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On Double Duty: Comedians on Two Shows at Once
Does Chris Parnell not count? (Archer, 30 Rock)
Posted on August 2, 2011 at 5:37 pm
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On Calvin and Hobbes and the Trouble with Nostalgia
Just for the record, I bought the 23 pound complete hardcover edition for my kid on his 7th birthday and not only did he tear through them, he'd carry the 7 pound things into the bathroom with him. Much like classic Warner Bros. cartoons, Calvin & Hobbes worked on multiple levels -- as a young child, you're fascinated with the mutant snowmen and transmorgrifier; as a slightly older child, you appreciate more the realities of the parents and bullies and teachers keeping you down; as an adult, you watch it all play together (and finally come to understand the parents as well -- and identify with his dad a little maybe).
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 4:06 pm
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Perhaps you've got too much literary in your literary comedy. If you haven't already, check out Christopher Moore. He's got some vampires and monster stuff--ridiculously over the top--and some Shakespeare, but one of my personal favorites is Lamb, The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal.