A terrific feature about SNL’s Lorne Michaels as the show celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Many writers have sat beside him watching their sketches die, only to have him turn and say, with stony sarcasm, “You must be very proud.” If the host’s monologue is flat, he’ll moan, “Can we get any charm out of him?” If a piece is too erudite, he might tell its writer, “Can they take the Emmy away?” John Mulaney said, “May the cast members go to their graves never knowing the things I heard under the bleachers.”
Lorne Michaels Is The Real Star of Saturday Night Live
More good SNL stuff.
Who was the single funniest cast member in Saturday Night Live’s history?
Kevin Nealon, cast member, 1986–95: Besides me?
50 Saturday Night Live Cast Members Reveal Their Favorite Saturday Night Live Cast Members
There’s the old saying about not wrestling with a pig because you both get muddy and the pig likes it. Well, author Jon Krakauer decided to take on a YouTuber who, for some unknown reason, has been obsessed with ripping apart Krakauer’s best setting book Into Thin Air, apparently mostly by lying, misrepresenting actual events, and fabricating others. I’m only part way through this series. I recommend having some popcorn handy if you choose to read it.
The YouTuber on a Mission to Trash My Book: Chapter One
As the world gets more absurd each day, sites like McSweeney’s become more important.
Fluoride in the office water has been replaced with a compound of Red Bull and beef jerky.
Mark Zuckerberg Makes Meta More Masculine
I sent this next post to my buddy who works for Apple. He had no comment.
So, how did Siri do? With the absolute most charitable interpretation, Siri correctly provided the winner of just 20 of the 58 Super Bowls that have been played. That’s an absolutely abysmal 34% completion percentage. If Siri were a quarterback, it would be drummed out of the NFL.
DEPLOY THIS IN INDIANAPOLIS IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
When micro-cracks begin to appear inside the asphalt, it becomes deformed which leads to the oils being released from the spores to fill the cracks. This prevents the oxidation that would otherwise cause the bitumen to become brittle, which would allow larger cracks to form and ultimately result in a pothole.