The Band and Van Morrison “Tura Lura Lura” from The Last Waltz.
I have been listening to this song nonstop for three days. I think it’s amazing. I can’t find one thing wrong with it except that it ends. (Pardon the horrible tie dye swirl, I can’t find an mp3 of it to post)
An awesome drawing from Jeff Gill. I am totally channeling Daria. Pat’s eyebrow and Dan looking like a Roald Dahl character FTW.
This guy got me down pretty good. Well done, you’ve made me even more vain.
Fun Day of Promo Shoots
Fun Fact: Amir, who had the most demanding part today, was extremely ill with the flu!
Kristen Wiig interview in the NY Times
(via katespencer)
Oh man, I love Kristen Wiig. I was all about her since I saw the first “Two A-Holes” bit she does with Jason Sudeikis a few years ago. Even when she’s playing a minor part in a sketch, just kind of hanging out in the background (which is rare), I’m drawn to watching her. I only have one story about her and here it is…
A few years ago my old roommate, Gillian, got me into an SNL afterparty. It was at this swanky midtown restaurant and I giddy at the prospect of meeting at all the SNL actors I looked up to. I wandered outside at some point to have a cigarette and while I was standing there Kristen Wiig also wandered outside. An older guy started talking to her in a fan-ish sort of way, like, “I thought you were great in…” I figured if he was doing it, so could I. I had a huge crush on her and though I knew I obviously didn’t have a chance, I thought that maybe - maybe - I could say hi and be a little funny. I started in her direction, gathering my nerves and preparing my opener. When I was about 10 feet away an attractive, younger guy came through the revolving door. Wiig kissed the younger man and, to the older man, said, “Oh, hey. This is my husband.” At this I instantly turned around and shuffled back to my area. Something about her having a husband put her on a different level of grownup than I was and scared me into never saying hi. I finished my cigarette and went back inside where Seth Meyers and I had a nice “How ya doing?” “How ya doing” chat at the urinal.
Summer Heights High
I meant to write something about this show earlier but every week I decided to put it off. I was waiting for a bad episode, a bad moment, anything to show that everyone involved in the production was human. None came.
This is probably the best comedy I have seen since the British Office. I find that what sets something like Summer Heights High or The Office apart from other comedies I enjoy is that they’re not afraid to blend some real emotion into the mix. One of the saddest peices of television I have ever seen is one in the final episode of The Office where David Brent begs not to be made redundant. It’s soul crushing. I got the same feeling while watching the scene in Summer Heights High where Jonah is dragged out of class. Granted, these sad bits lower the laugh count but I imagine in thirty years I won’t remember one frame of Borat (which made me laugh more than almost any other movie I’ve ever seen) while I’ll never forget that scene from The Office.
If you skipped Summer Heights High I urge you to watch it. And if you’ve never seen the British Office, get on that, too.
And if you want your day ruined, I present David Brent Is Made Redundant
