Dick Van Dyke at 100

A bit of happy news: the indefatigable Dick Van Dyke turned 100 on Saturday, still full of life and good cheer. Bless him.

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"White People, Y'all Should Be Embarrassed"

Wanda Sykes provides the comedy relief we've been needing this week.

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Trae Crowder: A Hurricane of Lies

The Liberal Redneck recaps the lastest rightwing lies about weather, money, and politics:

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Trae Crowder: It's a Wild World

The Liberal Redneck recaps last night's VP debate between Walz and Vance.

CBS provides highlights from the hour-and-a-half debate:

 

Rachel Maddow and other political commentators react:

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Trae Crowder: The Self-Inflicted Shame Parade

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Trae Crowder: Plumb Ignorant and Truly Insane!

The Liberal Redneck recaps the week in MAGA politics:

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Trae Crowder: What a Time to Be Alive

Trae reflects on last week's political happenings.

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Cajun Comedian: Jonathan Perry

M.P. and I are working our way through some of this guy's videos.  Very funny - and you wouldn't believe his resume if I told you about it, so go look at it yourself.  

You should understand that Cajuns are Southerners with a French twist and a splash of hot sauce.  They enjoy a bit more joie de vivre than their Anglo neighbors.  And like M.P., they are great cooks.

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Today's Chuckle: Who's on First?

Haven't heard this in years, but it's still just as funny as ever.

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Just for Laughs: Jack Benny at the Supermarket

We all love Lucy, of course, and her comic genius will live on as long as there is some kind of machinery to play her reruns.  But it seems to me that a number of other great comedians are most undeservedly forgotten in the modern world, and Jack Benny is one of the all-time funniest.  If you are in need of a laugh or two, this should do the trick; the best part is the second half, where Jack runs afoul of sarcastic store clerk Frank Nelson.

 

For the record, this episode of the Jack Benny Program was broadcast on January 22, 1961. 

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What's My Line, 11/23/52

Eddie Anderson, the beloved African-American comedian and sidekick of Jack Benny, is the Mystery Guest.

A Question of Taste

Colbert went there.