Seinfeld Doesn't Like Talk Shows

Jerry Seinfeld explains why he doesn't like doing talk shows and probably won't be on them in the future.



I don't think there's anything particularly interesting, funny or revelatory here, exactly. I think it's no secret that talk shows do pre-interviews. It's just a matter of degree. And there are pros and cons each way.

Letterman, on one end of the spectrum, didn't rely on the pre-interview hardly at all and the result was a genuine conversation that might be boring, might be awkward or might be amazing.

On the other end of the spectrum is Conan, who'll always get the funny interview but it's utterly artificial. Anytime you hear questions like "You were on vacation recently, I wonder if you enjoy foreign breakfasts." or "You're pretty popular, I bet you have some interesting conversations with toll booth operators", it should be obvious to anyone on the planet who's given it even a second of thought that this is not a real conversation - he knows there's a funny story there and he wants the monkey to dance.

Terms of Service Endearment

For the first time since its cancellation the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 returned to Comedy Central. Now the makers of Rifftrax, they appeared as guests on "At Midnight".

I haven't been watching "At Midnight", although I am a fan of host Chris Hardwick. But somewhere along the line, it changed format from a late night talk show to a sort of faux-comedy-game-show. I don't understand that plus I very much doubt that these jokes are "off the cuff" and not prepared beforehand. Still, the bottom line is: it's funny.

This is the one clip available on youtube:



The whole show is very funny, you can watch the full episode here.

Late Show - Buzz Aldrin at the Daytime Emmys

The Late Show posted this video as part of the buildup to Dave's show but I didn't notice until now. Remember the time the Late Show sent Buzz Aldrin as their special correspondent to the Daytime Emmys? Here it is.

Brian Regan has a bit (and special) entitled "I Walked on the Moon" which is very similar. I wonder if this was the inspiration.

Best of the Worst

Here's a podcast/youtube show worth trying out. In "Best of the Worst", four people watch three bad movies, discuss each one and then try to determine which one is the "best of the worst". Usually they'll also determine what the worst movie was and destroy it. The three bad movies are usually random VHS tapes and they're almost always in the sci-fi, action and horror genres.

The show is done by redlettermedia. Some of you may know them for the Mr. Plinkett Reviews or Half in the Bag show.

The movies they discuss have bad language, violence and nudity so, by extension, this show is NSFW kinda.

BOOYAH

Found this today at Whole Foods.

SWEET SASSY MO-LASSIE! GET OUT THE CHECKBOOK AND PAY GRANDMA FOR THE RUBDOWN.

STU-POT!

Continue? - Batman

After the show begins on a religious note (?!), the guys at Continue move on to more mundane topics like mechanical forks, the Axis Chemicals on I-95 and being cool in the 90's.

They also play Batman.