>Friday night, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart correspondent Ed Helms appeared in Sweet Paprika which, incidentally, got a Gawker plug and also got a nice write up. Read the full review here. Sadly, I missed the show as I was with Christian Finnegan, Dennis Haskins (Mr. Belding, to you), Nick from the Apprentice and … More
>Goodbye, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
>Flash: Ed Helms from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is performing at Sweet Paprika tonight! Last night at Social, the room was packed with well wishers, cast, crew, writers of past and present, VIPs from Comedy Central and more. Colin was in great spirits as were Ken Ober, Greg Giraldo, Nick DiPaolo and, well, … More >Goodbye, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
>Concessions
>My friend Adam Felber, who gets paid to be brilliant, penned this, his “concession speech”. Please do read the whole thing as it is a funny and humbling piece, but here is an excerpt that says so much better what I was trying to say when I typed this: “They benefit from our tax dollars … More >Concessions
>All Good (?*) Things Must Come to an End
>So today is the final episode Tough Crowd w/Colin Quinn. I’ll be going to the taping and after party for all former guests and crew and friends of Colin. Not sure how much of a celebration it will be with such a dark cloud above us: a main source of income being shuttered and the … More >All Good (?*) Things Must Come to an End
>Election Day 2004
>On this day in history, I was officially declared a student at NYU. This story rules(via Drudge Report): 300 children bitten by ‘blood sucking’ monkeys at famous Indian temple I voted. It’s always an overwhelming thrill for me when I’m making my way to the polls. I actually got that tight chest, I might cry … More >Election Day 2004
>Let’s Talk Politics
>Okay, not too much as I really don’t have the time to type all that I really think, but here’s a couple of items: The full Eminemn video, Mosh, slamming Bush is here. I found my voter registration card so I can voice my opinion on Tuesday. For the record, I’m a Kerry girl (sung … More >Let’s Talk Politics
Paquita has nothing on this dog
As some of you may know, I have an ongoing fear (obsession) of dying alone and my corpse not being discovered for days. Well, this woman seems to have it all worked out: Faith, a 4-year-old Rottweiler, phoned 911 when Beasley fell out of her wheelchair and barked urgently into the receiver until a dispatcher … More Paquita has nothing on this dog
>Mm, kay, let’s see…
>Went to a private screening for a movie Ophira is in called Overlookers. Twas quite good. It did get off to a late start which made it seem extra long, but the performances were solid all around. Don’t believe me? Well, here’s a review from an unbiased source. (Hmmph, just read the review and saw … More >Mm, kay, let’s see…
>Oy, where to begin!
>Votes in Florida are missing already, imminent danger in Iraq (wasn’t the war declared over?), the most anti-climactic end to an 80+ year curse. —Kambri Next you’ll tell me they found an island of hobbits!
>Here’s something I never posted on 9/11/03.
>A few days ago I remembered my Kenneth Cole visit (see below) and wondered why I didn’t accept the hug offered to me. Now, a few days later, I found this unpublished post and decided to “put it out there”. Here it is from 9/11/03: Two years ago today I walked across the 59th Street … More >Here’s something I never posted on 9/11/03.