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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: Pete Velcro on October 21, 2008, 08:29:26 AM

Title: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Pete Velcro on October 21, 2008, 08:29:26 AM: I love when Paul F. Tompkins comes on, because he is a true connoisseur of The Best Show.

He's the Ernie Banks--the baseball player, who is quoted as saying "Let's play two!", reffering to games of baseball--of The Best Show.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Steve in North Hollywood on October 25, 2008, 06:06:15 AM: I like it!
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: HaroldBlvd on October 27, 2008, 05:20:11 AM: PFT appeared at UCB theater in NYC this past Thursday as a guest in the show "All Jew Revue." He didn't do his stand up routine. He just sat in a chair as he was interviewed by two Jewish women. They asked him all kinds of questions like when he was going to marry his girlfriend already and about his show Best Week Ever. It was a funny show although it kind of reminded me of Obsessed with Jackie Clark and Julie Klausner.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: senorcorazon on October 27, 2008, 08:34:30 AM: Quote from: HaroldBlvd on October 27, 2008, 05:20:11 AM
PFT appeared at UCB theater in NYC this past Thursday as a guest in the show "All Jew Revue." He didn't do his stand up routine. He just sat in a chair as he was interviewed by two Jewish women. They asked him all kinds of questions like when he was going to marry his girlfriend already and about his show Best Week Ever. It was a funny show although it kind of reminded me of Obsessed with Jackie Clark and Julie Klausner.

That show was UNBELIEVABLE. PFT was great in it, and the All Jew Revue is on my "Will See No Matter Who the Guests Are" list.

MANY things were revealed about PFT. Including use of some sort of "device"?! That part was just gross.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: samir on October 28, 2008, 06:18:43 PM: If anyone didn't see it, here's the whole episode:

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3797421/10403797

(can't get the embed to work)
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Phantom Hugger on October 28, 2008, 11:47:52 PM: (http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/theimann/bwe01.jpg)

awesome. Maybe it's time I get cable.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: jbissell on October 29, 2008, 01:40:51 AM: Tonight John Hodgman caught himself speaking like PFT on several occasions and said that he's pretty much the greatest person ever.

Let's just say I'm very excited for Hodgman's Best Show appearance.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: stepheninchicago on October 29, 2008, 02:51:58 AM: pretty good episode... Loved it when Paul did the disgusted "yeech" expression after the 'Living With The Wolfman' Clip.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Pete Velcro on October 30, 2008, 08:44:23 AM: Quote from: jbissell on October 29, 2008, 01:40:51 AM
Tonight John Hodgman caught himself speaking like PFT on several occasions and said that he's pretty much the greatest person ever.

Let's just say I'm very excited for Hodgman's Best Show appearance.

John Hodgman can read the phone book and I'm in heaven.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: jakewho on October 30, 2008, 12:01:26 PM: that's probably the best best week ever ever
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Pat K on October 30, 2008, 01:03:25 PM: Quote from: Phantom Hugger on October 28, 2008, 11:47:52 PM
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/theimann/bwe01.jpg)

awesome. Maybe it's time I get cable.

Is it just me, or does PFT have kind of a Pacino thing going on in this picture?
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: mostlymeat on October 30, 2008, 01:52:18 PM: PFT is great on this show!
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: iAmBaronVonTito on October 30, 2008, 03:42:02 PM: "hi mr. redstone...i love you too."
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Come on, Jason on October 30, 2008, 06:08:15 PM: Paul F. Tompkins KILLED IT, as did Doug Benson and Rob Huebel.
I'm officially on board with this show.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Scot on October 31, 2008, 12:23:07 AM: has everyone already seen http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/10/splinter_director_toby_wilkins.html (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/10/splinter_director_toby_wilkins.html)?
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: chrisfoll577 on October 31, 2008, 06:32:49 AM: Quote from: Phantom Hugger on October 28, 2008, 11:47:52 PM
awesome. Maybe it's time I get cable.

You don't need to, whole episodes of Best Week Ever are on the show's daily podcast feed in iTunes.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: perry on November 04, 2008, 04:06:02 PM: what does everyone think of the new best week ever?

i really like doug benson's segments so far. paul is great, but you can tell he didn't write what he's saying a lot of the time.

i thought it was really funny that the very first episodes had paul meeting two of tom's favorite people: kevin smith and bruce campbell. (i love bruce campbell btw, and thought he was funny on the show).

you'd think paul would have mentioned on his guest spot the other week that kevin smith was gonna be in the very first episode of the new bwe. i'm pretty sure he even ended up doing some filth mouth "bit" (if you wanna call it that) about sexual positions or something.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Mike A.D. on November 05, 2008, 01:51:39 PM: Quote from: Trinsky on October 30, 2008, 06:08:15 PM
Paul F. Tompkins KILLED IT, as did Doug Benson and Rob Huebel.
I'm officially on board with this show.

Likewise.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: mostlymeat on November 05, 2008, 02:00:24 PM: I a/b'd the old format with the new format, to feel the difference because I've never watched this show before - the old format was really cold and annoying, and the new format was warm and fun.

Change! Rules. Go PFT!

-Ajax
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: mostlymeat on November 06, 2008, 12:26:37 PM: Also there is a pattern here:

"The Best Show on WFMU"

"The Best Week Ever"

See? Both start with the words "The Best". Is that weird or what?

-Ajax
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Emily on November 06, 2008, 12:50:55 PM: That's probably why they're Best Friends.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Jack from Arkansas on November 08, 2008, 10:31:40 AM: I just bought P.F.T.'s stand-up comedy album which made me want to buy more comedy albums and cheered me up immensely. Also, Paul F. Tomkins makes me want to use better vocabulary words. P.F.T. is the other "Best" in my life.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Sarah on November 08, 2008, 12:52:05 PM: I was very pleased with PFT's "this week's 'istoric development" on last night's show. The pundits' near-universal adoption of "an 'istoric" has been driving me nuts. It's nice to know I'm not alone.

(Aside: Mika Brzezinski says "ek cetera." A woman who makes fun of "nu-cu-lar" should know better.)
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Matt C on November 08, 2008, 02:04:40 PM: Did anyone catch PFT using the word "turlet" on BWE back on 9/22 (episode 1502)? Probably really old news but I didn't see it until yesterday.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: jbissell on November 23, 2008, 01:41:02 AM: PFT was excellent on Pushing Daisies this week.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Come on, Jason on December 13, 2008, 12:03:04 AM: The Best Year Ever special was fantastic. Even Chuck Nice was killing me, though I'm guessing someone else wrote the line, "Please pack your knives, you will not be America's Next Top Model."

AND did anyone catch the [likely] shout-out to Tom?

"Kids! What is wrong with these kids today!"
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Regular Joe on December 13, 2008, 03:30:13 PM: Quote from: Trinsky on December 13, 2008, 12:03:04 AM
The Best Year Ever special was fantastic. Even Chuck Nice was killing me, though I'm guessing someone else wrote the line, "Please pack your knives, you will not be America's Next Top Model."

AND did anyone catch the [likely] shout-out to Tom?

"Kids! What is wrong with these kids today!"

A-maz-ing! I am sick with a chest cold, so laughing at this episode almost literally killed me. It's a perfect example of how BWE is truly hitting its stride overall.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: samir on December 16, 2008, 10:50:41 AM: I had forgotten about Corey Worthington, so was delighted that he's getting the propers from PFT.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Come on, Jason on December 16, 2008, 05:50:48 PM: Best year Ever hasn't shown up in the podcast yet, but can be seen here. (http://www.blinkx.com/video/best-year-ever-2008-full-episode/7FLuNzHM2ufbphQzwzGyxQ) Even funnier the second time through!
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: HaroldBlvd on January 13, 2009, 02:22:27 AM: Is Best Week Ever still on? No sign of it on my DVR.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Tom Scharpling on January 13, 2009, 02:37:43 AM: Best Week Ever returns this FRIDAY!

And it looks like PFT might return to The Best Show sooner than that!

We will see!

Tom.
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: HaroldBlvd on January 13, 2009, 03:53:58 AM: Yaaaay!
Title: Re: It's the Paul F. Tompkins-est Week Ever!
Post by: Big Plastic Head on January 13, 2009, 01:15:17 PM: Quote from: Tom Scharpling on January 13, 2009, 02:37:43 AM
Best Week Ever returns this FRIDAY!

And it looks like PFT might return to The Best Show sooner than that!

We will see!

Tom.

Just confirmed on Twitter. Double YAY!!