John Gushue . . . Dot Dot Dot

Life and death at the new age ER

From the comedians at the UK television series That Mitchell and Webb Look, a sketch on what would happen if the people who believed in the healing properties of ever-diluted tinctures and of quartz took care of trauma patients. Stick around for the beer at the end.

Steve Martin and King Tut, revisited

Why? Because after three decades, it still makes me laugh. And, at the time, I would have loved being able to watch this sketch whenever I wanted.With a splashy exhibit opening in Toronto later this month, it seems timely to enjoy this chestnut.

Shoe-donnay: What to do what you don't have a corkscrew

Zut alors! A pretty funny video of a French gentleman caught in the worst predicament of all: a bottle of wine, a thirst, and a lack of equipment.

Best version of Danny Boy. Ever.

The Swedish Chef, Animal and Beaker ... the latter of which does seem to have Irish colouring, at least.

The Pixar lamp goes to court

The symbol of Pixar runs afoul of the letters in the logo ... and the law. Funny, but probably not a good idea to play it around really young children. Lighning McQueen this is not.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Larry Gelbart: Ever the rewriter

Last month on this blog, I responded to the death of writer Larry Gelbart (who helped develop M*A*S*H, the TV show, and wrote or cowrote many films, including Tootsie, and plays, including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) by selecting one of his witticisms as the quotation of the day.

But I'd like to offer something else. These paragraphs appeared last month in the Los Angeles Times' obituary:

In December 2008, the still-professionally active Gelbart found himself the subject of an Internet hoax on the online bulletin board alt.obituaries, which reported that he was "gravely ill . . . from a massive stroke."

He was fine, of course -- and in fine comedic fettle. Referring to his alleged pending demise, he e-mailed alt.obituaries: "Does that mean I can stop exercising?"

But ever the rewriter, Gelbart came up with another witty response in a brief chat with an inquiring Los Angeles Times reporter: "I was dead, but I'm better now."

Rick Mercer and the Slap Chop minority parliament

Rick Mercer went into infomercial land in last night's season debut, with a sketch about the seeming inevitability of anything other than a minority parliament. (Click here for the rest of the Mercer Report's YouTube channel; you can watch more stuff on the show's site. The Slap Chop commercial is here, if you want to compare kitchens, veggies and such.)

A thought on a sense of humour

"One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you."
- Larry Gelbart

Rick Mercer: He's back (well, almost)

The first episode of Rick Mercer Report airs Tuesday. Below is the teaser ad, posted today on the show's YouTube channel. In the meantime, the best thing I read on Twitter today was this one-liner:

Gadhafi in Newfoundland! Any Mommars 'llowed in ?

Flo Rida goes to the Faire

Not sure who the gents making these All's Faire videos are, but this one - a hip-hop tune with minstrels - made me chuckle, even though it's so brief.