Laugh This Week Away

This week has been a long one and next week I intend to do something a little more introspective, but I really don't have the time to do it justice this week.  So instead, I leave you with my two all-time favourite bits. If these don't make you laugh, then I don't know what to do. Enjoy! John Mulaney — The Salt and Pepper Diner Bert Kreischer — The Machine ...

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Je Suis Charlie And Why Good Satire Is So Hard

Je suis Charlie. I am Charlie. The events of the horrific attack in Paris have gone through the 24-hour news cycle enough times that its probably lost a sock. There have been a lot of great discussions about the freedom of speech, and freedom of press as a result. French illustrator Lucille Clerc published my favourite comic in solidarity. https://twitter.com/LucilleClerc/status/552961721959473152/photo/1 Charlie...

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The Importance of Commitment

My good friend Laina Groom is a very funny person. I don't say this about every person I know who makes jokes. I may write a comedy blog, but her writing is way, WAY funnier than mine is. She wrote that blog post as a response to a joke I made on a previous one, and in doing so, proved her own point about the importance of commitment to...

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Nick Offerman: American Ham

Nick Offerman was skyrocketed into pop culture in 2009 with his portrayal of Ron Swanson on NBC's Parks and Recreation. Ron Swanson is so traditionally masculine that Hemingway himself might think twice about trading shots with him.  Interestingly, Nick Offerman's personality is nearer to Swanson's than many actors are to their characters....

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