Author Archives: michael

Bris

A splendid little scene from the Mel Brooks produced Robin Hood:
Men in Tights flick from 1993.
Mel himself is a sales specialist with a hard sell issue.
Boy, I’ll say!
Got to get a younger crowd indeed…

Chugging an Energy Drink and More…

I started to play Pete Lee early on, his first recording was a staple
on the show for a while.
I didn’t really hear much from him after that.
Then he was all over the place, and I rushed back into the fold.
He has really improved over the years, better timing and flow.
I laughed out loud on this one…

Smut

Tom Lehrer is an institution in and of himself.
As smart as they come, as talented with a lyric as anyone who
has ever lived, and wonderfully, gorgeously dark!
Seriously, this performance is awesome, his personality shines
bright and the zeal is inspiring.
A famous Copenhagen performance from 1967, doing songs
he wrote in the 1950’s.
To say it’s way ahead of its time would be an understatement.
I love this piece…

Off on the Wrong Foot

A splendid scene from Men in Black 3, a fairly decent MiB sequel from 2012.
Slap happy Agent J (Will Smith) pairs up with Agent K (Josh Brolin) to hunt
down Boris the Animal (Chris Rock) and prevent him from blowing up the
Oscar Awards Ceremony.
To be fair, I haven’t seen the whole movie but I do like this scene…

Meat You in the Tent

Kyle Kinane is one of the smartest stand-up comedians on the circuit.
This piece is absolute proof of that.
He is way out there, but he has to be to involve you in what he has
to say…the joke set-up is intricate to say the least.
A very enjoyable bit, well thought out…