Lily Tomlin - Edith Ann

Happy birthday to Lily Tomlin.

Rocky and Bullwinkle Clips

In memory of Paul Frees, voice of Boris Badenov and many others, born this day in 1920.

Last F**kable Day

Genius.

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Lord Buckley - The Nazz

Forgot to post yesterday so double post today. Enjoy.

Monty Python - Nudge Nudge Wink Wink

Happy birthday to Eric Idle.

Bob and Ray - The Great Lakes Paperclip Company

Gary Owens - Golden Voice Announcers School

RIP

Goon Show - Curse Of Frankenstein

As far as I can find out, this is the last episode ever of the original run of the Goon Show, broadcast on this date in 1958. Enjoy.

The Firesign Theatre - Zeno's Evil

Peter Bergman was born on this date seventy-five years ago. Here he's the driver.

RIP Mike Nichols

A founding figure of the improvisational comedy scene in the fifties, an innovative filmmaker in the sixties and seventies (then a more ordinary filmmaker in later years), lifelong friend of Susan Sontag (they met in college), a nice guy and a helluva talent. Here's an example of some early work with his comedy partner Elaine May.

Race

H/t Undercover Blue @ Hullabaloo.

Fractured Fairy Tales - Son of Rumplestiltskin

It's Jay Ward's birthday.

Robert Benchley: How to be a Detective

It's Robert Benchley's birthday.

Maynard G. Krebs Explains

1960s-era TV comedy. A pre-Gilligan Bob Denver shows how Hollywood saw beatniks, at least for comedic purposes.

Burns & Allen - Gracie Tells a Story

A bit of classic comic culture.

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes

Yeah, it's funny, but he pretty much hits all the points that word nerds harp on these days.

Charlie Chaplin - His New Profession

How about something other than music? How about a silent movie from almost exactly a hundred years ago?

The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest

I think I've posted this before, but no matter. One of my favorite cultural artifacts ever. First saw it when I was a child, and am happy that thanks to modern technology it is now easily available. H/t Atrios for the link.

RIP Harold Ramis

Sid Caesar - "This is Your Story" with Carl Reiner and Howard Morris (Full Sketch)

One more to mark the passing of Sid Caesar. This is often said to be the most memorable of the pieces done for Your Show of Shows in the early fifties.