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50*lol

fearfulsymmetry — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:49:07 -0800

Brendon Burns on the Science of Comedy + The 50 best jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe.

George Carlin, 1957 - 1970.

mediocre — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:17:54 -0800

George Carlins early career is often overlooked, though every veteran comedian worth his salt will tell you that it takes years, sometimes a decade or longer, until you have amassed enough stage time to fully develop your character, act, and jokes. Comedian and award winning podcaster Jimmy Pardo says that no one will come out of the other side of that initial period of self discovery the same. It takes years to find your rapport with the audience and the niche for your views. George Carlin was no exception to this rule. Before he was the t-shirt and jeans wearing cynical everyman opening your eyes to his world, he was another square in a suit, and had he never moved past that stage the world would likely have forgotten like so many before them. (Act II, specifically)

Whackity schmackity doo, kids!

jbickers — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:44:08 -0800

All of you have been given a harsh gift. It’s the same gift the graduating class of 1917, and 1938, and 1968 and now you guys got – the chance to enter adulthood when the world teeters on the rim of the sphincter of oblivion. You’re jumping into the deep end. You have no choice but to be exceptional. Patton Oswalt addresses the class of 2008 at his old high school. A few of the many high points from Patton's highly literate and pointed career: KFC famous bowls, "clean filth","Physics for Poets" (part 1, part 2) (language likely NSFW). He was also great as this little guy (and here's a characteristically R-rated interview with him about the experience of voicing a G-rated movie). Previously

"I was walking down the street; something caught my eye... and dragged it fifteen feet."

not_on_display — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:56:17 -0800

The original Emo. Wikipedia states that much of Emo Philips' standup comedy "stems from the use of paraprosdokians and garden path sentences." And, while there are plenty of quotes to support this, it doesn't quite do justice to the man who wrote the best God joke ever--it's in the way he delivers these lines. Experience true Emo here, through these links which I like to call, "Audio and Video Clips from Emo Philips' Website." Bonus: • The Episode of Home Movies where Emo provides the voice of Shannon, the bully: "The Art of the Sucker Punch" - 1 | 2 | 3 • The hot new music video for "I Like to Shop in Downtown Downer's Grove" And always carry with you in your heart Emo's advice: "Cell phones are like a dog's nipples... you don't have to shout into them!"

Happy Birthday Big Yin!

brautigan — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:52:16 -0800

Billy At 65: I owe it all to Glasgow. But Glasgow and Scots in general owe Billy Connolly for all the laughs at our own expense...Tourism, Economy, Music, Religion, Sport, Social life, Education, Language, Cuisine, History, Transport and Sex. (Rampant YouTubery: All links potentially offensive and NSFW) For full appreciation and understanding of the Scottish vernacular you may need to refer to the this eg repeated use of the word Jobby.

Zatch Gaspafanasky

Ambrosia Voyeur — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:30:09 -0800

Zach Galifianakis Live at The Purple Onion His NSFW Magnum Opus
Google Video (scammed offa Netflix) 1 hour, 1 minute.
Hate his drunken belching voice? Try You Bring Me Joy, It's Not About Love, or Can't Tell Me Nothing. Hate him still? You may be a preschooler.

Daniel Kitson stand-up comedy set from 2004

Ira.metafilter — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:03:30 -0800

A recording of stand-up comedian Daniel Kitson's Edinburgh show from 2004, about dancing and other things. (4-part audio (click next), can also download from the podcast feed on this page, has rude words so possibly NSFW, funny)

Demetri Martin - Some Jokes

jonson — Mon, 28 May 2007 00:41:28 -0800

Fans of the late & much missed comic Mitch Hedberg might enjoy the stand up routine of Daily Show correspondent Demetri Martin: Some Jokes, Some More Jokes, Other Jokes & These Jokes.

Plagiarism? Hey, that's MY bit!

basilwhite — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:37:58 -0800

Leno, Other Comics Sue Over Joke Books Quote books have been legal and established as fair use, but the lawsuit claims that Ms. Brown sent representatives to comedy clubs to record comedians' routines to copy the jokes into print. Judy defends her fair use rights on Amazon's page for a previous book.

Nehmen Sie meine Frau, bitte!

madamjujujive — Fri, 26 May 2006 04:13:55 -0800

Lost in translation. British Comedian Stewart Lee explores comedy in Germany and finds it stymied by the peculiarities of language and sentence construction. Mark Liberman at Language Log disagrees. And an extended essay by Josh Schonwald explores in greater depth how the German comedy scene is transitioning (PDF) from the more traditional kabernett to a burgeoning stand-up comedy scene, which is characterized by one observer as being in "the Bob Hope phase of comedy."