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Walkthroughs

Let 'Mr. Show' People Walk You Through an Old 'Mr. Show' Sketch

by | January 28th, 2013

The AV Club kicked off a great new feature today, called SketcHistory, and it involves them talking to the people who made a classic comedy sketch to share the story behind it. For the first installment, they tackled Mr. Show's "Dalai Lama" and "Monk Academy" with David Cross, the sketch's directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine, Ruby Sparks), and writer Scott Aukerman all reminiscing about the sketch. If you've ever wondered why Flavor Flav never did an episode of Mr. Show, this piece gets to the bottom of it.

Cinema

Tim Heidecker Programs a Fake Film Festival for The A.V. Club

by | November 9th, 2012

Noted cinema buff Tim Heidecker (of Tim & Eric fame) did an interview with The A.V. Club today where he ran through his favorite movies, programming a (fictitious) 24-hour film festival. Amongst Heidecker's favorites are Spinal Tap, Lost in America, Dogtooth, and The King of Comedy, proving that his love for funny, uncomfortable movies runs deep.

Podcasts

Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster Walk You Through Their Best 'Best Show' Bits

by | January 24th, 2013

The AV Club has a nice long interview with Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster today, as the duo walks us through their favorite bits from The Best Show on WFMU. It's an in-depth look into Scharpling and Wurster's calls, which have consistently been the source of some of the funniest comedy in the past 12 years. It's worth the read whether you voted for Philly Boy Roy or not.

Podcasts

Marc Maron Picks His Favorite Episodes of 'WTF' for 'The A.V. Club'

by | January 10th, 2013

The A.V. Club has a cool interview with Marc Maron, where as part of their "Bestcasts" series, they ask him to pick and discuss his five favorite episodes of his podcast. Maron's favorites were his interviews with Robin Williams, Norm Macdonald, The Onion's Todd Hanson, Carlos Mencia, and his two-parter with Louis C.K.  But what about the time prop comic Gallagher stormed out of his interview, you ask? Don't worry, they talked about that one too.

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