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Halloween Movies
One of my favorites every year around Halloween to shove into the VCR is Ghostbusters. Keeps the spokey season comedic. The cast was awesome and its a shame they couldn't get them back together for a Ghostbusters 3. The exchange between Dan Akroyd and Bill Murray in this clip is legendary by now.
Category: Halloween 2008 | Movies | comedy
Religulous is a Must See For All Faiths
I went tonight to see Religulous, the new documentary by Real Time host Bill Maher. As most of you know he is no supporter of religion and spends portions of his show and his comedy bits tearing holes in religion, not just Christianity, all religions.
I left the movie, and I mean this in the most positive way, being even more assured of my Atheist self. I would be considered a non-practicing Catholic, but how can you be considered non-practicing when you don't believe in the whole thing to begin with. So, that leaves me with atheism, which I don't just leave that out there for everyone to know but after seeing the movie, I don't mind saying it as much because really, I think that when it comes to most, not all who are highly religious, I am of the rationale minority who don't believe in any religion.
Did you know that Atheists represent 16% of the population of this country, more than African-Americans, Jews and the NRA yet don't get represented at the political level? That point is made in the movie too, name one politician that doesn't parade the fact that they are religious or a believer in God, 99.9% of the time if not 100% of the time in some form of Christianity or Catholic faith. Would anyone reading this website vote for an openly Atheist president? Would that mean that in your eyes that person would not be morally responsible enough to run our country?
Bill spends much of the first half the documentary on Christianity and Catholicism because, at least in this country thats where most of us identify with. Even to me, I can at least be familiar with the names that are tossed around in those religions just from being around those who believe in it.
After the first half, all religions are fair game to the scrutiny. At times Bill comes off as stand offish, but its more him asking tough questions of those who are closest to their faiths. As you know when you get people who are highly immersed in their faiths to the point of believing their specific books or religions literally, things can get heated.
He talks to those from Mormonism including being kicked off the front lawn of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah just for being there doing the documentary. He does get to talk to two former Mormons who left their faith and talked of their issues with the faith including being literally isolated from friends and family because of their withdrawal from their religion.
There are several holes that were punched into Christianity, Catholicisims, Muslims, Islam, Scientology, Judiaism and Mormonism that left you with the feeling that if you were Atheist going in, your not wrong about not believing and I truly believe that if one of faith goes in, no matter how immersed in your religion that you are, if you watch with an open mind, you will leave with a new outlook, that maybe religion isn't as important as some of us make it out to be.
Our leaders, our elected leaders and other leaders from around the world, including George W. Bush believe that the end of the world is coming in our times. The point that Maher makes is that we actually have the capacity as humans to see it to the end if we chose whether its nuclear, pollution or otherwise. We have that power, more so than anyother species that lived before us. All religions preach some end to our time here on this planet in some round about way.
Its comedy with serious overtones and serious questions. It brings up legitimate questions, all the while making light of the seriousness of what is being discussed.
Its a bold movie and covers things that some in the Muslim and Islamic world like Solomon Rushdie would have been killed over not more than 20 years ago. It covers topics and asks questions that get some pissed off and others answer him but with reluctance.
One thing it does do though is brings to light the "moral" fairy tales that represent what is written in our respecitve religious books and how dangerous it is to take them literally and in some cases how silly it is to believe in them at all. Its definitely worth a trip to see this daring documentary Bill Maher who is in my mind one of the great intellectual comedians of our time.
Protect The Twinkie!
All Im going to say is, Will Ferrell is awesome, check out this football skit:
Category: comedy
Return of Real Time
Bill Maher was back last night and Real Time on HBO is my show on Friday nights. Its funny, relevant and provides some interesting insight from politicians (both republican and democrat), celebrities and other significant cultural figures.
Bill is someone who has the rare ability to combine politics and current events with a unique brand of comedy. He does poke fun at both democrats and republicans even though he himself is very liberal.
Here's a few tidbits from last nights show:
Opening Monologue: Interview with Virginia Governor Tim Kaine: (Listen to him tell how McCain made his choice, calling her at the Alaska State Fair, nice pick for VP) New Rules:Category: Politics | Television | comedy
Those Stoners are Back
Cheech and Chong are back and going on a comedy tour. They have had their creative differences over the years they went down separate paths. They are reuniting for what they are calling the "Hey, Whats That Smell Tour?" Maybe a Buffalo show? Please? This is a little audio clip on Youtube of a track called Trippin in Court, a classic Cheech and Chong skit. Welcome back boys..... Lets Make a Dope DealThank You Jay....For Leaving
Thank god hes leaving. For 17 years I haven't turned on NBC after 11:30 because I can't stand Jay Leno. Conan O'Brien on the other hand, incredibly funny and a great performer on the Late Night show.
There is just something about Jay Leno that I never really could take, his humor was never really funny to me and he is to be honest one of the worst interviewers ever in late night talk show history. Just awful. Maybe I haven't put enough time into watching him.
Now what will be nice is Conan being on at a reasonable hour and Jimmy Fallon will follow him which may be worth recording to watch later, once he gets in there. Apparently they are going to run the Late Night with Fallon on the internet until he is up to snuff. Amazing what television can do now. Not ready for the big time, practice on the internet.
Jay's last show? May 29, 2009, it can't come soon enough.
Category: Television | comedy
Rush on Colbert
Tonight at 11:30 I will be glued to the Colbert Report on Comedy Central. Rush, the Canadian rock band will be on performing Tom Sawyer. I had to do a double take.They have not played US television since 1975. I have seen them on each of their last two tours including this most recent Snakes & Arrows tour and believe me these guys still rock even close to 35 years into their careers. Tune in tonight on Comedy Central and you will be in for a treat! The worlds greatest drummer will be showcasing his talents behind who in my book is the world's greatest band of the last 35 years behind the Rolling StonesTry Tequila
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