Picture Of The Day: Jim Jefferies
From his Comedy Central show last night, let's watch Jim Jefferies take on all the people who insist they need an emotional support animal just because they want their pet around...
Picture Of The Day: Amber Ruffin
I enjoy Amber Ruffin's work on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," in which he gives her the spotlight to go off on comedic -- but very pointed -- rants like this one from Thursday night, in which she took on a recent episode of "Roseanne" and several incidents in which...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
A few weeks ago, I recommended Nell Scovell's book "Just The Funny Parts," in which she not only writes about her career as a TV (mostly comedy) writer, but also about the sexism she encountered both on the job and while looking for more opportunities. One of the...
Elaine and Jerry, Married Couple?
To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the final episode of "Seinfeld," here's a song parody by Bethany Cosentino and Nick Lutsko suggesting that Elaine and Jerry get married, using actual dialogue from the show (btw, if you'd like some tough "Seinfeld" trivia...
Random Thoughts
Three quick items... I completely agree with Joe Adalian, TV reporter and Vulture editor, who tweeted: "That Andy Lack had no use for Ronan Farrow but spent tens of millions on Megyn Kelly is an indictment of both Lack's judgement and the generally misplaced...
Other Things To Ask Carol Burnett About
Carol Burnett is making the rounds promoting her new Netflix series, "A Little Help," which I haven't seen, but from the preview looks like it includes her interacting with some kids who help solve adults' problems. It'll probably be cute. But as she goes from venue...
Comedians vs. C-SPAN
Before tonight's nerd prom in Washington, here's a montage of various comedians at the White House Correspondents Association dinner making cracks about C-SPAN over the decades...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
"Jeopardy!" contestant and Sports Illustrated journalist Jack Dickey writes about the experience of doing the show -- and what continues to make the game so appealing: The show has had such staying power—the Alex Trebek version has aired continuously in syndication...