Tag Archives: Comedy

Brian Posehn 3

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Steve

Got to see one of my favorite comedians, voice actors and D&D aficionados back in February (the digging out continues!). Hot off his 30 years of being a stand-up last Summer, Brian had a mix of great new jokes and … Continue reading →

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RIP: David Ogden Stiers

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Steve

Another rough day in which you see a name you haven’t seen in a while show up on the side of the headlines of FaceBook and you know it can’t be good. Sadly, David passed away Saturday from bladder cancer. … Continue reading →

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Dirty Work

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Steve

Stumbled upon this mediocre comedy gem from my days as a projectionist 20 years ago. It tanked so it wasn’t around longer than a week or two, thus, I didn’t get a chance to watch Dirty in its entirety. I did … Continue reading →

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Early Man: Worth Seeing

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Steve

The Wallace & Gromit people’s latest stop-motion, claymation feature is about a tribe of  Stone Age people having to play a game of soccer to win their valley back from an invading Bronze Age civilization. However, it’s more complicated than the premise. … Continue reading →

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Monsters v. Aliens

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Steve

I was pretty thrilled to see this movie being available on Netflix since very little made by Dreamworks’ animation studio is interesting. After 20-plus years, they remain stuck in Pixar’s shadow, even with Pixar’s lesser stuff (Cars 1-3, Monsters University, … Continue reading →

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Aisha Tyler

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Steve

Aisha was in town a few weeks ago to promote her directorial debut Axis. It was really good (separate review coming) and awesome to meet her, especially applauding a funny person blossoming into a Jane-of-all-Trades! She definitely liked the Lana shirt … Continue reading →

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Felicia Day

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Steve

Cool opportunity to meet “Dr. Kinga Forrester” from the new Mystery Science Theater 3000. Most of you all probably know Felicia from The Guild which is on Netflix (and I need to watch it) or that Dr. Horrible thing Joss Whedon did during the … Continue reading →

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Roy Wood Jr.

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Steve

Last comedy show of the year and it’s with another great wit from The Daily Show. You probably know Roy as the current Senior Black Correspondent who’s had funny positions about the NFL and HBO’s possible Confederacy show. The club must’ve … Continue reading →

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Ninjago: Worth Seeing, more than a crass commercial

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Steve

This was Somara’s pick at the discount theater. I was reluctant because I’ve watched some of the TV version on Cartoon Network and it’s boring. It’s an extended toy commercial worse than the Eighties crap which didn’t even try to … Continue reading →

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MST3K renewed for another season!

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Steve

I know it’s old news. Joel and the gang announced it on Thanksgiving during the traditional marathon via a Shout stream, I think. Let’s hear it for Netflix and its mystery algorithm that can determine whether or not to continue … Continue reading →

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Michelle Wolf

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Steve

Last weekend I had the honor of briefly meeting while laughing constantly to The Daily Show‘s Michelle Wolf. Besides being a prolific writer, Michelle was incredibly funny, especially when she was covering gender politics and the weirdness of NYC; when Austin … Continue reading →

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Big Mouth

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Steve

Nick Kroll has finally done something funny! I’ve seen his stand-up, feh. His characters are mediocre. The movies he’s co-starred, I haven’t read any rave reviews. Big Mouth seems to work better as a vehicle for what he likes to do … Continue reading →

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Rita Rudner

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Steve

There’s no photo because Rita didn’t do anything after the show and I really wouldn’t want to push her, I got to meet her 30 years ago when she came to Marquette with Emo Phillips and Larry “Bud” Melman. And … Continue reading →

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RIP Bernie Casey

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Steve

Bernie was a well-loved actor in the realm of Sci-Fi and Comedy productions that I often saw him in. I first caught him as Major Spender in the mini-series version of The Martian Chronicles, he was the astronaut who “went native,” … Continue reading →

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The Sklar Brothers

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Steve

After seeing these guys around for years at Moontower Comedyfest (they’re staples, namely for a ping pong tournament), I finally caught a full set at our local club. Holy crap, they killed! I mean, I’d seen them in showcases, TV … Continue reading →

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