Comedy's Game Changers: The Definitive List

Recently I had the opportunity to contribute to the It’s All Comedy: In Theory podcast produced and hosted by Dena Ware and Charlie Spink. Their question was, “Who were the comedy game changers?” Now I don’t have any real comedy bonafides, nor am I a comedy historian, and, let’s face it, I’ve barely got an offhand grasp of the English language. But I do have an opinion. And that, matched with the existence of what I’ve referred to as my “blog” and the courage to type in the face of the unlikely threat of carpal tunnel, compel me to offer my own hastily assembled, sparsely researched, yet rigid and willfully arbitrary , definitive list. Behold! The Comedy Game Changers of the Modern Era.

Top 14 Most Underrated Movies of All Time (#7 will take your breath away)

How many movies are never considered for acclaim and are all but flawless in their production. The answer is fourteen. Of course, there is a disclaimer for the methodology. These are movies that fall into, at least, one of five categories: Loved but not loved enough; Loved but forgotten; Pre-1990 and therefore dismissed as an oldie; Not so old that they’re in black & white thereby grandfathering in their greatness in the minds of cinephiles; Not rated R.

Which Former San Francisco Amusement Park Are You?

With Summer just around the corner (Also just around the corner: Winter, Spring, the aforementioned Summer, Fall, Winter again, Spring again, etc. - seasons are cyclical. So don’t get too excited when your team wins the championship) one might be thinking about some typical summer things to do like taking a free factory tour or go geocaching. But some might be thinking about amusement parks and if they are one…or maybe even two. Well this scientific quiz has been scientifically designed to tell you, scientifically, how many amusement parks you are.

The Alternate Answer To Our Prayers

SK blames writer’s block for his lack of blog posts in the last few hundreds of weeks. He’s still got it but at least the meds have side effects.

Out Of The Mouths Of Tweens

Dear Mom and Dad,

I am here at camp where you sent me. The counselors said we had to write to you or else we would have to go back into the hole. Thank you for the cookies that you sent me. Mr. Munchick said they were delicious. I have learned a lot since I have been here at camp where you sent me. Did you know that mole hide is easier to stitch than cowhide? Skyler K. said he saw

General Waste of TimeSK MortonJune 9, 2014Camp, summer camp, tweensComment

There's No Right Way To Unwrap A Reese's

I believe it was Plato who said, “Necessity is the mother of invention, and we are lousy with orphans”. There’s no doubt, orphanry can be fun, but when the gruel runs dry and the cardboard suitcase get wet it’s time to start thinking about the choices we’ve made. Was it really a good idea to kill my parents?

Sisyphusing Around. My New Vocation.

As I sit here this beautiful spring day (You can tell its spring because the homeless have begun to bloom as robins go through their pockets looking for grubs and stale lozenges.) I contemplate all of my poor choices in life and how they have conspired to bring me here to the outset of a new career – I’m going to be a blogger!

General Waste of TimeSK MortonMay 12, 2014Blogging, First Blog, Humor writing, PlagiarismComment