Topic: A NOID (Read 40093 times)

Matt H. · « **Reply #120 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:04:41 PM »

DR Lulu, I never said THE NAKED GUN movies weren't funny. I think they are, but nothing beats the unstoppable hilarity of the six filmed episodes of POLICE SQUAD! And Peter Lupus in the Tv version makes an infinitely more hilarious stooge than O.J. Simpson (playing the same role in the film).

Jrand73 · « **Reply #121 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:13:21 PM »

TV funny - RENO 911!

Jason · « **Reply #122 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:13:49 PM »

I have to pee and cannot leave the desk because the freaking phone won't stop ringing!! ARGH!

Susan Egan is replacing Sutton Foster in MILLIE. It's official. Congrats, Susan!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #123 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:14:04 PM »

Quote from: Jane on January 05, 2004, 01:36:52 PM

... and the tree went out on Saturday.

And with whom did your tree step out?

der Brucer (it's a thankless job, but somebody's got to do it!)

bk · « **Reply #124 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:16:03 PM »

Welcome back, Lulu. Now all we need is Kotter to come back.

MBarnum, most movie comedies simply don't play as well whilst sitting at home. Oh, one might laugh every now and then, but real comedy movie viewing is a shared communal experience.

Jane · « **Reply #125 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:20:14 PM »

Quote from: William E. Lurie on January 05, 2004, 01:54:24 PM

Thanks to all of you who sent be get well wishs. I'm back at work and feeling a little better but very tired still. Just a couple of comments on the past couple of days notes and posts before I go home to a (hopefully) long night's sleep.

I never got TIVO because I already control my watching time with a VHS and it has the one big fault that VHS has (I know because I called TIVO to check this). If a program is scheduled from say 8:00 to 9:00 but a sports overrun or unscheduled news event pushes it back to 8:20 to 9:20 you will still get 8:00 to 9:00 recorded causing you to miss the last 20 minutes of whatever you are recording. In fact if I know there is football on Sundays I always add an extra thirty minutes to the recording time which I don't think you can do with TIVO although there may be a manual override.

Glad you are feeling better.

Sad but true about TIVO. It is very frustrating when that happens. If I remember it will be a possibility, which rarely happens, I program the following show to also record.

Jason · « **Reply #126 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:20:31 PM »

An example of how busy we've been today: Our head computer guy said that when he came in this morning, there were 8,900 new emails in the administrative box that were license applications and/or license inquiries. That didn't include the junk mail. OY!

TCB · « **Reply #127 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:21:53 PM »

Derbrucer -- I love the photo on the lake. You look very dashing.

tomovoz -- Are the creditors after you again? Is that why you keep changing your photo. Trust me, you look good in all of them.

Jed · « **Reply #128 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:22:50 PM »

Quote from: bk on January 05, 2004, 02:16:03 PM

MBarnum, most movie comedies simply don't play as well whilst sitting at home. Oh, one might laugh every now and then, but real comedy movie viewing is a shared communal experience.

Says the man who watches movie after movie at home.

I agree wholeheartedly, BK. And I, too, very rarely get to the movie theater (just too danged pricey for me). My most pleasurable movie watching experiences are always when a large group of friends watch something, rather than solitary viewing.

bk · « **Reply #129 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:24:41 PM »

Do we think Panni is BUSY? And does Panni not laugh out loud at movies? We need Panni Picks. But Panni IS BUSY, that we know. Today I got to direct some voice-over auditions, which was fun. I'm loving your lists, and I'm happy to see that many film and play choices coincide with mine own.

I didn't see Noises Off on B'way or even in local theater, but I did see a production at my alma matter LACC that was pretty hilarious and well-done.

Jane · « **Reply #130 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:24:46 PM »

Quote from: Lulu on January 05, 2004, 01:56:52 PM

Heigh-ho! I'm back from my Indiana Adventure, and trust that you all had a wonderful holiday!

Movies that made/make me laugh a lot:

Naked Gun (take THAT, DR Matt! )
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
Raising Arizona
Marx Bros. movies, Cocoanuts through A Day at the Races, inclusive
Ghostbusters (the first time I saw it)
My Favorite Wife
Arsenic and Old Lace
No Time for Sergeants

Well, that'll do for now

How could I forgot to mention Arsenic and Old Lace! Also very funny were My Favorite Wife, Ghostbusters, No Time for Sergeants and Raising Arizona

Panni · « **Reply #131 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:27:53 PM »

Can't think of many funny movies right now. SOME LIKE IT HOT; DUCK SOUP; BLAZING SADDLES; THE INSPECTOR GENERAL... Will think of more later. TV - Absolutely "Chuckles Bites the Dust" - I can watch that ten times in a row and still laugh out loud. In fact, I used to screen it when I would be asked once in a while to give a master class on comedy writing. And even after analyzing it to death, it still makes me laugh.

TCB · « **Reply #132 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:29:03 PM »

Quote from: Jason on January 05, 2004, 02:13:49 PM

I have to pee and cannot leave the desk because the freaking phone won't stop ringing!! ARGH!

I am so sorry, Jason, but you always manage to make even the most awful crisis funny. Just remember I am always laughing with you, not at you.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #133 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:30:24 PM »

Thanks TCB. I am of course just attempting to solicit such comments.

Panni · « **Reply #134 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:31:42 PM »

I saw AFTER I had posted that I was requested to post. I must be psychic (or is that psychotic?) And actually, bk, you're right. I hardly ever laugh out loud at movies because I have the comedy writer's instinct and say very seriously "Yes, that's funny." But no laughing

Jason · « **Reply #135 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:31:44 PM »

Miss TCB, I promise that my personal tragedy will not interfere with my ability to do good hair.

Sandra · « **Reply #136 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:37:14 PM »

Monty Python and the Holy Grail, especially the swallows and the coconuts. And the part in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead when Rosencrantz is trying to juggle. Greater Tuna and Tuna Christmas were like death eating a cracker (is that a good thing?)

bk · « **Reply #137 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:39:19 PM »

Let's all sing the theme from Welcome Back, Kotter, shall we?

Television funny: Jack Benny, always. And Groucho.

TCB · « **Reply #138 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:40:57 PM »

.........and Gracie Allen.

bk · « **Reply #139 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:44:27 PM »

Chat in a mere three hours. I'm probably going to open the room at five-thirty so I can get a little chattin' in before heading to the home environment.

Panni · « **Reply #140 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:45:15 PM »

The funniest play I ever saw - from the stage - was Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra. Not a hoot-fest, you say, DR's. True. But I was doing the production at the Shaw Festival and the company was nearing the end of the interminable Canadian run before going on tour. We were all a bit hysterical and exhausted. So in the final scene, as Caesar is about to sail off, and we're all standing staring into the house (the house being the ocean), the actor playing Epiladorus (can't remember how to spell it) sneezed and the actor playing Caesar said, totally in character, "Bless you, my son." For some reason, I thought this was the funniest line that had ever been uttered in the history of the theater. I totally corpsed, except there was nowhere to go, nowhere to turn as I had to keep staring out at the damn ocean. These strange little strangled sounds started coming out of me and I was literally peeing my pants (panties) - which is incredibly horrible in a diaphanous Egyptian gown. Anyway, I finally had to turn around and face upstage - so while everybody else was staring out at the ocean, I was looking at god knows what behind me. I'm surprised I wasn't kicked out of Equity.
So, that DR's is the funniest theatrical experience I've ever had.

Matt H. · « **Reply #141 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:45:20 PM »

I liked MONY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN even more than HOLY GRAIL, but they are both hilarious. So is their TV series and, of course, Cleese's FAWLTY TOWERS. A FISH CALLED WANDA was also hysterical.

Panni · « **Reply #142 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:47:52 PM »

Now I must get back to being BUSY.

Matt H. · « **Reply #143 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:57:03 PM »

I re-watched LOVE ME TONIGHT today with the Kreuger commentary on, and he does indeed declare the film the best movie musical ever made and then proceeds to explain how exceptional it is during the film's running time. I understand how fond he was of the director, but isn't this carrying mentor-ship just a bit too far? Well, to each his own, I guess. It's a very entertaining musical with some stunning camerawork and a wonderful score, but I'd never call it the best ever screen musical.

Jane · « **Reply #144 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:58:59 PM »

Quote from: TCB on January 05, 2004, 02:40:57 PM

.........and Gracie Allen.

OH YES!

bk · « **Reply #145 on:** January 05, 2004, 02:58:59 PM »

Miles Kreuger doesn't really care for anything made after 1935. I see him quite often and he always makes me laugh with his pronouncements. That said, he loves The First Nudie Musical, so I'm quite fond of him.

Robin · « **Reply #146 on:** January 05, 2004, 03:05:27 PM »

Personally, I think THE PRODUCERS just might be the funniest movie ever made. SOME LIKE IT HOT and DUCK SOUP are tied for second place.

I was lucky enough to see Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in their original run in THE PRODUCERS on B'Way. But I honestly liked THE FULL MONTY better. Go figure.

George · « **Reply #147 on:** January 05, 2004, 03:06:10 PM »

I am going to venture forth into the weather (by way of my car) and see what happens. I want to get some lunch/dinner (Taco Del Mar...it's Double Punch Monday!) and I have some wrapping paper that I want to give to my sister.

I plan on being back in time for chat, but if I crash my car (although I will be driving very defensively), I might be a bit late. Wish me luck.

MBarnum · « **Reply #148 on:** January 05, 2004, 03:10:31 PM »

Be careful out there George!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #149 on:** January 05, 2004, 03:24:10 PM »

At the risk of upsetting one or more of our LCRs:

While I was home, my outspoken, somewhat deaf, and often obnoxious uncle sat glued to his television. There are two things airing on that TV set -- Fox News and/or whatever sports event that might be live at the moment. If it wasn't reported on Fox News, according to my uncle, it either didn't happen or it wasn't reported correctly.

We ignore him in droves.

News:

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