{"id":711,"date":"2011-04-22T09:01:27","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T17:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.screencuisine.net\/?p=711"},"modified":"2012-06-11T22:05:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T06:05:37","slug":"lady-business-comedy-is-the-new-whiskey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.screencuisine.net\/screencuisine\/television\/lady-business-comedy-is-the-new-whiskey\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Business: Comedy is the New Whiskey"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n I’m in the middle of an office move and it’s no fun. I think I’ll have a little plaque made for the front my urn that says: “She solved 2,218,437 meaningless problems for other people and now she’s dead.” In order to remain sane, I’ve been loading up on the entertainment. Here are the things that have kept me from throwing a chair through the window or drinking heavily.<\/p>\n Anthony Jeselnik,\u00c2\u00a0 Shakespeare I like my stand up comedy to be smart, dry, absurd and borderline cruel. I’ve seen him a few times on various specials, and his bit about the marshmallow dream had me in tears. If you are a sensitive sort, you’ll most likely hate this guy. However, if your idea of comedy involves allowing yourself to laugh at nearly everything that normally makes humans uncomfortable, then you’ll be just fine.<\/p>\n Beastie Boys,\u00c2\u00a0 Fight for your right<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n I have no idea what I watched Wednesday night, but seeing Elijah Wood smiling his head off in the back of a limo while he had a knife stuck in him was strangely great. Also, it was a pop culture bonanza of celebrities that I actually like. Imagine that!<\/p>\n Tina Fey, Bossypants<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Tina Fey has done a lot for brunettes with glasses. So much so that when dudes on the street who aren’t commenting on my butt (apparently last week it was both “bladdaow” and “shazaow” – hint: my butt is big), they tell me I look like Tina Fey. Of course, I don’t look like her in any way, but at least I’m comforted that some fellows are looking at my face. The chapter about her dad was the highlight for me. The only problem that I had with this book is that it wasn’t nearly long enough. Also, she didn’t come over to my house and read it to me while she made us both hot cocoa.<\/p>\n Black Dynamite<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n This is comedy spoof of movies like Dolemite. It’s intentionally bad, but they do it in all the right ways. For instance, a bad guy gets out of a car to start shooting, but forgets to put on the parking brake and needs to get back in to stop it from drifting. A guy reads a stage direction out loud. Helicopters appear out of nowhere. Suddenly, everyone is in a tuxedo. Three words: Chili and Donuts. It’s freaking comedy gold, I tell you.<\/p>\n Superego<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n This is a free podcast that is available the first of every month. When I’m feeling low, I gravitate to two bits that never fail to cheer me up. The first is called “So You Want to Go to Space” and the second is “The JC Penney End of Days Sale”. If you need more coaxing, the space sketch mentions Russian farts. To the iTunes store! Away!<\/p>\n
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