It is true that people read Elvis Costello interviews primarily to get into really pedantic details about British comedy, which don’t even seem to matter to the people who made said comedy.

Since I know a lot of readers enjoy the behind-the-scenes moments, here’s how this interview went down:

As usual, Mr. Harris, another great read from you on an otherwise frigid, dreary Thursday.

“Sorry, Mr. Costello, I have to interrupt this interview in order to mention a lot of arcane Comic Strip trivia or else one dude on the internet is going to be PISSED.”

“He’s like Avril Lavigne, except instead of skater boys, he sings about dying and shipyards.”
- Stephen Colbert, talking about Elvis Costello, in The Greatest Gift Of All

It’s not that men are banned, it’s just hard finding men who are good enough for the showcase. At the end of the day, men just aren’t that funny.

Isn’t it past your bedtime, little guy?

Reporting on any of these fucking “petitions” is super lame and just a reach for content

Hypothetical for the Hollidays: Who would you rather spend time with, a family full of Trump supporters or a family full of these Star Wars fans? Personally, I’m going for the cyanide.

You should start a petition to force The A.V. Club to stop reporting on these petitions.

I feel like at its core it’s a dispute about someone who has a more Marxist, anti-capialist worldview and views racism through that lens as well, and Coates (and also Obama) who are more centrist/liberal when it comes to economics.

I agree with you’re premise but think you should go even bigger. I suggest the Black Widow. It’s even got the turrets.

Right there with you. It was remarkably refreshing thinking I knew what was about to happen only to realize that my constant reliance on the past (Star Wars films) was tricking me. Kylo said it best by saying to let the past go and if you can’t, burn it down. He even put his saying in action when he usurped the throne…

They aren’t trying because they’re too busy taking checks from the same people feeding money to Team Red. As long as money equals speech we are well and truly fucked. Perhaps Mother Nature will do us all a favor and hit the reset button.

You sound just as entitled as any other conservative that thinks he’s entitled to votes from POC. Do you seriously want to pretend Democrats didn’t vote to increase the budget on military spending by 700 billion earlier this year? Sorry if some People of Color do not show enthusiasm for a party that seems to think…

My dad was friends with Zappa and hung out with him a fair amount in the ‘70s and early ‘80s. Zappa once said to my dad, “[Dadside], you’re a weird guy.” Just think about what it means for Frank Zappa to tell you that you’re weird. I probably met Frank once or twice when I was real little, but I have no memory of it.

I really like Brian Eno’s comment. I feel that way about Frank Gehry’s architecture, where I personally don’t like it, but I don’t wish it didn’t exist. Having a figure like Gehry around making ugly buildings definitely enlivens the world, and makes architecture better overall, even if I personally dislike his work.

Please Google “Ruth Underwood.”

For me it was the damn schezwan sauce. I haven’t caught up on this season but all of a sudden in April everyone’s talking about schezwan sauce. A quick google search and it turns out oh, Rick mentioned schezwan sauce. Just a fucking mention of the stuff. Then McDonalds gets to swoop in and send the writers some sauce…

I think that looking at it for an hour of work isn’t right, though. She may be performing for an hour, but the work that it takes to create that hour of comedy gold counts as many more hours of unpaid work. Writing, rehearsing, promoting, those things don’t pay on their own, and they take a ton of time. Say she makes…