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Better late than never, I suppose...Chatological Humor (UPDATED 11.10.09) aka Tuesdays With MoronGene Weingarten Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday ... . I think this is ambitious, and I applaud ambition.
My problem, so far, is that I think we've proven that not all places offer fodder for riveting observational humor. This is hard; the threshold needs to be high. Let's give it a chance. ...
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... of the last of the great comedians in the mold of Jack Benny and the precursor to younger comics like Jerry Seinfeld, Soupy was a one of the pioneers of observational humor, someone who could take any situation and make it hilarious.
Soupy gained the most fame for a children's show he hosted here in NYC during the 1960s. On that show, ...
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... but anything Baker writes, I will read.
His genius lies in his ability to analyze the mundane. It's like observational humor taken a step further, or several steps further. Seinfeld might say, "Did you ever notice that your shoelaces never break at the same time? What's the deal with that?" Baker brings up the issue, then ...
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... to Isildur –> Déagol –> Sméagol –> Bilbo. Reading Schjeldahl is like being airdropped into the middle of The Silmarillion.
Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Dinner Table Conversation, Music, Observational Humor, Things I don't know anything about
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... inadvertently evidences a severe surplus of personal time, but once in a while touches on something that on rare occasion could be said to be genius. Sometimes a vague slant on indecipherable lyrics, but mainly crass observational humor, the Literal Video Version, with a seemingly limitless pool of resources, stands in good stead to become to be a seminal facet ...
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... mind. In case you didn’t catch on, this is an example of self-deprecating humor. No belly laughs, but maybe you smiled.
From much of the tedious communication ... 8221; Observational humour, satire, exaggeration, fantasy or silliness may also work.
To make my humor work ... catch up.
The point is to cultivate your personal brand of humor. As Jerry Seinfeld said: “The whole object of comedy ...
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