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I just realized what tomorrow is.

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:13 -0400

“I’m not big on planning ahead, but I have one unmovable appointment May 23, 2013. I have a table for one at Morty’s steak house. Where I will celebrate becoming a lawyer again, Which can only happen if I take a full load.”

- Jeff Winger, Season 1 Episode 24

In hindsight, that’s not quite how it panned out. But if anyone still wants to meet at Morty’s, I’ll save you a seat.

Leave crack smoking Toronto mayor Rob Ford alone!

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:13:54 -0400

By CNTributor Jason Cook

I don’t get the big deal with this whole “Rob Ford smoking crack” thing.

Like, we’ve all experimented with drugs before, right? Who hasn’t made some bad decisions related to drugs?

And crack? That’s HARMLESS. It grows in the ground, how bad can it possibly be?

And we’ve alllll surely had out bad decision caught on tape, unbeknownst to us, haven’t we? And a group of journalists — after seeing said tape — then started a grassroots campaign to raise $200,000 to buy the tape (about half of which has been raised already) to expose our decision?

Story as old as time!

And hasn’t each and every one of us been the mayor of one of the top ten biggest cities in North America and has — somehow — still kept our job despite ample evidence that we smoked crack cocaine?

I mean COME ON.

Leave the guy alone!

#FreeRobFord

Laughspin: Read: Marc Maron and Michael Ian Black blast each other on Twitter

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:18 -0400

Laughspin: Read: Marc Maron and Michael Ian Black blast each other on Twitter:

laughspin:

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good old-fashioned comedian Twitter spar— although I feel this one between Marc Maron and Michael Ian Black has far less goodwill than Maron’s back-and-forth with Patton Oswalt last June. If you follow Maron even a little or have heard Maron’s interview with…

You hate to see two people fight…unless they’re both really funny.

Carol Burnett to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:57:35 -0400

Carol Burnett to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor:

Carol Burnett, the trailblazing comedienne whose variety show was a top draw on CBS for over a decade, was named the winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Tuesday.

jondaly: Toss a looney in the queen’s bag of milk eh? It’s...

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:35:24 -0400

jondaly:

Toss a looney in the queen’s bag of milk eh? It’s Wheels, Ontario Season 2!

#KrollShowS2

The Best of the "Brian Gutierrez" Meme

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:37:30 -0400

By CNtributor Peter Harmon

Uh, yeah, you’ve seen this meme ALL over the internet. Here are the best of the best of the best (of the rest).

See the meme.

popculturebrain: The Lonely Island - DIAPER MONEY...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:54:49 -0400

popculturebrain:

The Lonely Island - DIAPER MONEY #WackWednesdays (by thelonelyisland)

witstream: DROP EVERYTHING: there’s a new Anchorman 2 trailer.

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:11:05 -0400

witstream:

DROP EVERYTHING: there’s a new Anchorman 2 trailer.

thisismycomputer: Los Enchiladas (Full Movie) (by beaterchew)...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:49:18 -0400

thisismycomputer:

Los Enchiladas (Full Movie) (by beaterchew) Directed Produced Written By and Starring Mitch Hedberg- also staring Dave Attell, Marc Maron, Todd Barry and others

That Weekend Update...

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:24:00 -0400

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a pompous,...

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:03:00 -0400

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a pompous, self-righteous Facebook comment and wanted to post this clip below it. So, I put it online. Use it in good faith, my friends (unless they take it down. Which, you know, they might).

Favorite Moments From The Office: Threat Level Midnight

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:42:01 -0400

Favorite Moments From The Office: Threat Level Midnight

Favorite Moments From The Office: Dwight You Ignorant Slut

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:56:05 -0400

Favorite Moments From The Office: Dwight You Ignorant Slut

Favorite Moments From The Office: Bears, Beets, Battlestar...

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:09:27 -0400

Favorite Moments From The Office: Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galatica

Favorite Moments From The Office: That’s What She Said

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:23:27 -0400

Favorite Moments From The Office: That’s What She Said

Favorite Moments From The Office: Dwight and the CPR Dummy

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:06 -0400

Favorite Moments From The Office: Dwight and the CPR Dummy

In honor of The Office Series Finale tonight and the return of...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:58:36 -0400

In honor of The Office Series Finale tonight and the return of Arrested Development in 10 days…

Favorite Moments From The Office: Michael Scott meets David...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:17:10 -0400

Favorite Moments From The Office: Michael Scott meets David Brent

No I’m Not Overreacting: Why “The Office” Finale Means So Much To Me

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:26:04 -0400

By Claire McCleskey

The other day I was discussing the upcoming finale of The Office with a friend. When I mentioned how upset I was that it was coming to an end, she told me that it was just a TV show and that I shouldn’t let it impact me so much emotionally. She’s probably right, but it did make me think about how much The Office has been a part of my life over the past few years.

I’ve been a fan for quite some time now. I can’t say I’ve been there since day one—I was only eleven years old when the pilot aired on NBC for the first time. But my parents have always loved it. I remember in its early days, my parents would watch it together every week, but they didn’t think I was old enough to watch it at first. Eventually, it would become a weekly family gathering. As I got older I began to watch episodes here and there, but it wasn’t until the summer before my sophomore year of high school that I really got into it. That summer was a particularly rocky and emotional one for me, and I needed something make me laugh and get my mind off of everything. As I browsed Netflix one night, I noticed that they had every season of The Office to date available to stream. I watched four seasons in a week. That was when I learned that even if it sounds lazy, marathoning TV shows can be highly therapeutic.

From then on out, I was hooked. I’ve never missed an episode. Some of my best friendships were formed because of excited conversations about the future of Jim and Pam every Friday morning after a new episode had aired. As I grew older I realized how much I loved the writing on the show. I mean, I really loved it. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I wanted to work in television as a writer so that I could do it too. And I still want to. If you had given me one wish when I was sixteen years old, it would have been to be able to do what the writers on that show do. If you asked me now, I would tell you the same thing.

But I think my favorite thing about The Office is how much it has grown as a show. The characters we see in season nine are not the same ones we saw in season one, just as someone you met nine years ago would not be the same now. This seems like simple logic, but not every show can pull this off. For the most part, it shows character development in a realistic way. Look at Jim and Pam’s relationship—we see them going from flirting in the office to newlyweds to a very real mother and father facing problems that only a married couple would have to deal with. Michael Scott leaves Scranton to be with Holly. As much as we all wanted him to stay, in the real world it would have been time for him to leave. There’s a fairly steady coming and going of characters in the office. While some of them are exaggerated, they are all very much like the people you would find in your own office. If you tell me you’ve never worked with a Michael Scott, you’re lying to me. And as these characters have grown, so has the audience. When the show premiered I was still in elementary school, and I am now halfway done with college. While in college, I am studying Communications and hoping to become a television writer—one who will write the next great mockumentary series. I’ve made friends, I’ve lost friends. I’ve grown as much as the characters have and the finale forces me to see how much they’ve grown up and therefore, make me see how much I’ve grown up. And that’s why I don’t think I’m overreacting because I’m upset about a TV show ending.

popculturebrain: This ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ sketch. Watch it. As...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:14:17 -0400

popculturebrain:

This ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ sketch. Watch it.

As Pete Holmes would say, “laser accuracy.”

(by comedycentral)