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Laughing Matters — LeVar Burton on Community

July 26, 2021July 28, 2021 Dan Seeger

Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. TV Workplaces for $200: … Continue reading Laughing Matters — LeVar Burton on Community

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Laughing Matters — “New York Lonely Boy”

July 13, 2021 Dan Seeger

Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. Although I’d quickly concede … Continue reading Laughing Matters — “New York Lonely Boy”

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Laughing Matters — Conan O’Brien, “Kids Got the Blues”

June 24, 2021 Dan Seeger

When a former writer for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons, an individual with practically no professional background in performing, was given the task of succeeding David Letterman, the consensus opinion was that this new fellow with the distinctive name … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Conan O’Brien, “Kids Got the Blues”

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Laughing Matters — Steven Wright’s first appearance on The Tonight Show

June 15, 2021 Dan Seeger

Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. I was watching The … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Steven Wright’s first appearance on The Tonight Show

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Laughing Matters — The Anal Retentive Chef: Cajun Style

May 24, 2021 Dan Seeger

Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. To coincide with the … Continue reading Laughing Matters — The Anal Retentive Chef: Cajun Style

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Laughing Matters — Hardware Wars

May 4, 2021December 6, 2023 Dan Seeger

Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. May the farce be … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Hardware Wars

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Laughing Matters — Garry Shandling on The Tonight Show in 1981

March 24, 2021 Dan Seeger

Today marks five years since Garry Shandling died. There was an immediate outpouring in the comedy community, and that’s been remarkably sustained. There is the occasional recounting of Shandling’s remarkable commitment to a complex joke, even when it was delivered … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Garry Shandling on The Tonight Show in 1981

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Laughing Matters — The Kids in the Hall, “Preacher”

March 11, 2021 Dan Seeger

Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. It’s always a good … Continue reading Laughing Matters — The Kids in the Hall, “Preacher”

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Laughing Matters — Yo La Tengo, “Sugarcube”

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Dan Seeger

Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. To the degree that … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Yo La Tengo, “Sugarcube”

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Laughing Matters — Jonathan Winters, “The Mad Doctor”

December 15, 2020 Dan Seeger

Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. I grew up understanding … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Jonathan Winters, “The Mad Doctor”

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