NPR Talks about farts

NPR took a short break from reporting on the recession and swine flu to let us know about the death of the great comedian Dom DeLuise. It was the only obit I read or heard that mentioned DeLuise's use of scatological humor.

No one else felt it was important to his use of fart jokes. The reporter sounds pained to read the upcoming lines introducing a clip of Dom farting in "History Of the World Part 1."

it's like she was convinced by some smart ass news writer that it was important to mention the farting.

Here's more Dom....

Is he gone?

As of this moment TMZ and only TMZ reports that great comic actor Dom DeLuise has passed away. You would think other news sources would pick up on it on it if it was true. Why TMZ? Did he die while walking into Hyde? Was it shot on a cell phone? Was he not wearing underwear?

Hopefully, as the day goes on we can get confirmation, either way. He out lived James Cocco.

I talked about this before...
There are automatic ads that show up on websites that reflect what is being talked about on that site. (Does that make sense?)
On the page about DeLuise's possible death, there's an ad to have a flat stomach. Not now. Tacky.

He was very funny. Here are some videos of him in action...
The best to his family.

Here's a video of him with Dean Martin...

Experts give it to November before Chevy Chase loses his humility and becomes and asshole again

As you just read in the subject line...Experts give it to November before Chevy Chase loses his humility and becomes and asshole again.

Next fall Chase costars in the funny looking new show with the popular and likable Joel McHale. The show should have some "Ed" like success. Which will put Chase back in the spotlight so he can stop pretending to like everyone.

"We think by the third episode," said one noted behaviorist, "Chase will start telling autograph seekers to fuck off again."

The show is about whut?

HBO has a new show about a guy with a large you-know-what...penis. I said it! Every other article skirts the word "penis."
Anyway... who green lit this show? It's about a school teacher who has a large penis and becomes a prostitute. Not to be confused with a widow who becomes a weed dealer or a science teacher who a meth maker.

Int he interview below the HBO exec said she was looking for the next "Sex in the City." A show that a bunch of women can gather around each week. so, instead of a smart show about independent women and an open look at their sex lives, we get a show about a guy with a big you-know-what.

Time to cancel HBO.

OH! The show is an hour. Way too long. (get it?)

Mel's Diner: HBO's Sue Naegle from Broadcasting & Cable on Vimeo.

Good Bad Movie trailer

Past Good Bad Movie

I don't know why this is going around the inboxes and super walls now, but it's great.

Future Good Bad Movie Classic

ICE-T does the voice of the talking hip hop mule. Wait...! Don't send me hate mail! He really is doing the voice of the hip hop mule. I wonder who turned it down. T was not the first choice... why do I say that? because it's a low budget talking hip hop mule movie.
"Hello, Mr. Z's office? Hey, dawg I am casting a talking hip hop mule moo...hello? Hel...you just shot me through the phone."

Studio jumps on Viral Video phenoms

Hey Numa, Numa guy, Tay Zinday get ready for your close up.

Warner Bros. has found a way to capitalize on the craze of youtube videos. They are making the first movie based on the popularity of a viral clip.

The infamous "Christian Bale goes nuts" audio clip turned Youtube click climber will soon come out as a motion picture. Once the violent tirade went public they studio tried to figure out how to cash in.

Now they are rushing to the theaters a movie based on the ramblings. "Terminator: Salvation" is a sort of movie outside of a movie. Bale was yelling at a grip while shooting a movie. Now the only logical thing to do is release the movie.

"I wanted to get all those people sending LOL cats and Scottish singers on a movie line," said one executive who will remain made up, "i wanted them out of their seats on into their seats...at a movie theater."

Shows about teachers

Some TV show titles and/or plots seem to show up over and over again. Then the show does a quick death and a couple years later - it's there again.

Sitcoms about teachers is one that has come back. Not the young, problem filled teens, but the teachers.
"Sit Down, Shut up" is an animated sitcom on Fox about a group of teachers. what's different? It's animated.

I'm sure I'm missing a few, but here's what i could think of off the top of my head...

Teachers Only - 1982 (NBC)starred Normal Fell and Lynn Redgrave as teachers who did slow burns and was tall - respectively. The show did not last very long.

"The Bronx Zoo" - 1987 (NBC) - was a drama about teaching a tough NY high school. The actual Bronx Zoo tried to sue to change the title. Lasted less than a season.

The Faulty - 1996 (ABC) - Like Techers Only it was about the behind the doors of the teachers' lounge...did not make it past it's first order of episodes.

"Boston Public" 2000 (FOX) Like "BZ" it was a drama about a super tough inner city high school. It lasted a couple of seasons. They kept adding hot teachers to the cast. didn't help much.

"Teachers." 2006 (NBC) Ten years after the failure of "The Faculty" NBC returns to the format. This time with a wacky/ Bill Murry type teacher with a loyal black best friend and woman he is pining for. Plus an uptight teacher who they class heads with. It lasted 6 episodes.

Now the FOX has changed everything in the genre. They animated it...and it's funny.

UPDATE: FOX HAS MOVED THE SHOW TO SUNDAYS AT 7. Not a good sign. I guess we'll have to wait 3 to 5 years for another teacher show. Maybe next time it will be in SPACE! SPACE!

Spike puts the best at midnight

In an aggressive effort to steal some Adult Swim viewers, Spike TV is premiering a new sitcom On Thursdays at Midnight.
The show is created by comedian and writer for the funny blog, Chris Deluca. I urge all of you to watch it tonight or the internet,despite the fact that Chris once sold me a car with no breaks.

Show pilot takes bit from another cop show

What's usual about the new cop show "The Unusuals?" There's a scene in within the first 20 minutes that's lifted from "The Wire." The opening scene of the last season of the great HBO show, two cops wire up a kid to a copier and tell him it's a lie detector machine. The pages come out with the words "True" and "False" where ever it suits the cops. At the end one cop sets up the tenor of the entire 5th season saying "The bigger the lie, the more they believe" or something like that.

One the premiere episode of "The Unusuals" ("The Wacky" was taken) two quirky cops pull the same stunt on a suspected criminal. They do the same thing. For some reason he doesn't confess. He sees the results, but doesn't confess. Maybe he has HBO.

You can say "Well, maybe it's a common practice for police to do that trick.." But it was first done a year ago on a show that's considered to be one of the best ever. If you are aTV writer or cop show producer - you should've picked up that it was done before.

The "The Wire" show does it better of course. Not only does it work... but they set it up nicely. Also that scene has meaning. It's not just quick joke to show how crazy these cops are.

Here's the "The Wire" clip.