Results tagged “humor”

Now, will any fans of Creed show the courage to come out and admit their mistakes too?

It was only a matter of time before someone gave the remix treatment to Marcus' temper tantrum triggered by squirrels getting at the wires and bringing down our publishing platform. Since I have to deal with his outburts I'd like to thank the remix creator for at least giving me something to slip into DJ sets and make all the hassle worthwhile.

A little known fact is that I'm the one that often has to talk Marcus down off the ledge when our network goes down, or stories get screwed up, or he pours too much milk on his cereal "making it all soggy so [he] can't eat it now!" I know: me, the voice of reason? Scary. Anyway, I thought I'd share some video of how Marcus reacted earlier today upon getting some distressing news so you can see what I have to work with sometimes...

This amusing short includes ex-Chicagoan George Ketsios as the, erm, "Prius Face." It also provides further proof that those rear-view mirror/cameras are just plain creepy.

It's only a matter of time before your cat starts DEMANDING cat massage!

Bill Callahan recently sent out a painstakingly crafted description of his recording process to the press to explain how his most recent effort, Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle, was crafted in the studio. We'll pass along this behind-the-scenes info to you free of charge!

       

Oh, Governor Blagojevich. You've always been an endless source of amusement. Among other things, we've laughed over how Blago looks like both a South Park character and a Lego man. Then, there's Salon's hilarious Glengarry Rod Blagojevich [via] and Steve Rhodes had us laughing with his scale of who is drinking the most Blago Haterade.

SNL, which has had record ratings this fall by regurgitating Palin’s interviews virtually verbatim is continuing the political story lines by focusing on the transition. Last night, they portrayed Rahm Emanuel and his infamous mouth. Funny stuff.

Impress These Apes: Season Three begins Monday, September 22, and this season's contestants have finally been revealed! James Asmus, Seth Dodson, Becky Eldridge, Peter Kremidas, Alan Metoskie, Eve Porcello, Danielle Puterbaugh, and Leigh Vandiver will face off in an arduous eight-week comedy talent contest, to be judged by super intelligent apes from the future. Best!

The show is at the Playground Theater at 10pm, and tickets are $15.

Second City's Dave Colan and Aimee McKay make Sonic parody commercials. Bahahaha.

One of our favorite comic strips makes a weather prediction for Illinois.

I don't even care how old these are. They made me chuckle.

Wired's blog Threat Level has an interview with "Defiant" and "EBK," the hackers who took down Comcast yesterday. They say they did it because they hate Comcast.

No Pants 2K8, a no-slacks spectacle that was started by the New York-based performance comedy group, Improv Everywhere, is upon us, and you know what that means: Drop trou, pronto!

We are. Now what're you gonna do the rest of the day? You could....

Zero7068 has some fun with the tags of this fantastic capture: "yes virginia, there is a crazy rich uncle | I followed this dude all the way from Macy's | he walked awful fast for a guy with an elephant on his back." Heehehehehe.

Given that it gets pitch-black at, oh, 2pm, we always find ourselves staring at the clock right around 5:30pm screaming "Time is standing still!"

Who doesn't love the Onion? God knows we do, and hey — even Neil Steinberg sort of likes it. And that guy knows funny! Anyway, there are two big reasons to love the Onion even more: First and foremost, their Google map layer — go ahead and play around with it, above — is twenty kinds of amazing. And the company announced today that they're moving their HQ here. Well, business HQ. While the...

It's part of our national schizophrenia as Americans. Every year we bemoan the exploitation of Christmas, and every year we spend more and more money that we really don't have to buy crap to give to each other "in the spirit of the season." There's a great movie to be made about the overcommercialization of Christmas; What Would Jesus Buy? is not exactly that movie, but it still offers a lot of food for...

Extortion is funny, violence is hilarious, and murder provokes a smirk in Bad Guys in Suits, Hobo Junction’s quirky late-night tribute to the hardest times our hard-time town has ever known. It’s 1933 and the mob rules Chicago with an iron fist. When you’re not waiting on a bread line or begging for work, you take solace in a radio voice urging you to keep your chin up.

Gothamist learned about the craziest urban nightmare come true: A huge python found in the bathroom pipes. It was also a nightmare for some Yankees fans, as manger Joe Torre declined to come back and manage the Bronx Bombers. At least the city's attempt to give some direction to subway riders was interesting, pranksters went shirtless at the Fifth Avenue Abercrombie & Fitch and the I Heart Brooklyn Girls calendars came out. And just...

Kramer and Newman couldn't make it work, but crooks in Ohio and Michigan can. Michigan police officers have busted a crime ring that transports and sells out-of-state, non-redeemable cans and turns them in for that sweet, sweet 10 cent payoff. The 13 crooks were arrested with $500,000 in cash. That's...a lot of cans. The 67-count warrant was a part of Operation Can Scam that busted two smuggling rings based in Ohio and Michigan. Investigators allege...

Thinking about going to the movies tonight? Looks like everyone in town is warning you against Good Luck Chuck, the Dane Cook/Jessica Alba rom-com whose plot keywords on IMDb are ... wow. Inspired by Matthew Baldwin's genius Bad Review Reviews, we present highlights from Chicago media's terrible reviews of GLC. Scott Tobias, AV Club: "Proof that a million MySpace users can be wrong." Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: "The film is some sort of humor-deprivation...

Let's start with a tough question: Who is Chicago's greatest filmmaker? When it comes to experimental film some might advocate for James Fotopoulos, whose output is both prodigious and relentlessly probing. When it comes to documentaries, Steve James is more than formidable. And on the narrative end of things although neither Andrew Davis nor John Landis quite make the grade, they've both had their moments. We would argue that the title should go to Tom...

Quirky Places to Take Kids?

Note: This post has nothing to do with Lollapalooza. Tonight marks the return of Impress These Apes, the comedy octathalon demanding creativity, versatility and a wicked sense of humor. Eight contestants face eight different performance challenges over eight weeks. We missed last year's competition but, thanks to YouTube, are still getting a good chuckle from the dance routines, videos, and goofy spectacles it produced. Now eight new contestants are vying for the most impressive crown....

Chances are that if you frequent a tavern, you'll eventually find yourself in the middle of a beer promotion, usually entailing scantily clad women giving away free beer and tchotchkes you normally wouldn't buy with money found on the street. However, you were taught not to look a gift horse in the mouth, and free beer is free beer. Such was the case of Ed Evashenke, a retired machinist collecting disability, living on a fixed...