0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/19/2015
If you’re reading this recap, you probably know that Tracy Morgan was involved in a terrible car accident in June 2014 that left the former Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock star in a coma for two weeks and killed fellow comedian James McNair. Fans and friends were unsure if Morgan would recover and court […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/12/2015
Amy Schumer gave a solid performance during a perfectly fine, but uneventful, episode of Saturday Night Live this past weekend. The hosting gig capped off a great few months for Schumer, who saw her feature debut, Trainwreck (which she also wrote), become a box office hit and her Comedy Central sketch comedy show, Inside Amy Schumer, […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/9/2015
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame released its list of 15 nominees for the 2016 induction class. It includes seven first-timers (The Cars, Chicago, Cheap Trick, Chaka Khan, The J.B.’s, Janet Jackson, and Steve Miller), along with Chic, who breaks the record for most nominations (10) without being inducted. Artists become eligible 25 years (1990 […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/8/2015
The Marvel comic book universe is full of characters on the fringe who poke fun at the more popular aspects of the universe. Some of these characters, like Howard the Duck and Deadpool, attained cult status among comic book fans, eventually leading to their own ongoing monthly series, guest appearances in more popular titles, and […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/5/2015
Last Friday, Gawker posted an article about Saturday Night Live fans on Instagram upset with the show having Miley Cyrus as host and musical guest. For long-time fans of the show, this was no surprise since people have been posting comments like, “This is why I don’t watch SNL anymore,” for years. Hell, people probably […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/2/2015
Saturday Night Live returns for its 41st season this Saturday and after several straight summers of cast shakeups, things were relatively quiet after the 40th season ended in May. Every cast member from last season will return for season 41 and only one new cast member, stand-up comedian Jon Rudnitsky, will join them. The lack […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 8/25/2015
When I was growing up, my uncle — who is about 10 years older than me — got me started on many of the interests I still have today. He gave me my first comic books (a few issues of The Invaders from the 1970’s), let me stay up late and watch The Kids in […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 8/19/2015
Last Friday, President Obama tweeted out the links to Spotify playlists for his summer vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Each list — “Day” and “Night” — consists of 20 songs from a wide variety of genres from folk to hip-hop to jazz. Quickly, the playlists led to internet posts about which intern was in charge […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 8/13/2015
The much-maligned second season of HBO’s True Detective wrapped up on Sunday evening with a 90-minute finale that according to most critics did little to save a season that was confusing for some, and down right boring for others. To be fair to True Detective’s creator and writer, Nic Pizzolatto, this season was behind the […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 7/22/2015
Currently, you can listen to Courtney Barnett’s great new album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, on at least three sites for absolutely free — and not illegal pirate streams, but legitimate sites like Spotify and YouTube. Barnett seems to be all right with this idea since one of the streams […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 7/20/2015
George Coe, veteran actor and original cast member of Saturday Night Live, died Saturday at the age of 86. By the time Coe joined SNL at the age of 46 — his casting a demand from NBC executives for a cast member that could appeal to older viewers — he already had a resume that included Broadway, […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 7/16/2015
It came as quite a shock to many Americans over this past weekend when reports began to trickle out that one of our moral heroes from the past 50 years, a man who stood up to racial inequality in Alabama, might actually be a racist himself. Atticus Finch, the voice of reason in the Pulitzer […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 7/10/2015
For the better part of 10 years, I spent my Monday nights preparing and Tuesday mornings selling music new releases for a big box retailer. My time there coincided with a sharp decline in record sales (2001-2010), but I will take no blame for the recent state of the industry. As I spent time preparing […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 7/9/2015
As we enter the final weekend of Wimbledon, it seems fitting that HBO — home to the tournament’s early round coverage from 1975 to 1999 — would air a special about tennis. What may be less fitting is that this special, 7 Days In Hell, is a comedic sports mockumentary about the “greatest match in […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 6/22/2015
Before Saturday night, the only original Lifetime movie I had ever watched was Untouchable: The Drew Peterson Story. It was awful, but kind of amazing, and featured an unforgettable performance by Rob Lowe as Peterson. I thought my Lifetime movie viewing days were over until I read about A Deadly Adoption starring Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig. […]
