Smothers Brothers

One of my favorite clips on YouTube, from The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

Tommy informs the audience he has a special guest - "a Beatle". Dick (brilliantly) sets it up like it might just be another joke, but then....

Bozo, R.I.P.

Larry Harmon, who popularized Bozo the Clown - but didn't invent him (as Mark Evanier is quick to point out) - is dead.

According to Evanier, Harmon was also cheap.

Today, I'm linking to a special YouTube in Bozo's honor. Goodnight, you funny, funny, cheap man.

The Ben Franklin/Betsy Ross Wedding

In Philadelphia, Ben Franklin married Betsy Ross last night.

Now, I know this sounds like an incredibly dumb publicity stunt - and it is - but it was also a real live wedding between the actors who portray Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross at tourist attractions.

Yes, Philly has a guy who looks like Ben Franklin - and he is about as ubiquitous as the Phillie Phanatic in this town. I've never seen the Betsy Ross look-a-like before, but I'll assume she hangs out near the Betsy Ross House - a tourist site that people mainly visit when Independence Hall is crowded.

I'd suggest next Independence Day would be perfect for the Betsy Ross Divorce party - but that would be in questionable taste.

A Mad Look At...

...Independence Day (courtesy Mad Magazine and Al Jaffee)

WTF? - Independence Day Edition

A fat guy in a red suit (Brian Dewan) sings the "uncensored" version of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (the version George Washington didn't want you to hear - according to the description).

Mr. B Natural

At the risk of hyperbole - here is the funniest thing that ever aired on television anywhere - ever.

"Mr. B Natural" Parts one and two - courtesy of MST3K.

Paulie Walnuts for Dunkin' Donuts

Here's a commercial for Dunkin Donuts that Tony Sirico did in the early 1990's. Shockingly - he plays a gangster.