In a continuation of my jokes forwarded from friends series, this one is from my most regular contributor Andy, who may have been thinking of our friend Mary when he forwarded it. Hee hee hee. Four Retired Guys Four old retired guys are walking down a street in Naples, Florida. They turned a corner ...

Hi there! Wondering where we've been? Sorry for the long absence. I don't usually talk a lot about myself in this blog, sticking with humor, but this once, I should try to explain where I've been. One of the things you never see behind a blog like this is the life of the person behind the blog. I've...

Who says comedians never get Oscars? If you're a comedian, all you have to do to get one is spend a large portion of your life working for humanitarian causes. Veteran comedian Jerry Lewis will be honored at the Academy Awards in February with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. I have so many...

This year's December 1st is being overshadowed by Cyber Monday, but something much more significant occurred on this day in 1934. It was Woody Allen's birthday. And to think, in just 15 years, he would be old enough that today he'd be attracted to himself. A great deal of Woody Allen'...

Working with Google, LIFE Magazine made their vast photography archives public. This amazing collection stretches back all the way to 1750! What better way to celebrate than to dig up old comedy history and point out it's fucking weirdness. Vaudeville and the Early Days of Comedy "One. Two....

Lucy's tongue twister comic brilliance promoting a 23% alchohol based must use product. She is unaware there is any alcohol in the product. Watch to the end -- it gets really hillarious. http://screen-shots.blogspot.com...

Point-Counter-Point: Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road Welcome to Point-Counter-Point we have a huge and varied panel today and so I want to get right to our topic today and ask a question many Americans are asking: WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD? BARACK OBAMA:The chicken crossed the road becau...

Everyone complains that today's kids aren't on the ball as much as yesterdays kids. Yet, here's some evidence that maybe they are smarter than some people think. ___________________________________ TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America MARIA: Here it is. TEACHER: Correct. Now class, w...

I don't often engage in post production reviews, but in the case of the Beverly Theatre Guild's one weekend production of Ken Ludwig's Moon Over Buffalo , the production was so fine, the acting so outrageous and sublime, that for the benefit of future audiences in the area who often have only a one ...

Audition Notice: Seussical The Musical  The Oak Lawn Park District TheatreAuditions: May 4th - May 8th, 2008 (Peter's note: Oak Lawn Park District shows are both fun to watch and be in. If you've ever wanted to be in a musical theater production, having singing and/or dancing talent, or want to wor...