! "Ok, we're just going to lower you onto this big piece of paper and leave you covered overnight..." "er... is it really necessary to remove my stem?"

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:28:09 -0800

Richard Simmons reproduces via a cloud of spores. *cough* Lock my doors? Dude, I'm trying to collect enough of them to coat my entire body. Do you have any idea how much a suit of woven Richard Simmonses is worth and how fabulous that would be? Perhaps. But would all the mincing start to chafe?

By: greycap

greycap — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:29:43 -0800

I hadn't heard of Richard Simmons before seeing this. Given that the image of him pretending to be a deckchair or a jetski is now burned into my retinas, I am unlikely to forget in future.

By: graventy

graventy — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:33:02 -0800

"Does it stem from some human need to catagorize things into groups like 'Things I'd like to hump.' 'Things I wouldn't like to hump.' 'Things I wouldn't like to have humping on me'??" I see absolutely no reason for that last category.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:36:06 -0800

*humps on graventy* you sure about that?

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:46:11 -0800

The "things I want to have humping on me" category is missing. You know the weirdest thing about Richard Simmons? When he was 18 and overweight, he played a battle axe bearing centurion in the food orgy sequence in Fellini's Satyricon.

By: Bugg

Bugg — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:46:37 -0800

Hmmm.... This is getting scary. I think I'm going to stop visiting this thread, before someone posts a photoshopped image I don't want to see.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:50:13 -0800

The "things I want to have humping on me" category is missing. The catagory is available, I was just assuming you were all smart enough to figure out that it was there by inference. *humps on graventy* Wait. Do that again. *grabs camera*

By: Floydd

Floydd — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:54:50 -0800

*Photoshops loquacious's head on jonmc's body*

By: Floydd

Floydd — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:55:18 -0800

*gets fired for viewing it at work*

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:56:08 -0800

That's not going to work. His head is much larger than mine.

By: tkchrist

tkchrist — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:58:46 -0800

Simmons is completely sincere and has probably saved more lives than the average heart surgeon. I have real admiration for the man. One thing that sticks out in my mind was when Simmons' was on Letterman after David Letterman's brush with death by-pass surgery. Letterman gave the man a very brief but touching and un-Letterman hug. The foolish schtick was absent for a minute. They both were holding back real tears of affection for each other. A lesser man may have been choked up by that scene. Not me. Now excuse me... I have something in my eye...

By: sonofsamiam

sonofsamiam — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:14:48 -0800

Probably a spore.

By: tkchrist

tkchrist — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:21:54 -0800

Probably a spore. Eeeeeeew! He promised he wouldn't do that anymore.

By: wendell

wendell — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:33:07 -0800

The only thing that would make this thread funnier would be a surprise appearance by Richard Simmons. So... Ladies and Gentlemen, Richard Simmons!!! Insert reference to "Sweatin' to the Metafilter Music" here Alright, let's everybody give a big hand for Richard Simmons! Coming up next, David Hasselhoff!

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:43:26 -0800

I hadn't heard of Richard Simmons before seeing this. saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay whaaaaaaaat?!

By: ericb

ericb — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:45:56 -0800

Coming up next, David Hasselhoff! David Hasselhoff: "I'm delighted to be such a hit on the web and to be crowned king of the Internet." And, last week: David Hasselhoff Spends Night In Hospital After A "Shaving" Accident.

By: ninjew

ninjew — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:11:54 -0800

Metafilter: You un-verb that right fucking now.

By: Joeforking

Joeforking — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:22:14 -0800

By British standards this not very funny.

By: chiababe

chiababe — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:22:47 -0800

The company I work for does property management and one of the properties is a senior property (all the residents are 62+). They have a little exercise group that meets once a week. Richard Simmons had a conference call with them to encourage them. All those little old ladies were thrilled. He's a really nice guy.

By: StrasbourgSecaucus

StrasbourgSecaucus — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:33:05 -0800

Furthermore, it's probably exactly this mystery that has kept him the public consciousness for so long. Yeah, because Ellen Degeneres' career really fizzled after she came out.

By: FormlessOne

FormlessOne — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:07:24 -0800

Membered? You un-verb that right fucking now. So, dismember it? I just don't get this new lingo. Furthermore, it's probably exactly this mystery that has kept him the public consciousness for so long. And here I was, thinking it was because he has remained true to himself - sure, he's a walking caricature, but even HE knows that, and he likes it that way. He also loves his fans, almost to the point of creepiness.

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:09:06 -0800

You know the weirdest thing about Richard Simmons? When he was 18 and overweight, he played a battle axe bearing centurion in the food orgy sequence in Fellini's Satyricon. Well, that just hit my WTF quota for the next month or two.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:18:19 -0800

Furthermore, it's probably exactly this mystery that has kept him the public consciousness for so long. And here I was, thinking it was because he has remained true to himself - sure, he's a walking caricature, but even HE knows that, and he likes it that way. He also loves his fans, almost to the point of creepiness. Well, that too, and more than probably. I should probably replace "probably" with "possibly". I've been a little too sloppy with my language for a while now, possibly from multitasking too much.

By: ryran

ryran — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:37:46 -0800

so much.laughing.oh.the.pain.

By: nomisxid

nomisxid — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:44:17 -0800

I'm sure AstroZombie was joking. It did get me looking at what credits Richard has on imdb. Interestingly enough, there is a Dick Simmons who's been in a few movies that could easily be miscontrued as gay porn... Seven Sweethearts (1942) as Paul Brandt, George's Beau On An Island with You (1948) Three Guys Named Mike (1951)

By: applemeat

applemeat — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:53:11 -0800

Personally, I'm with you, JoeForking. I'd go with "Absolutely Fabulous," or Ali G., or Ricky Gervaise over the (perhaps unfairly stereotypical) "American" brand of 2-D pratfalling and pie-fucking humor. (Not that the effervescent Richard Simmons isn't a fountain of good-natured cheer, but I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who failed to find this sketch any funnier than one of your better Girl Scout skit nights.) But laughter is joy, and we should all sap and savor every bit of it that we can. For seat-wetting hilarity may I suggest R. Kelly's "Trapped In The Closet", parts 1-12? ...Which is even funnier still because it was (apparently) intentional.

By: Len

Len — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:24:01 -0800

Hmph. It's no I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

By: fleacircus

fleacircus — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:28:59 -0800

I guess it's hard to laugh properly with the sticks wedged so far up, eh?

By: misskaz

misskaz — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:34:14 -0800

As weird as Simmons is, I think he's a hell of a lot cooler and more sincere than John Basedow. You can snazz up your Fitness Made Simple theme song as much as you want, Mr. Basedow, but you're still scary.

By: Soulfather

Soulfather — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:38:41 -0800

Wow, this literally made me chuckle a little bit.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 19:19:29 -0800

I'm not kidding about Satyricon.

By: bonaldi

bonaldi — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 19:37:43 -0800

Two countries divided by jokes. I'd love to see a British Whose Line that had the audience in such stitches. It'd be like liquid comedy. Except to Germans.

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 20:13:56 -0800

I confess that the first time I saw this I laughed so hard I nearly had a seizure. There. I said it. Me too. I was just flipping through channels whle folding laundry and caught this episode and I ended up struggling for breath, I was laughing so hard. For some reason I didn't laugh much this time around but the first time? Complete hysterics.

By: grubi

grubi — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 20:48:55 -0800

Jesus, I can't tell what's funnier: that clip or this thread. Seriously. This is funny shit. Seriously!

By: trondant

trondant — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:07:29 -0800

Bardic: Jesus, that Brady/Chapelle was totally Black Actor Training Day. Fucking THANK YOU for that one!

By: Wataki

Wataki — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:36:53 -0800

I'll add my "remember when Whose Line is it Anyway? didn't keep lowering itself to jokes about sex?" to what I assume is a bunch above.

By: nostrada

nostrada — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:46:46 -0800

I loved it, thanks for daring to post it here.

By: darkstar

darkstar — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:33:51 -0800

Richard Simmons remains, to this day, the only other man that has put his arm in mine to be escorted across the street. Taken aback for a split-second, I rallied and escorted him across. Once there, he withdrew his arm and we continued to walk on, discussing the project we were working on, as if it were the most common thing in the world. He struck me as a cool guy all around, to be quite honest. A little prone to breaking out in show-tunes at odd moments, of course...not that there's anything wrong with that.

By: digibri

digibri — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 10:33:44 -0800

nomisxid, I believe classy was intended to mean "gentlemanly". I fail to see how what one wears defines whether or not someone is classy. True story. A friend's mother was flying back home after a trip and she bumped into Richard Simmons at the airport. She approached him and he made time to hear her story about how she worried about her son's severe obesity. He asked for her son's cell phone number and later when he had time, called and spoke to him for quite a while. He was in every way the compassionate and caring person you hear about. He is, in fact, a class act.

By: darsh

darsh — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:28:29 -0800

that was so funny my co-workers came to investigate!