I really should love Val Kilmer less than I do given his track record.
But Real Genius and Top Secret! will forever be two of my favorite movies.
And occasionally he’s involved with things like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and this.
This. I think both of us were shocked by how generally great this was when we stumbled upon it…
‘Occupy What Street’: Comedian Travis Irvine Interviews Occupy Wall Street Protesters (VIDEO)
“Occu-pee Wall Street”
Joad Cressbeckler: Homosexuality A Necessity On Cold Mountaintops (by TheOnion). Joad Cressbeckler is one of the greatest characters of all time.
A basically perfect bit, via thedailywhat:
Conan “accidentally” double-booked two comedians — Jon Dore and Rory Scovel — for last night’s show. Solution: Have them go on together.
(Source: joemande)
Jazzie Show: Mugger Surprise (by BBCComedy). That is just a solid as hell comedy sketch.
In the article The Difference Between Character-Driven and Joke-Driven Comedies, Adam Sternbergh clarifies that he means something more like comedies that are restricted by reality, and those that sacrifice the rules of reality for the sake of a joke. He then says this about Annie Hall: “In fact, I can only think of one film that mixes these two contradictory comedic approaches entirely seamlessly — and that film won a Best Picture Oscar. Here’s [the above embedded driving] scene that could comfortably (and logically) fit in a Apatow-style realist movie… and [the Marshall McLuhan scene] that definitely would not.”
So yes, this man has a lot of smart things to say about comedic film.
Being a Dickhead’s Cool (by TheGrandSpectacular). Old, but still AWESOME. (And still NSFW).
SMBC Theater - Wargames (by smbctheater)
