As
a comedian, alot of of friends and acquaintances have asked me my take on the
Michael Richards comedy club tirade. Okay, here goes: I think this will hurt
his career. Seriously. He might get fired from doing a voice on "Cat
Tale", the first acting gig he's had since his failed show in 2000.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....
Okay,
seriously seriously, I think he deserves lots of shit. And I'm not defending
him, but put yourself in his shoes. I want you to imagine being
onstage...imagine you're trying to do comedy after a, oh, 20-year hiatus and
you're getting heckled. Now, imagine that you suck. (he does)
Kramer's
got enough royalty checks coming in to keep him comfortable until his
inevitable appearance on "The Surreal World". Let's talk about the
really important issue here: Fuck the heckler.
Regardless
of your reason, don't heckle. Ever. An audience member can't heckle because he
or she is either a) not funny, b) drunk, c)lacking in comedic timing, or d) all
of the above. The only good heckler is a talented comic in the back of the room
of an open mic or a showcase who makes fun of a comic who's sucking. And he's
usually only heckling to keep the audience entertained so they don't walk out
because he's terrible. So shut your hole and let the comic do his show. If you
don't like, get up and leave, for christ's sake. If a comedian is that bad,
it's the club's responsibility to keep people from walking. If enough people
leave, maybe they won't hire that lame-ass again.
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After
further research, it appears the upcoming movie "Eragon" was based on
a 544-page book written by a teenager. In other words, it's unoriginal and
shitty. Just go watch Harry Potter. Or re-watch the "Lord of the
Rings" trilogy.
Yes,
I just judged a book by it's cover...and it's wikipedia entry.
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The
Nintendo Wii uses the Wii Remote, which "may be
used as a handheld pointing device and can detect motion and rotation in three
dimensions." Yes, we've all seen the commercials. I don't know about
anybody else, but I don't play video games to get fucking EXERCISE. If I wanted
to play fucking tennis with my arms and break a sweat, I'll go play actual
fucking tennis. I play video games because I want to be a criminal and steal
cars while I'm completely fucked up on my couch.
And that Playstation III commerical with the
baby creeps me out.