Category Archives: Humor

“Jewish Comedy: A Serious History” by Jeremy Dauber

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Max West

Here’s the Amazon blurb for the new book Jewish Comedy: A Serious History (2017) by Jeremy Dauber, professor of Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture at Columbia University: In a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, Columbia professor Jeremy … Continue reading →

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Liam & Ed

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Max West

Liam Gallagher jokingly told Ed Sheeran to “calm down on the two-handed wanking” when the pair met for the first time after Sheeran broke his arm in a bike crash.

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Minton’s Playhouse

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Max West

I saw this photo from the website for Minton’s Playhouse, a historic Harlem area jazz club. What’s up with the loner white guy? And he looks so contemporary, relative to the rest in the photo. A gentrifying hipster time traveller?

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Frankenstein

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Max West

Hat tip: MB

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KPCS: Ricky Gervais

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Max West

KPCS shows are a master class in deconstructing how comedy works. The latest is with the great Ricky Gervais. One thing I love about Gervais is how he is a student of comedy, much like Pollak. BTW, I was at … Continue reading →

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Liam’s Lines: 10/23/17

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Max West

Liam on the band Queen: “Listen, they’re a top band and obviously they’ve got great songs, but I dunno, man. Brian May’s guitar sound sounds like he’s got it clogged in his ass.”

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Portlandia: Vagina Pillows

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Max West

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCHAcplVurQ

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Libertarian Naivety

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Max West

Here’s a very nice cartoon meme against libertarianism that was posted on Voat/Identitarian.

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RamZPaul Welcomes Girls to the Boy Scouts

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Max West

Stick with this one until the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtWhPrbtdzg&feature=youtu.be

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Stop the Hammering!

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Max West

Holy mother of God this is funny!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂@American1765#FridayFeeling pic.twitter.com/JSC17trZhC — Mike (@Fuctupmind) October 13, 2017

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