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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fido on February 12, 2007, 08:06:45 PM
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When you're feeling blue (this happens to me more than I'd like to admit), what movies do you watch, what comedians do you watch, what books or writers do you read, or what TV or radio shows do you tune into to pick yourself back up with a little bit of comedy?
The stuff I check out is not necessarily the BEST comedy I know of, but it is the stuff that I know will reliably make me feel better. What I have in mind here is the comedic equivalent of comfort food.
The Best Show archives definitely do the trick for me as well as anything. Others include:
Ren and Stimpy
The Simpsons
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Seinfeld
The Big Lebowski
Raising Arizona
MASH (yup, like I said, not necessarily the best, it's just that somehow it does the trick)
David Sedaris
Some of Woody Allen's movies -- very selectively and in moderation
Pee Wee Herman (see parenthetical note above)
The Marx Brothers (ditto)
Airplane! (same deal)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Old W.C. Fields movies
Laughter on the 23rd Floor (the movie)
And yes, Tom's perennial favorite, Caddyshack
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Victor Borge + a bottle of Robitussin = bliss
from Wikipedia
Among Borge's other famous routines is the "Phonetic Punctuation" routine, in which he recites a story, with full punctuation (comma, period, exclamation mark, etc.) as onomatopoetic sounds. Another is his "Inflationary Language", where he incremented numbers embedded in words, whether they are visible or not ("inflate" becomes "inflnine", "before" becomes "befive", "Tea For Two" becomes "Tea Five Three", etc).
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Victor Borge + a bottle of Robitussin = bliss
... "Inflationary Language", where he incremented numbers embedded in words, whether they are visible or not ("inflate" becomes "inflnine", "before" becomes "befive", "Tea For Two" becomes "Tea Five Three", etc).[/i]
Here's the Victor Borge bit (http://youtube.com/watch?v=YY6kElOYcd8)described above. I'd need something strong to get through it as well, KTB.
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Kids in the Hall. The theme song alone is like an old friend.
MST3K as well.
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I have what some doctors might call "flagrant depression", but in the spirit of tonight's guest, I recommend the following treatment:
CC Presents: Zach Galifianakis (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lBgC4sWRyX0)
Zach Galifianakis and Kevin Federline (http://youtube.com/watch?v=xbx7Od6QbNU)
Stereolaffs usually does the trick, as well - especially Gas Station Dogs and Kid eBay.
Prozac Schmozac...
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My Bloody Valentine- Loveless
Oh, you said Comedy
Then, Galaxie 500.
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don't forget Mr.Show!
and Buffy, for when I'm feeling lonely (some good librarian humor..)
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Sifl & Olly always seems to do the trick. Oh, Chester. I love that little guy.
Hey, Emily, are you a librarian? I'm quitting my current job and seeking a job in the library system. I want to pursue a master's degree in library science, and there are four schools that look pretty appealing to me.
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The mid to late nineties were pretty good times for Librarians. You had "Party Girl" with Parker Posey, and Giles on Buffy.
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When I'm feeling really lousy, I mostly go for the original Dawn of the Dead or Buffy. They are my comfort viewing. I don't usually feel any desire for pure comedy when I'm glum.
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That "Prom" episode always makes me cry. And I didn't even like Buffy and Angel together. I blame their adroit use of the Sundays' "Wild Horses" cover.
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I may have to watch "Surprise!" followed by "Innocence" tomorrow, in honor of Valentine's Day, . . .
Laurie, yes, I am a librarian/archivist in training, and i will gladly tell you all I know about library science school & the various programs & prospecitve career options (of which there are MANY).
Hit me with your queries!
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Better Off Dead is good.
Wayne's World was funny to me from 1992 through around 2002. From 1997 - 2002 it was mostly funny in an unintentional meta-humor sense.
I agree about the Kids in the Hall and will also proffer Brain Candy, the KITH movie (which is totally about the legitimacy of being sad!).
I like Rushmore but I don't know if that counts as comedy.
"Freaks and Geeks"
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See, "Freaks and Geeks" makes me cry, too! I'm such a girl.
"Kim Kelly Is My Friend" made me cry buckets.
And Emily, I intend to take you up on that offer. I have a couple of basic questions. I'll email you a list of the schools I'm thinking about, all of which are ALA accredited.
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Anything involving Rudy Ray Moore.
~EmD
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Was Disco Godfather an intentional comedy?
I like Office Space if I'm sick.
The Buffy where Joyce dies is up there. I liked how quiet that episode was.
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Well, not as quiet as "Hush," but much more moving, I grant you (and no music).
I often go for the musical. Viewing it frequently concludes one of my alienating (or alienated) evenings in the bar.
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I like Rushmore but I don't know if that counts as comedy.
Rushmore definitely counts as comedy in my book. I'd have to add that to my list as well.
Kids In the Hall works nicely for me too.
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It's Arrested Development.
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Not to be a suck-up, but I love to spin TBS archives, the Bridge over troubled water to Sathington episode being particularly touching.
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Not to be a suck-up, but I love to spin TBS archives, the Bridge over troubled water to Sathington episode being particularly touching.
I go to Rudy Ray when I'm depressed. I go to Tom when I'm disenfranchised.
~EmD
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So many of my choices have already been mentioned: "Freaks and Geeks" is comforting just to think about. Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, Home Movies, Dr. Katz, Mystery Science Theatre...I agree with them all. I might add "Late Night with Conan" to the list and old episodes of "The Simpsons". Obviously a "Best Show" listening is always good medicine. "Ghostbusters" is my 'sick movie'.
And then these which I may be the only fan of on here....
-Grounded for Life
-Boy Meets World
-The Wonder Years
I don't know how much my view of them has been distorted by nostalgia, but they are nothing if not comforting.
Not to sound sappy, but it's sorta comforting to see that other people are as into this stuff as I am, as I have found reading this board and "aspecialthing". I guess it's pretty much universally agreed that comedy can be therapeutic but I often take this for granted. This was a good topic, Fido.
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Cabin Boy
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Like others mentioned, Dr Katz, Home Movies, Seinfeld and the archives.
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-Boy Meets World
Oh man, I loved that show. I can't explain why. I wish Mr. Feeny were my neighbor.
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Boy Meets World??
That show was almost as creepy as Zoobilee Zoo.
http://www.zoobileezoo.com/
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Boy Meets World??
That show was almost as creepy as Zoobilee Zoo.
http://www.zoobileezoo.com/
Yea, I was pretty sure it wouldn't earn me any credit. I don't know, was it that bad? A lot of 90's sitcoms had a creepiness to them. The episode where Fred Savage played a perverted teacher was pretty creepy, and some of the other episodes from that era. It's definitely a guilty pleasure.
Oh man, I loved that show. I can't explain why. I wish Mr. Feeny were my neighbor.
Yes, he and "Eric" were always my favorites.
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Say what you want - I'm not ashamed - "Grandma's Boy" is my favorite comedy fillum of the last few years.
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Beverly Hills 90210.
Cabin Boy was the most disappointing movie of all time.
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I had to bring this back for one of my favorite comedies that just came out on DVD, "Safe Men". I still can't believe it got a DVD release. I figured I'd always have to rely on my 6 dollar vhs copy I bought used off of amazon.
Has anyone else seen it? It seems to be pretty unknown. I'd recommend it to anyone, especially fans of Wes Anderson's first couple movies....Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, and Paul Giamatti have my eternal respect for their performances in this....
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120813/
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Safe Men is pretty great. "Sweet 'stache. Thanks, bro."
I was profoundly ill a few years ago and old vhs taped off the tv episodes of the Young Ones and MST3K got me through it.
I'm always up for cheesy 80's comedies - Better Off Dead, Ferris Buehler, One Crazy Summer, Revenge of the Nerds, Weird Science, The Burbs, etc. - when I'm down in the dumps. They're comfortable.
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Safe Men is pretty great. "Sweet 'stache. Thanks, bro."
I was profoundly ill a few years ago an old vhs taped off the tv episodes of the Young Ones and MST3K got me threw it.
I'm always up for cheesy 80's comedies - Better Off Dead, Ferris Buehler, One Crazy Summer, Revenge of the Nerds, Weird Science, The Burbs, etc. when I'm down in the dumps. They're like comfort food for the soul.
FB ain't cheesy! I love Bruce Dern's performance in The 'Burbs, which is an underrated film.
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I have a third-generation VHS copy of Spaulding Gray's "Monster in a Box" which I enjoy watching when I am sad. I cannot watch a DVD version of that film -- I need the skips, snow and warbles. Saw him in Washington, D.C. doing his "Slippery Slope." Can't believe he nose-dived himself.
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I can't help but hear this song (http://www.songfight.org/music/spalding_gray_is_missing/lemonparty_sgim.mp3) when someone mentions Spalding Gray.
It made me cry the first time I heard it, which I think was through Matty Fluxblog's blog.
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I always got Spaulding Gray mixed up with character actor Austin Pendelton, who I also (kind of) got mixed up with frequent Law and Order guester Mark Margolis.
You know, honestly, you can throw post-Data Brent Spiner in there now, too.
Of course, at one time I got R.E.M. mixed up with REO... Speedwagon, so, you know.