Hey friends! Let's talk about comedy! IT CAN BE PRETTY FUNNY STUFF.

First off, I don't think comedy is timeless. It's sad, but true. I think of comedy as more of a fashion, it can almost be compared to clothing, if you will. Were people in the 80's wearing the same things people wear today? Were they listening to the same music? Were they using the same slang? Of course not, and I think comedy, and what we consider to be funny, succumbs to change almost as frequently as the aforementioned examples. Remember that history teacher you had in high school who genuinely thought that the jokes Shakespeare put into his plays and poems were hysterical? Didn't he/she just seem like the biggest tool? Yeah, yeah, "beast with 2 backs". I get it. Hilarious. Somebody, please, stop my sides from splitting.

/sarcasm

...But yeah, its kind of depressing because the things we laugh at nowadays will eventually become obsolete. But such is life, right? Lastly, remember, comedy is like a frog. You can dissect it, but it dies in the process.

So whatever you do, don't take comedy too seriously.

OKAY ON TO THE STUFF I LIKE.

Seinfeld

I used to watch Seinfeld every night with my dad when I was a kid. In retrospect, it was an incredibly inappropriate program for someone to let their kid watch. Anyway, I have this whole huge rant about how comedy can only be funny when people who are "funny looking" deliver it. Not ugly, per se, but I can't stand these FOX pilots like Unhitched where all the characters look like goddamn super models. I'm supposed to laugh at something coming out of a beautiful person's mouth? I don't think so. Beautiful people need to stand there and look pretty, they don't need to make me laugh. Keep them in GQ and Sears catalogues.
Seinfeld is a good example of what I mean because even though in the context of the show Kramer is supposed to be a Casanova, are women drooling as they watch Michael Richards on their televisions? I'm guessing no, but women are dangerously insane so who knows what they want.

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When I tell people I like Everybody Loves Raymond they look at me with a befuddled expression. It's out of character for me, I realize. But the real draw of the series is the late great Peter Boyle. What could be funnier than a crotchety old man?

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I watch the Office but I don't tell a lot of people I watch it. It's a show that has a certain "soap opera" factor, if you will. It attracts viewers like my Mom and my Sister, who eagerly tune in each week to see who is hooking up with whom. Understandably I don't want to admit to watching a show my Mom and Sister watch. Honestly, they could remove all that drama bullshit and I'd still watch just for the jokes.

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I used to be really into stand-up comedy when I was in my teens but I kind of fell out of it, mostly because I started to realize most of it is shit. Some comedians think they can just get on stage and make sarcastic remarks with a smug look on their face and people will go crazy (*coughcough*GregGirlado*coughcough*), BUT there are good ones out there. Dimitri Martin is my all-time favorite. He turns comedy into an art form.

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Okay, on to the stuff I REALLY like.

Zekeyspacelizard introduced me to SCADshorts recently. They're pretty good. This one is my favorite....

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STELLA was a brilliant show. I loved every minute of it. It was a little too goofy for it's own good sometimes but it was all in good fun. In case you don't remember, it debuted in 2005 on Comedy Central around the same time as Mind of Mencia. So naturally, STELLA was immediately canned and Mind of Mencia has gone on for 4 more seasons. Thanks, Nielsen families!

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And finally, Tim and Eric.
Tim and Eric are my comedy Gods. In my mind, they are geniuses of the utmost caliber. What they consider to be funny I think is years ahead of what all other comedians are currently doing, and they've put me in hysterics time and time again. A lot of people mistake my unusual enthusiasm for Tim and Eric as sarcasm, but I assure you my love for the duo is absolutely genuine.
One thing that they've taught me about comedy is you can never be reluctant to embarrass yourself for the sake of humor. Every week on their TV show, they star in sketches that make them seem like fat, ugly, filthy, unattractive, unappealing, disgusting blobs. But they do it for the funny. And you know what? It works.

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I've got chubs for you!

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That's all for now. Prepare for 30 comments of people telling me the stuff I'm into is shit. In regards to Hotdiggedydemon related news, I'd like to thank the Fulpster for choosing me as the winner of the Halloween contest. My next big cartoon should be done sometime between now and Thanksquivings, but of course, I've been slackin' so who knows. I don't want to hype it too much but I think this one is pretty epic. It stars me and Chris Zito and Tomamoto.

Bye, friends!