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The King is Dead

by | February 25th, 2011

The most popular comedy on TV, Two and a Half Men, appears to be dead, probably for good, thanks to the truly fucked rantings of Charlie Sheen. Now, I'm enjoying the same level of schadenfreude as every other comedy nerd out there at the death of this grotesque giant of a show, but it does make it harder to really savor this when Sheen is so very clearly ill. I mean, come on: “I’ve got magic. I’ve got poetry in my fingertips. Most of the time — and this includes naps — I’m an F-18, bro. And I will destroy you in the air. I will deploy my [...]

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Steve Martin Interview Ruined By "Philistine" Audience

by | December 2nd, 2010

Apparently, Steve Martin's conversation with the New York Times' Deborah Solomon at the 92nd St Y in NYC earlier this week didn't go so well. It went so poorly, in fact, that the Y offered full refunds ($50 each!) to the entire audience.

Why? Because they talked about the art world the entire time instead of, you know, Steve Martin's career. But it's OK, because Solomon seems to really get it: “Frankly, you would think that an audience in New York, at the 92nd Street Y, would be interested in hearing about art and artists,” Ms. Solomon added in an e-mail. “I had no idea that the Y [...]

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