...weekend leftovers...

...finally got around to catching up on my weekend television i had saved on the good ol' DVR...i only managed to get the last 45mins of SNL as the satellite signal went out for a while...i missed Gnarls Barkley's 1st song but the second song they played has quickly found a comfortable spot inside my head as i find myself listening to it in the mornings before i got to work...those guys are bad-ass...the best feature was easily the paraplegic stripper skit...just the right amount of bad taste and hilarity...it featured some fine work from this seasons newest cast member - Casey Wilson...she's one to keep an eye on...girl got talent!...also - Andy Samberg...sure, "Dick in A Box" was brilliant...and "Laser Cats" was funny the first time and then for the next two times we saw it on re-runs...but yr' infatuation with Digital Shorts has got to stop...take a break, bro...contribute to a skit or take-up a new impersonation...let it rest for a while...

...i also recorded the Comedy Central special "Night of Too Many Stars" put together to help fight autism...given the star power at their disposal, it was rather disappointing to see the end result so lacking in comedy and humor...it kinda felt as if the writers strike was back on...the few standouts were Will Farell's "George Bush" interview skit that proved to be pure classic Will...that bit alone was better Farell than all of "Kicking & Screaming"...and of course, the always cutting edge hilarious and reverse-shiksa princess Sarah Silverman grabbed the biggest laughs and gasps of the night with her brief stand-up and song performance, dueting with her minge and arse...funny stuff...and all for a good cause too.

...of note, the event took place and was recorded live at NYC's Beacon Theater, the ornate Upper West-side playground of sound...i've seen more concerts at the Beacon than any other venue in NY or anywhere else...i love that place and i think it's great that it's been getting the recent exposure from the "Shine A Light" film and the Comedy Central special...the only shame is that it's been recently bought by the MSG family (the Dolans) and there has been a distinct effort to somewhat domesticate it as a venue...security has been unnecessarily uptight inside a cherished venue that used to believe in the basic precept that most folks can police themselves and some can even take care of others that can't do for themselves...sure it got hot as hell in there, smokey as a cabaret back room and folks let their freak flags fly a little too freely from time to time, but all in all - if you weren't in the process of killing your fellow man, they'd more than likely let you be...beware - that golden age of chaotic fun-filled Beacon Theater shows is over.

...also of note - my Discovery Channel obsession - "Deadliest Catch" is back on TV with a brand new season full of action-packed episodes...i'm PSYCHED!...go Sig!...go Phil!...

...another worthy mention is that Aaron McGruder's spot-on animated series "The Boondocks" has returned to the late night Adult Swim line-up on the Cartoon Network...wonderfully evolved from it's original comic strip roots, McGruder's animated series is one of the finest ever produced for television...it's ability to tackle sensitive issues with fearless honesty creates a unique forum for this country to look at itself in the mirror each episode creates...easily some of the most intelligent television out there...rent the first season to get familiar with it and then catch up with the new episodes...