"Let's all drink to the death of a clown."
Another year, another group of people funnier than you or I who passed away. Death's such a bitch, isn't it? Below are 10 individuals — ranging from a Blacklisted comedy musical genius to an award-winning Colonel, from a woman who had her marble rye stolen to everyone's favorite ex-cop, security officer uncle, from a Jackass to a great football player-turned-even better comedic actor — that made us laugh, and were taken away from us in 2011. Here's hoping for a death-less 2012!
There is something to be said about the fact that podcasts are even getting a year in review. The medium, though about seven years old, has grown exponentially in the last year both in terms of artistic ambition and in mainstream media attention. The best explanation is that people are responding to the rare opportunity to experience these comedians artistic vision completely unfiltered. When podcasters are asked why they love doing it, most often they answer that it’s the ability to express oneself completely on one’s own terms. At this point, there are so, so many fantastic podcasts, far too many to fit in one yearly round up, or [...]
It's a good thing I enjoy humor because, if I had to estimate, I'd put the number of humor pieces I've read this year somewhere in the low thousands. As a fan — and as someone who's numb to the embarrassment that comes with laughing aloud while riding public transportation — I imagine I'd have read some fraction of these just for fun. But as someone who’s had the privilege of editing Splitsider's Humor Section for the past nine months and compiling the list below (who am I kidding? tl;dr), I’ve been overwhelmed in the best way possible by the volume and quality of the humorists populating the [...]
Just to get it out of the way: Bridesmaids.
Now, there wasn't a Bridesmaids video game, but we are required by the Splitsider style guide to mention it in all year-in-review articles. It was a great movie. Have you seen it? Melissa McCarthy was the best.
With that out of the way, let's talk about the magical world of video games, where anything is possible except for not being called a racist thing by a child. 2011 was a grand old year for interactive entertainment. While there wasn't a lot of innovation, there was a ton of polishing that turned sequels such as Skyrim and The Legend of Zelda: [...]
Man Up! Last Man Standing. Two and a Half Men. In my day, it was Three Men and they didn’t even need a woman to raise a baby. These days, television is chock full of emasculated male heroes, trying to muddle through somehow in a woman’s world. What’s that Beyonce? Who run the world? Girls? I’m pretty sure that’s what the Equal Rights Amendment was all about, castrating the other sex. Or being like them enough so we can become them and overtake them? I don’t know. I didn’t take women’s studies; I had boyfriends. High five, Dr. Pepper Ten and Light Beer Commercials! Boobs.
I am pretty [...]
