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Buy: Anti-Comedy

Last April in Comedy class I was given the task of performing a five-minute stand-up comedy routine. Being the groundbreaking envelope-pusher that I am, i was determined to fill my five minutes with what i deemed ‘anti-comedy’: jokes that were so purposefully unfunny that they circled back around to become funny again.
But as I performed [...]

Buy: Celebrities Attributing “Celebrities”

It’s time to call attention to celebrities’ hard work. They write poetry, tweet their every thought and sing about stuff just for us! It just isn’t right to ignore them.  Tributes, roasts and impersonations seem so passe and impersonal. The newest and best way to recognize their creative work is by having other celebrities present [...]

Buy: Aziz Ansari’s ‘Randy’

Aziz Ansari is a comedic actor. You know him from “Human Giant” and “Parks and Recreation.” But like many comic actors, he also does stand-up comedy. His stand-up comedy is funny, as proven by this clip right here:

In the new Judd Apatow film Funny People, Ansari apparently plays ‘Randy,’ a Dane Cook-style terrible comedian who [...]

Don’t Buy: Ironic Action Remakes

I’m talking about those television shows and movies that were totally “rad” back in the day that had explosives and a lack of plot. It’s already been rumored that the A-Team might be made ironically as a frat-bro comedy. But today’s post is focusing on MacGyver.
While half the nation cringed as MacGruber, a MacGyver-like character, [...]

Don’t Buy: Likeable Entertainment Couples Breaking Up

Every once in a while there is a couple in the entertainment industry that I don’t totally despise. And almost every time they break up. Example one was Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling (which begs a separate question… where did McAdams go?). It just makes me wonder, if they can’t, how can I?
But another couple [...]