Every June 16 is BloomsÂday, which comÂmemÂoÂrates Jame’s Joyce’s Ulysses (get free audio here). In Dublin and around the world, celÂeÂbraÂtions usuÂalÂly include a readÂing of Joyce’s clasÂsic. This year, in New York City, one high-proÂfile event feaÂtured Stephen ColÂbert readÂing the part of Leopold Bloom, the charÂacÂter around which the sprawlÂing novÂel turns. You can lisÂten to ColÂbert read here and here. Enjoy, and I will catch you back here after the holÂiÂday weekÂend.
The Candid Side of George Carlin
A quick find … I wantÂed to flag a good interÂview with George CarÂlin where he talks canÂdidÂly about his evoÂluÂtion as a comÂic and the strange traÂjecÂtoÂry of his career. The conÂverÂsaÂtion was held at the 92nd Street Y in New York. You can downÂload it here: iTunes — Feed — MP3 — Blog Post.
Also see the 92nd Street Y’s colÂlecÂtion on iTunes here, which we menÂtioned in our earÂliÂer post today.
RIP: George Carlin on the Tonight Show (1966)
Here’s the obit. And here’s CarÂlin with JohnÂny CarÂson over 40 years ago, sportÂing a very difÂferÂent look. Rather remarkÂable to look at.
Also worth a look is his famous piece: SevÂen Dirty Words You Can’t Hear on TV because it formed the basis for a first amendÂment case that went to the US Supreme Court in the 1970s. ObviÂousÂly, givÂen the very nature of the conÂtent and case, you should know in advance that the video is not exactÂly “famÂiÂly-friendÂly” video.
50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time
Nerve and IFC have pulled togethÂer a fun list that counts down the 50 funÂniÂest sketchÂes in teleÂviÂsion hisÂtoÂry. HapÂpiÂly, the list feaÂtures many video clips, and this inspired us to post one of our own. Here we have John Belushi, appearÂing on SatÂurÂday Night Live in the late 1970s, perÂformÂing a clasÂsic bit called “SamuÂrai DelÂiÂcatÂassen.” Check out the full list of 50 here, and find many more SNL skits on Hulu.com here (if you’re livÂing in the US).
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
A merÂry, musiÂcal St. Pat’s greetÂing to you from your Irish-AmerÂiÂcan corÂreÂsponÂdent, preÂsentÂed by his three favorite mupÂpets:
via BoingÂBoÂing
David Sedaris Delivers a Pizza
ApparÂentÂly not the real deal, but a pretÂty good imperÂsonÂation nonetheÂless…
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