A Kenneth and Liz Party

As I am physically incapable of being anything but extremely punctual, I was the first to arrive at this evening's Super Bowl party.  My gracious host and fellow 30 Rock fan met me at my car and let me know that it might be a "Kenneth and Liz party," which I found particularly funny since I get to be Liz every way you slice it.  And from now on, I will be calling my host Kenneth at work.  And, in the near future, I might try to make him get me a sandwich.  I haven't been able to find any good clips of  the "Greenzo" episode that shows us what Kenneth's parties look like (and why he doesn't have parties anymore).  But, since I'd still like to honor of the early part of the evening*, here are some short, but fun moments from 30 Rock.  

First, the party song that almost rocked the party tonight.

Now, a moment from television that scarily imitates my own life.

And finally, the reason why I want Kenneth at the door of every party.

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*The other guests were about 5 minutes behind me.

A Spider-Man for the Wes Anderson set

 

A fun parody of Wes Anderson's filmic affectations as we slouch our way towards the weekend.  And, if you live in the NY/NJ/PA area, a final laugh before the snowpocalpyse tears the fabric of our society to shreds...at least, until the plows come out on Sunday.

A Special Message from Hank and Dean Venture

I'm a little too pooped to write my usual weekly round-up tonight, so I will do my summing up tomorrow.  Until then, I leave you with this public service announcement from The Venture Brothers. 

Videos my lady brain understands

As a big fan of the "Target Women" segments at Current*, I was both sad and happy when I read this funny interview, "'I Murdered a Screenwriter & Slept My Way to the Top': Getting Funny and Frank with Sarah Haskins" yesterday on Jezebel.  Haskins spoke to Jezebel's Dodai Stewart about how she'll no longer be doing "Target Women" and what she's got going on in the future.  On the one hand I thought, Al Gore, how you could let her go? But, on the other hand, the chance that there might be something else, like a really smart comedy starring Sarah Haskins sometime in the future makes things sort of okay.  In honor of her tenure as the host of "Target Women," I'm going to go ahead and post some of my favorites.

I found this one particularly hilarious since I like to spend my weekend evenings doing my laundry.


I really liked this one because I thought I was the only person who thought that the Today show was asking Ann Curry to take unnecessary risks.**  Actually, that's sugar-coating it.  Like Sarah Haskins, I thought they were trying to kill her, especially during the South Pole story.


Oh, and this one.  Because, well, poop jokes crack me up.  And she uses the word "poopadox." 


And I just like this one.


This one, too.




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*The "Target Women" segments are part of Current's show "Infomania," which I have never seen , if you don't count the "Target Women" segments.
**As a daily Today show watcher, I've had a lot of time to formulate my opinion.

A Dose of Awesome

Say Anything fans, enjoy. 

As I rained blows upon Him, I realized there had to be another way...

On this December 23rd I wish you and your family a happy Festivus.  Let's hope that the Airing of Grievances this year is not as bad as it could be (maybe everyone has forgotten a thing or two or is generally pleased with each other) and that its not your turn to pin the head of the household during the Feats of Great Strength.  Here's to a Festivus sitting cozily by the Festivus pole, enjoying your traditional Pepperidge Farm cake decorated with M&Ms as someone else in your family wrestles your father to the ground to end the holiday.  Just remember that if the commercialism of Christmas has got you down, there's a lot of comfort in knowing there's a "Festivus for the rest of us." 

I've already wished my parents a Happy Festivus, so if you haven't done the same, you should probably get on the phone, go downstairs, come up from the basement (which is totally yours; I mean, your mom probably hardly ever comes down there unless she's doing laundry), or get in the car and drive to your family Festivus gathering already.  Otherwise, this will probably end up being the first Grievance Aired next year.  And you know that means that you might have to perform a Feat of Great Strength.  That is the exact opposite of a Festivus Miracle. 

If you're shaky on Festivus traditions or the concept of Festivus in general, you can check out this summary of clips explaining the holiday from the famous Seinfeld episode "The Strike."

And for anyone wondering what I got you for Christmas, a donation has been made in your name to the Human Fund ("Money for People").

Haven't You Always Wanted a Monkey?

Thursdays are always a little rushed, so don't have a single, coherent thing to ruminate on tonight.  So, I figured I'd post the shortest thing that struck me the funniest from last night's Colbert Report.

Monkey ThreatDown - Holes & Banana Too High

Friday Love and the Big Question of the Day

Can't find it on the Internets (the tubes must be slow), but last night's Parks and Recreation nearly made me pee myself simply for Leslie Knope's "understandable" lady excuses for why she would have shot her boss in the head while hunting (since "I'm an excellent hunter" only confuses park rangers). (Update: Here it is on Hulu.) Personal favorite: "I have a new bra that hooks in the front, and it popped open and surprised me and I shot Ron in the head."  I always wanted the show to work, and I'm glad it finally got funny.  Don't just take my word for it: You can find a more articulate version of my feelings here, in Heather Havrilesky's "I Like to Watch" column  at Salon.

Also, Oprah quitting her show the day before my 30th birthday.  Should that add a new dimension to my feelings about turning 30?  The Oprah Winfrey Show has been around most of my life...how should about it ending with my 20s?