On the Dan Harmon SituationOK, here’s what we know: Dan Harmon, the creator of Community, won’t be returning to his baby next season because…well, that’s the question, […]
Community Season Finale (and Season) Wrap-UpSeason three of Community, which seems like it began 17 years ago, due in no small part to a hiatus that momentarily shook the world (a.k.a. […]
‘Community’ Recap: ‘Course Listing Unavailable’
At its core, “Course Listing Unavailable” is about what happens when someone you kind of know, but not really, passes away, and how you’re […]
Community Recap: ‘Basic Lupine Urology’It’s not that Community hasn’t been very funny the past few weeks, but — actually, it hasn’t been. I professed my disappointment with last […]
Community Recap: “Virtual Systems Analysis”When Dan Harmon and the cast of Community spoke at a PaleyFest event in March, right before the show returned from its hiatus, they spoke about […]
Community Recap: ‘Origins of Vampire Mythology’How you feel about last night’s episode, “Origins of Vampire Mythology,” likely depends on how much you agree with Chevy Chase. As you’ve […]
Visual Community Recap: ‘Pillows and Blankets’“Do people go to classes?”
Well, that was great.
Honestly, I was a little worried about this episode before it aired. Community’s last […]
Ten Notable Comedies in the Public DomainHave you ever wondered how the low-budget Mystery Science Theater 3000 was able to afford the rights to so many movies? Probably not, but just […]
Community Recap: “Contemporary Impressionists”“Cool. Cool, cool, cool.” “Hot. Hot, hot, hot.”
Anyone who was concerned that the post-hiatus episodes of Community were going to be “less […]
10 Great Comedy Film Audition TapesWatching an actor or actress’ screen test or audition tape feels very voyeuristic, like you’re seeing something that’s not supposed to be seen. […]
Inside The Simpsons’ ‘Life on the Fast Lane’Columentary (title sadly not pending) is a weekly feature, in which I’ll listen to the commentary track of a sitcom, and divulge, through […]
30 Rock Recap: “St. Patrick’s Day”Jesse’s at SXSW this week, and rather than do his Infographic Recap through homeless Wi-Fi, he asked me to take over for him. Thankfully, his […]
Did The Office Screw Up the Florida Arc?When the episode “Special Project” ended, I was excited about the future of The Office for the first time all season. It felt like things were […]
What Non-Comedy Songs Make You Laugh?A few days ago, I was listening to “O’Malley’s Bar” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on the subway, and when Cave sang, “I shot Richard Holmes in […]
What Fans of Abruptly Canceled Shows Talk AboutI “Like” a lot of shows on Facebook. Why? I could say it’s because I like having my Feed updated with news reports and interesting links about […]
Tracing the Origin of the Word ‘Adorkable’People are finally coming around to enjoying, rather than irrationally hating, Fox’s New Girl. Rightly so, though before I go any further, I […]
The Ten Most-Hated Rotten Tomatoes 0% ComediesThere’s something special about having a 0% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Like Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, for instance. What that 0% […]
Ten of the Funniest Unaired SNL SketchesEarlier this week, we posted a video of the “Media-Conspiracy TV Funhouse Segment SNL Banned in 1998.” It’s media-opoly, it’s a media-opoly, […]
Ten Funny People Who Passed Away in 2011“Let’s all drink to the death of a clown.”
Another year, another group of people funnier than you or I who passed away. Death’s such a bitch, […]
How the Most Anticipated Comedies of 2011 FaredAs the saying goes, hindsight is the shit — or something like that. At the end of 2010, beginning of 2011, there were certain comedies we […]
Community Recap: ‘Regional Holiday Music’“Me so Christmas, me so merry.”
“Regional Holiday Music” wasn’t the last episode of Community, but a part wouldn’t be too sad — more […]
The Nine Greatest Celebrity ‘Muppet Show’ HostsOne of my favorite Not the Nine O’Clock News skits of all-time begins with the Not Team relaxing at home, reading their newspapers. One after […]