Also, Eddie Murphy's first podcast interview. Definitely worth a listen.
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Jesus Christ, please tell me that there won't be a posthumous Bowie appearance. The first one was depressing enough.

Put it this way: have you ever heard one bad story about Colbert from a former employee? You won't. The guy's just a sweet, sweet dude. Totally supportive and incredibly devoted to his people. Obsessively dedicated to his family. And though this part means nothing to an atheist like me, devoutly Catholic in all the…

Have had several friends who have been correspondents and writers on TDS. Also have many friends who have written for Colbert. The consensus: Stewart is brilliant but arrogant as fuck and a mean SOB when he doesn't like you or feels threatened; Colbert is equally intelligent but one of the most caring and generous…

No question Ejiofor should win over McConaughey. Playing a character who has to stay completely restrained under an otherworldly amount of stress and pressure is a hell of a lot harder than a guy who just yells, kicks, punches, fucks and cries. That's why Blanchett's performance is so superior to her competition…

Fair enough. But the fact is that the guy is universally respected and appreciated for his ability to bring the best out of other people. (http://www.huffingtonpost.c… He's also incredibly fast on his feet which will serve him well in a looser, more improvised format. Final point, he's assembled a really talented…

I think people will be surprised at how good Seth's show will be and how quickly it will be good. I think it will be a lot like early Conan (lots of faux guests and characters) and I don't see it taking as long as Fallon to get up to speed.

That is an extremely astute analysis. I completely and totally agree with that assessment and doff my cap to you, good sir.

I think the Pharcyde was a little bit further ahead on this front. Drake wasn't even on Degrassi yet.

This is the latest Friedberg-Seltzer movie, right?

"We'll take Marcus."

You heard the man, Ocean. Get in the fucking iron lung to prove your mettle!

Boom Chicago (in Amsterdam) was the first (or firstish) professional gig for:

I wish they'd stop interrupting each week's hour long music video with all those famous guys I'm supposed to revere 'cause for the love of it they keep playing on street corners even though they's famous - with these dull, boring, lifeless characters who remind us every five seconds how totally fucking uniquely…

Wooly Mammoth
Any show that has Victor Garber's wool magnate welcoming Jenna to the fold by saying "Woolcome" is a-o-fucking-kay with me.

OY!, I think you have it right. I rewound that part a few times and I swear he started to say the word "sister" at the end. I think maybe the street urchin he flashed the peace sign to in the first episode (the one who flipped him off and to whom he subsequently flipped the bird) is his strung out sister.

God dammit, O'Neal!
The term is *bitchin'* not *bitching* - get it straight!

As usual…
The Chicago accents are dreadful. Jason Clarke sounds like he's from Boston. Which wouldn't be so bad if his character was a Boston native who had emigrated to Chicago but he's supposed to be a lifer. I think this is why all cop shows are set in New York - because a New York accent is the easiest thing in…

What about these dummies?
I guess it's passe to discuss on this site, but The Beatles 7 year morph from "Please, Please Me" to "(Pick any Pepper, Magical Mystery, White Album, Yellow Submarine, Let It Be, Abbey Road song)" remains the most massive transformation in music history. Jesus, just compare the album covers.

That line is a great example of why I still watch. I didn't laugh at much this episode, but that line caught me completely by surprise and knocked me the fuck over. Of course, the live audience, who always seems to lose their minds at the most obvious, corn-ball shit, didn't even chirp.