I've watched, like, five episodes of Rules of Engagement. That's how much I like Patrick Warburton. And it proves rather conclusively that he can be funny in anything.

Comedy
I think a pretty compelling argument can be made that The West Wing should be considered a comedy. I've seen the first two seasons, and the vast majority of scenes either (1) have an undeniably comedic tone and purpose, or (2) seem purely dramatic, but build up to some comedic punchline.

Staged reenactments
I saw this a while ago (and thought it was pretty good), but I only vaguely remember it. Can anyone elaborate on which scenes were reenacted?

Disappointing omissions (Always Sunny, Parks and Rec, Community, etc.) aside, none of the best comedy nominees are multi-camera shows with laugh tracks. I'm pretty sure that's never happened before.

That sort of schoolyard methodology really happens in asylum hearings, and, sadly, is usually not conducted by someone as level-headed as Fake-President Bartlet.

It's a great day for America
When a sitcom without a laugh track can be called traditional.

Whatever we call it…
I'm just happy to live in a world where "sarcastically literal" is a legitimate way to make fun of something.

To the extent that certain shows can get away with hatefulness, it seems like it has to come with a sense that the characters responsible are ignorant and deserve comeuppance. That doesn't mean they have to learn a Valuable Lesson or whatever, but it should be clear that the show's creators know better, even if the…

I'm kidding, of course. It's a terrible, terrible movie—relentlessly predictable and unimaginative, yet just raunchy enough to be inappropriate for those too young to know any better.

Speaking of Norm MacDonald
I was up early this morning and Chairman of the Board—the movie Courtney Thorne-Smith was attempting to promote on Conan's show when Norm hilariously ruined the interview—happened to be on. I couldn't resist.

And I guess I care enough to post two comments about watching it, so that puts me slightly above the care-enough-to-watch-it baseline.

Seconded.

Hm…I rule in favor of El Santo.

And as it turned out, those were the two most interesting answers in the interview. Well played.

Also, it's always bothered me that this is called Random Roles. They're not selected via random number generator, are they?

I thought Extract was pretty good, possibly because I was expecting it to be mediocre. Koechner was great, I like Mila Kunis, and the Collapsing Marriage at the Center of the Plot was handled with surprising maturity.

"Understands the 'infield fly rule' "

"Accidentally voted for Pat Buchanan in South Florida in 2000"

Charlie Sheen
I loved Major League and Hot Shots, and I liked The Chase. And all he's done in the last decade is star in the most infuriating sitcom of my lifetime and probably get arrested for all sorts of things-I'd-know-more-about-if-I-paid-attention-to-that-stuff.

If only Saturday Night Live was still alive
This is rife for parody. Rife!