Your comment is making me realise how crazy it is that my entire entertainment inventory is at the personal whims of these few people.

Has anyobdy else seen the Ari Shaffir/Damienne Merlina video? A similar theme of bullying/'provocative comedy' here with the added insult of Ari name-checking the person he's insulting.
I think John Hodgman sums it up pretty well in his blog, and some of his points might apply to the Trevor Noah thing too. As Daily…

A 'trick' suggests something insidious. I think it's very clear her comedy comes from act outs, facial expressions and voices and that's fine. If that's not your taste, also fine. She's certainly not my favourite, but her act is strong.
As for a comic's first job, it's to *be* funny, not say funny things. I think…

If she has great stage presence and flawless delivery, that makes what she is saying funny. I get you're saying that she's got more form than substance, but I've personally come to appreciate the 'entertainment' part more in standup.
Louie's last special was also driven way more by performance than insights, and I…

Ook.

The Guardian has compiled some of the best Terry Pratchett quotes, care to add some?

Aliens Exist.

I don't get how AV Club selects their comedy albums to review. Hardly a word on Bill Burr and Louis, and this guy gets a whole article.

Close, I'm in South Africa.

That's a very interesting article, incredible that it dates back to 2006. I have to admit, I knew nothing of Cosby's rape allegations until I saw Hannibal's video. And I know it's sad that it took a comedian doing a bit about it to bring it into the public's conscious, but at the same time I am amazed that that was a…

You just made me do my first productive thing of the day, which was to look up 'avuncular'. It's 10.30 pm where I live.

It feels like the Hobbit movies are more a part of a cross-medial
promotion platform for toys and merchandise than actual movies. I
honestly think some scenes were added simply so they can be part of The Hobbit jump'n run video game.

And now I'm hearing they're not even real beetles!

Even if that was the case, imagine if someone had gone in and killed him. I'm pretty sure 'But they said I could do anything' won't be a very sound legal defense.

Fair enough. All I'm saying is Phantom Menace got through to me. Only later did I learn it was regarded as a piece of crap movie that everyone hated.
So by all means, keep making fun of it. But to me, those jokes are getting just as lazy as Kanye loves fishdicks and Nickelback is bad music.

Ok.

The cynicism is strong with these two.

Figuring out what made you so bitter.

Looks cool enough and I'll definitely watch it, keeping in mind I'm not the target audience (just like I watch the Hobbit). These movies are made for 12 year olds. The first movies were made for 12 year olds.
All these people who use Phantom Menace as a punchline and feel like the prequels should have satisfied their…

SHANGHAI NOOOON! How could I forget that existed?! I for one am glad I grew up during the Stunt-Fighting Jackie Chan + Smooth-Talking Partner golden age of cinema.