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Adam Sandler , who is currently starring in the George Clooney mess Jay Kelly , is one of those guys that everybody  has an opinion about. For most people, he’s the loud, goofy, juvenile clown who made a fortune playing overgrown man-children who yell funny nonsense, punch people in the face, and fall down a lot. For others (and I’d put myself in this camp) he’s a wildly talented performer who, yes, built an empire on dumb comedies, but who’s also capable of incredible dept

With the recent release of the new horror film Clown in a Cornfield —which, by the way, is absolutely terrible (and yes, you can read my review for all the painful details )—I started thinking about clowns. Not the kind that ruin horror movies by being dull, derivative, and dumb (looking at you, Terrifier  fans), but the kind of clowns that actually work. The ones that are funny, creepy, iconic, strange, and unforgettable. So I decided to put together a list of my 10 favorite

The 97th Oscars: A Night of Big Wins, Big Speeches, & Big Conan Energy Award season is officially over, and the 2025 Academy Awards  are now in the books. As I do every year, I watched the telecast. This year I watched with my girlfriend, Julie, and we had a small Oscar party, which was a blast. But the real fun? The live interactive chat on my Patreon page , where we had a great crowd of subscribers discussing the ceremony in real-time. We talked about the pacing, debated th

I have been an SNL  fan since the first episode with George Carlin in October 1975 when I was ten years old, and I haven't missed an episode since. As an expert and historian for Saturday Night Live , who graduated from Second City  and prides himself on being an expert on Saturday Night Live , let me say that I absolutely loved this special. And it wasn't at all what I thought it was going to be. The Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special   was a three-and-a-half-hour

"Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music" : A Landmark Celebration of Comedy and Sound As you probably know, I am an SNL fanatic and have been since the first episode aired in October 1975. I also host a podcast called "That Show Hasn't Been Funny in Years: An SNL Podcast"  on the Radio Misfits Podcast Network . This is a very special year for us "Saturday Night Live"  fans because it is the show's 50th anniversary. Several special events and shows are part of the season-

Awards Season officially kicked off with the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards , which took place this past Sunday night. The Globes are widely considered a joke because the Hollywood Foreign Press  has such a moronic reputation, and the awards have been given to some questionable winners in the past. Because of past controversy, the HFP nearly disbanded a few years back, and the awards were almost completely canceled. But they made some huge alterations in the organization, an