Going too Far Corner: Facebook

Facebook has gone too far with it's advertising claims lately. I was just browsing my facebook when this ludicrous advertisement came on for teeth whitening. Now, I've seen a lot of hair brained facebook advertisements in my day, but this one takes the totem.

Let's think about this though, it says, "Dye your face skin a darker shade!" Won't that make the rest of your body look ludicrous? The extremes people go through to make their teeth look whiter is beyond me. In this post-conservavative, neo-liberal, post-racist America, people might even take the results of the procedure the wrong way.

Best Oscar Speech

It sucks when you make a joke then no one gets it. It happened to Kunio Kato when he won the Oscar for his animated film. Or - they didn't want to offend his accent.

Old Jews Telling Jokes

My dad can tell a story. But he’d prefer to tell a joke.

Storytelling is a Jewish tradition. You’ve probably seen Fiddler on the Roof. Whenever they ask the Rabbi a question, he tugs thoughtfully on his beard and says “let me tell you a story.” Then they sing.

Jokes are like stories, but shorter and funnier. Old jokes tend to have a stigma, but they only last if they’re good. Some of the best ones provide a window to the culture of a bygone era. They can reveal the concerns of a generation or even the generation before. Anxieties of coming to a new country, of prospering, of assimilating, of having families, of fearing and worrying about, well, everything. Humor was and is the ultimate anti-depressant.

My father gathered twenty of his friends to share their favorite jokes. We set three rules for the production: the joke-tellers were to be Jewish, at least sixty years of age and they were to tell their favorite joke – the one that always kills.

Here, you will find them, Old Jews Telling Jokes.

http://www.oldjewstellingjokes.com/

David Letterman interviews

Joaquin Phoenix on Late Show w David Letterman Feb 11 2009



Crispin Glove on Late Show w David Letterman July 28 1987



Andy Kaufman on Late Show w David Letterman

Christian Bale takes David to the Dentist

A Rare Music Video by James Arthur O'Brien

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I made digital music some time ago.  I made a video to go along with it.  This is copyright heavy.  I better not catch this on a New Balence commercial or anything.  I'm risking a lot by throwing this up on the internet.  I do it for my audience.  Please respect my art.

Elevator Phone Sex from Second City

In this reporter's opinion, the video would be nothing without the reactions from the guy behind the caller.

Who Needs A Movie? Fred & Sharon

Some of Fred & Sharon's creative work. Go to http://fredandsharonsmovies.com for more

What is Comedy?

From their post on YouTube:

A long-forgotten 1951 classroom film from Medium Large's educational library ("Bake Your Way to Marriage!" "How to Cripple a Bully" "Polio: God's Judgment Against Gays" ), this short exposes the chilling, horrifying, alarming truth about comedy in a fun, fact-filled format. The movie was made possible with a grant from "Buick: The Cadillac of Cars."

Written, drawn and directed by Francesco Marciuliano. Edited by Sara Benincasa.






http://www.medium-large.com

http://francescoexplainsitall.blogspot.com

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