Behind the scenes of legendary producer Rick Rubin's latest project with famous funnyman Ray Stevens

Travis and Jonathan, aka Jackie and Dunlap, portray Rick and Ray in this hilarious mockumentary .

(HT - MC)

Hagar's One Of Us

Liberals, The Early Years:

D-Day

Muslims Hate Cartoons

Jackie and Dunlap discuss the recent death threats made to the creators of South Park by a radical Islamic website

Turn off your damn lights and celebrate global warming with Jackie & Dunlap.

pssst, it's their full album (for free).

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"Nashville Radio"

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A modern renaissance man, Jon Langford is not only a musician, but also a painter and comic artist. As a founding member of The Mekons, Langford was one of the leaders in incorporating folk and country music into punk rock. Over the years, he has released a number of solo recordings as well as recordings with other bands outside of The Mekons, most notably the Waco Brothers, which he co-founded after moving to Chicago in the early '90s.
He is strongly involved with the Chicago-based independent label Bloodshot Records.
Langford also runs a group called the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, a country music cover band, whose high-powered members take turns interpreting music by some of the genres' great songwriters like Johnny Cash or Bob Wills.
Jon is also a prolific and respected visual artist best known for his striking portraits of country music icons like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley. His paintings appear on bottles and other items for the Dogfish Head Brewery.



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Objective Coverage?

Only a Test?

Mallard

The Human condition

... a rant by Duckman.

An Anniversary "SA-LUTE!" to the folks of Kornfield Kounty

One of the most popular and longest running variety shows in the history of television made it's debut 40 years ago on this date.



HEE HAW was a television variety show, co-hosted by musicians Buck Owens and Roy Clark, featuring country music and humor with fictional, rural "Kornfield Kounty" as a backdrop.



HEE HAW, sort of a country version of Rowan and Martin's Laugh In, was unlike anything else on television – a variety show that embraced the rural lifestyle of the South with skits, curvaceous country girls and the corniest jokes around.



The highlight of HEE HAW was the musical performances that filled each episode, not only by co-hosts Buck Owens and Roy Clark, but an array of country music superstars and singers on the rise performing music that ranged from classic country to contemporary, and gospel to bluegrass.



Virtually every major country superstar appeared on Hee Haw at one time or another – Charley Pride, George Jones, Conway Twitty, Sonny James, Ernest Tubb, Charlie Rich, Ray Price, Hank Williams Jr., Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Barbara Mandrell, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, the Statler Brothers, Alabama, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Vince Gill ... and many more.



But not all the guests on the show were from country music. Frequently, there were singers from other genres who became popular with country audiences, plus actors and comedians appeared as well.

"The Ultimate Jew"...

... turns 78 today, as Borscht-belt comedian Jackie Mason celebrates his birthday.
Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza, on June 9, 1936, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin) has had several one-man comedy stage shows over the years.

Visit his official site, or view one of his politically charged vlogs (like the one below).

Pelosi: Like a deranged pig in heat



Also celebrating today, is guitar wizard Les Paul.
Here's last years post (just add one year).

The more things change...

Mallard Fillmore reflects on his first 15 years

Remember when Dave's humor used to be called edgy?

The Other Palin

Today, Monty Python's Michael Palin celebrates his 66th birthday.

Now hailed as a national treasure for travelogues like "Around the World in 80 Days", however far he may journey Michael Palin will never escape his reputation as a brilliant writer/performer and the Python you could take home to meet the family.

Perhaps, my fondest recollection of Palin is his role of Dennis (The Constitutional Peasant) in Monty Python and the Holy Grail .

"Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
... You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
... I mean, if I went 'round saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!"

Here's the clip from that film described as "Another film completely different from some of the other films which aren't quite the same as this one is."



Below is a Brickfilm remake of the Camelot scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Spite Your Face Productions (in LEGO).

"Youre not goin' crazy, you're just a bit sad..."

Al has a related post--don't miss!

Obama Could (and probably will) Do Worse

Betty Boop: Judge For a Day (1935)

Betty is the cleaner a the local courthouse. On the bus ride to work one day, she grows tired of all the liberties her fellow citizens take. She falls asleep and dreams about what she'd do if she were the judge. Among her decrees: a thoughtless smoker learns about second-hand smoke the hard way, and an obnoxious celebrity impersonator is rewarded by having his ears blasted with imitations of Tarzan and the Shadow.

Mallard On Pirates

What better way to kick off the weekend than by laughing at some stereotypical partisan jokes?

These jokes come via Parcbench (where Rizzuto is currently posting).

You know how I know you’re a Democrat?

Because you don’t get the cartoons in The New Yorker but feel a tremendous social pressure to pretend that you do.

(More) You know how I know you’re a Democrat?

...and in the interest of being "fair and balanced",

You know how I know you’re a Republican?

Because you refer to listening to NPR as “monitoring enemy frequencies.”

(More) You know how I know you’re a Republican?

If anyone is confused as to which side they stand on, I had linked to this guide in a previous post.