Tag Archives: Comedy

About That Onion Tweet

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Tom Garrett

I hadn’t planned on writing about this (I have a couple of podcasts that need editing and that will go up later this week), but two people have already asked me about this story. So, here goes. I don’t think … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Movies, Politics | Tagged Comedy, Commentary, Free Speech, Movies, Offensiveness, Politics, Quvenzhane Wallis, The Onion, The Oscars | 7 Comments

Cauvin on Carolla

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Tom Garrett

I was going to write an article on the latest Adam Carolla-themed flap. The essay probably would have spiraled into the usual verbose piece, touching on notions of free speech and whether our desire for an equality regime has gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Links | Tagged Adam Carolla, Comedy, Commentary, Free Speech, General Culture and News, J-L Cauvin, Links, Patrice O'Neal, Salon, Washington Post | Leave a comment

The Axis of Ego Podcast: Mick Foley, Survivor Series, and UCBW

Posted on December 12, 2011 by The Axis of Ego

Tom recapped the trip to New York City for Survivor Series here, but Mike stopped by for a more thorough discussion of the events of that weekend. They go about an hour on the podcast this time around, covering … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcasts, Reviews, Sports, Television | Tagged Charity, Comedy, Mick Foley, Podcasts, Pro Wrestling, Professional Wrestling, Reviews, Sports, Survivor Series, Television, Travel, UCBW, Upright Citizen's Brigade, Vacation, WWE | 2 Comments

Things I Learned by Watching the Comedy Awards

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Owner and President of SCTV, Guy Caballero, once came up with a brilliant plan: Stage an awards show on his network that would be a thinly-veiled, self-serving way to promote SCTV itself by handing out the lion’s share of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Television | Tagged Bill Murray, Comedy, Comedy Awards, Comedy Central, Commentary, David Letterman, Television, TV, Will Ferrell | Leave a comment

SitCombat

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Tom Garrett

I only watch about eight television shows on anything resembling a regular basis. I realized recently that three of those shows are sitcoms airing on Thursday nights. I usually watch all three and informally think to myself, “Show X won … Continue reading →