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I remember exactly where I was when I watched Saturday Night Live’s 40th Anniversary special. I was lying in a hospital bed, a stretch of partying Belushi and Farley-style had finally caught up with me. That week-long stint under medical Continue reading Saturday Night Love
Every so often, you find that very special person in your life. A person who makes you smile, who provides you with unforgettable lines that you laugh at for eternity, a person who you grew up with yet reminds you Continue reading Chevy Chase spends Christmas Vacation in Tampa
I saw Dan Orlovsky in a Geico commercial the other day and was taken aback. Who is Dan Orlovsky, you ask? He’s the tall, lanky ex-NFL quarterback who ESPN has groomed into an analyst. On the off chance you’re desperate Continue reading The continuing descent of ESPN
Date: Friday, December 29, 2023 Time: 7:30 pm Venue: Funny Bone (formerly the Improv), Ybor City, Florida The final stop (or so we thought) on our comedy tour included a special surprise: a new face, at a club with a Continue reading SportsChump Whirlwind Comedy Tour, Part Four: Marcello Hernandez
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Time: 9:15 pm Venue: Side Splitters Comedy Club, Carrollwood, Florida Sometimes, we just need a good laugh. Last year more than ever, I found the distraction of laughter to be my best medicine. That’s why, Continue reading SportsChump Whirlwind Comedy Tour, Part One: Andrew Dice Clay
Season after season, the National Football League continues to encounter pitfalls, thriving despite itself, only because all we want to do with our Sundays is drink beer and watch gladiators beat the snot out of each other. This season is Continue reading The NFL fumbles yet again: The Deshaun Watson appeal
As J-Dub and I were rubbing our sticks together trying to make fire, discussing the Brian Flores lawsuit as a potential impetus for change (or not), another black eye hit the NFL. Don’t worry though, sports fans. The league office Continue reading Point-Counterpoint: Calvin Ridley, Gambling, and The NFL’s “Integrity Problem”
I recently attended a movie premiere in New York City. It was kind of a big deal. A colleague of my mother recently produced a documentary on the life, times and comedic genius of Gilda Radner. Having grown up in Continue reading Meeting famous people and the idiots we become
I get that at times I’m beginning to sound like an old codger. It’s an inevitable (and often quite fun) part of the aging process. But no bad deed should go unpunished. Not that long ago, I wrote about my Continue reading That guy from Doctor Doolittle
I sent my mother a text the other night. CNN was airing its very first episode of a series they call “The Seventies.” Their first installment covered the golden age of television, an era that gave us such legendary and Continue reading Is it live or is it bothersome: The time and space continuum according to my stepfather
