Jon LaJoie COMING TO TORONTO - December 10th!

I thought I'd let you know, Jon LaJoie is coming to Toronto to perform. He is a HILARIOUS comedian! I mean, have you ever seen "Everyday Normal Guy"? If not, here it is:



If you want to come see him LIVE... you totally should. He'll be here on December 10th at the Horseshoe Tavern

Ricky Gervais--American Social Commentary Through Comedy

I'm not sure if you listen to Ricky Gervais, but he's HILARIOUS!

This article was on NPR.ORG ... check it out!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97002854 <-- Video Link of Ricky Gervais

Day to Day, November 14, 2008 · British comedian Ricky Gervais has made his name playing losers. He wrote and starred in the original British version of The Office, where he played the dunderheaded boss, David Brent. In his next series, Extras, he played the slightly more with-it Andy Millman.

It took coming to the United States to really find his stride, however, he tells NPR's Madeleine Brand. This Saturday, Gervais makes his American TV stand-up debut on HBO with Ricky Gervais: Out of England, which was recorded in New York's Madison Square Garden.

It's his best work yet, he says. There was something about performing for a bunch of Americans that left the famed funny man feeling wild and free.

"I don't know whether I am under more scrutiny in my own country, but I ad-libbed 10 times more than I usually do. I just went off," Gervais says of his performance stateside. "I just enjoyed myself more than I ever did before, and I want to keep that feeling now. It's like I hit the ball perfectly for the first time, I felt that racket. Now I know where to hit the ball every time, and I can't wait to do my next show."

Gervais has long been a fan of American comedy. He cites Laurel and Hardy, Groucho Marx and Woody Allen as major influences for his brand of what he calls "the comedy of embarrassment."

"America is my mecca for entertainment. Everything I have ever loved has come out of America," Gervais says. Those comics "taught me that you have to be at the bottom rung of the ladder. No one wants to see unfeasibly handsome, clever people doing things brilliantly; they want to see a putz struggling and falling over, and the important thing is getting back up again."

Gervais insists there is no place for a peacock in comedy. He says it's all about being the everyman and maintaining a fallible persona that people can relate to. "There should be no machismo in a comedian because comedy is about empathy," he says. "I think the audience doesn't need to be told that your life is better than theirs."

In Out of England, Gervais comes onstage with a king's crown and a rock star's pomp, accompanied by fireworks and Queen's "One World, One Vision." His ostentatious entrance is a tongue-in-cheek jab at production values and the idea of celebrity.

"Soon you find out that all my anecdotes of fame are about me being the underdog, me being embarrassed socially, depressed, everyone getting the better of me," he says.

Gervais says returning to stand-up has allowed him to discover the importance of physical comedy. He realized "what people liked was me acting out a scenario as opposed to just telling jokes," he says. "Because comedy is empathy, most of the things we identify with are probably nonverbal. Body language and the way that you feel things are are more important than what you hear."

His routine touches upon kids with cancer, Nelson Mandela and a dialogue between Nietzsche and Hitler, but Gervais says there are no real victims in his show. "What a satirist does is make fictional superheroes and villains so we can laugh guilt-free," he says.

Gervais' stand-up persona gets everything slightly wrong, a trait he says is important for his brand of the comedy. "When you live in a world where your firstborn isn't dying of terrible diseases and you're not being shot at, the worst thing that happens to us is we do embarrass ourselves."

Very Cool Discovery - a soon to be, largely-discovered, Canadian comedian

Hopefully many of you have already heard about this guy--but he will ALWAYS remind me of Canada...even when I'm 60. When I first got here, Jon Lajoie was one of the things that helped me to love Canada more--well him and the sanity most of its Torontonians (sp.) seem to display. In any case, I thought I would share, as I would hate for Hollywood to claim him as their own!
To a hilarious Canadian comedian:

Not Give A Fuck... (OH man...if only that were remotely possible for me!)



And if you don't think that one is funny... try this:



Cheers,
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...best thing EVER...

...you won't believe what this guy says...

....maybe you needed a laugh today... i laughed out loud when I saw this!

... on a humorous note...

This is a must watch! Here's Obama & McCain roasting one another at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner...

What did you think? I thought Obama was funnier... AND less rude... To be fair, I've posted both videos... decide for yourself.

...where have all the hippies gone?

i decided to post some of the best songs ever written. They're old school, they're revolutionary, They're fantastic! They help me believe we can make this world a better place...

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED--it's true isn't it? Every time there is a protest with hundreds of thousands of people, do we see it on television? NEVER. The media picks and chooses what it shows to us. And just because they don't show it, does not mean it's not happening! Pick up your pickets people, it's time for revolution!



I'M A LOT LIKE YOU WERE. This next one, I love. It reminds of the Vietnam Era soldiers who were sent to fight an unjustified war. I feel like we can/should relate--thus, I love this song. History repeats itself, unfortunately, but at least we know how to fight against oppression.



WHAT'S GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC WITHOUT THE DOOBIE BROTHERS? I wish we would just take it to the streets already, honestly!! Ps. Micheal McDonald is awesome! LOL!

CAPTION THIS PICTURE CONTEST- 10-16-08

and the winner is:
CARL ROVE: "Oh No!!! I need more Polyjuice Potion!"

political satire at it's best...

Living as a Canadian, I really appreciate this video. Considering we have a Federal Election in a couple of days, it's extremely appropriate wouldn't you say? Though I happen to like Layton and his idealistic views, it's very entertaining to watch the way he's portrayed in this video. I'm pulling for the Liberals, because sometimes you have to vote strategically in a situation with this many parties. I don't think I can continue to live here if there is a conservative majority... I mean, honestly, when are we going to stop electing terrible humans to be in charge?