JohnHodgman-related stories
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 1:46PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Animation, Adult Swim, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S04E06) This episode was a rare star-studded treat for
Venture Bros. Really honing in on the idea of adult aftermath in the lives of boy adventurer types, Jackson Publick introduced a robot boy, boy detective brothers (Seth Green and John Hodgman), former Wonder Boy (Patton Oswalt) and the return of Action Johnny (Brendon Small). Never before have so many guest voices (okay, four) been crammed into an installment, bringing the entire audience to an immediate nerdgasm.
Continue reading Review: The Venture Bros. - Self-Medication
Posted Sep 10th 2009 10:03AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Celebrities, Reality-Free, Burn Notice
Some have made the argument that actor Ted McGinley is the patron saint of all things television. I mean, sure Teddy-M.C. has a wide and varied career and holds the power to destroy entire series with his very presence.
Well Mr. McGinley, I've met Bruce Campbell (once, almost, it's a long story). I know Bruce Campbell (not really, but
Bob probably knows him better than I do). And you, sir, are no Bruce Campbell.
And just to prove it, let me pose a question: has anyone ever held a "Ted McGinley Watch" in his television honor? I didn't think so. Writer and blogger John Sellers has revived the annual TV tradition on his popular
True/Slant blog.
Continue reading Groovy! John Sellers brings Bruce Campbell Watch back from the dead
Posted Aug 8th 2009 2:02PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, Game Show, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free, British TV
John Hodgman seems like a gentle and mellow soul who uses wit, grace and intelligence to make his arguments, instead of more American methods of debate, such as yelling, name-calling or
numb-chucks nunchucks.
However, when something gets stuck in his craw, he can unleash an unholy tornado of rage and seething anger. He can muster the unstoppable force of an undersea volcano and spew forth a raw stream of pointed arguments and reasoned thinking that could melt the butt off of an Eastern gray squirrel.
This time, Hodgman pointed his pressure washer of wit towards BBC America for refusing to pick up a comedy panel quiz show called
QI.
Continue reading Hodgman activates rage gland against BBC America for not picking up QI
Posted Jun 28th 2009 11:29AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: The Daily Show, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Uber-humorist John Hodgman has a wit that hasn't been seen since the likes of Robert Benchley. His uncanny ability to turn his know-it-all prowess and droll delivery into brilliant comedy deserves scientific study.
I'm not saying he needs a complete autopsy. Maybe just a little exploratory brain surgery that doesn't do any permanent damage to the neurons and synapses that allow him to conjure long lists of
hobo names and an
incredibly detailed history of the American lobster. Trust me, there is a hilarious global warming cure in that noggin somewhere.
So after watching his brilliant and funny performance at
the White House Radio and Television Correspondence Dinner (Speaking of which,
didn't we just have one? How many of these damn dinners do they need? Are television reporters experiencing a major shortage of grilled chicken?), a lingering but obvious thought occurred. Why does this man not have his own television show?
Continue reading Why hasn't John Hodgman scored his own show?
Posted Dec 17th 2008 3:05PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: The Daily Show, Stargate, Web, Celebrities, Heroes, Star Trek: The Next Generation, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, TV Squad Ten
Yep, I got a
Twitter. It's part of my plan to plaster the Internet with links to my must-read blog posts about
'90s indie rock and that handsome bastard Neil Patrick Harris (don't ask). Fortunately for you, some clever TV stars also use Twitter for fun and shameless self-promotion.
Here are ten fan-friendly TV celebs worth stalking on Twitter. Unlike that
fake Stephen Colbert, these guys are all one-hundred percent, real-life paparazzo magnets.
Continue reading TV Squad Ten: TV celebs worth following on Twitter
Posted Jun 27th 2008 12:23PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
"George W. Bush: Still President": Despite President Bush's initial refusal to negotiate with baddies, he has decided to take back what he said about
North Korea. That's a flip-flop, sir! So, no more Axis of Evil? Just Gaggle of Douchebags? It's more childish phrasing from Bush, just like the magic wand he likes to talk about when facing high oil prices. Oh, and Barack Obama likes to... use... that... too... Great.
Continue reading The Daily Show: June 26, 2008 - VIDEOS
Posted Jun 12th 2008 11:23AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
Barack Obama only recently got the Democratic nomination and car dealerships are already cashing in on his likeness. Apparently Obama love sells Kia Sorentos like Democratic hotcakes. I know I should have been pretty disgusted or annoyed by seeing that commercial, but all I could think about was how that fellow sounded more like Obama than Fred Armisen's impression on
Saturday Night Live. Grumble, grumble.
Continue reading The Daily Show: June 11, 2008 - VIDEO
Posted May 1st 2008 11:22AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
"Festival of Wrights": Apparently, this
Reverend Jeremiah Wright controversy will never, ever die. Ever. Old man Wright has been "dominating cable news coverage like he's a missing white girl" (which, incidentally, is my new favorite phrase). Jon's ice cream analogy for the media's desperation and craving for more Wright craziness was not only hilarious, but delicious.
Continue reading The Daily Show: April 30, 2008 - VIDEOS
Posted Mar 20th 2008 8:09AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews
Jon still hasn't mentioned it on the show yet, but Comedy Central has started running ads for the second
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education. Jon will be hosting once again, and the list of appearances is looking pretty sweet. Will Arnett, Steve Carell and Conan O'Brien alone are enough to drag me in. The special will be airing on Comedy Central (duh) at 8:00PM EST on April 13, which happens to be the night before the
Colbert Report's big Philly adventure kick-off. Sounds like it's going to be a couple of very busy days for Mr. Colbert.
Continue reading The Daily Show: March 19, 2008 - VIDEO
Posted Jan 17th 2008 9:00AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews
"
Indecision 2008:" Mitt Romney passed John McCain and Mike Huckabee for the win in Michigan, that one place that looks like a mitten. Also, "Mitt Romney" in German is "With Romney." Fun Fact courtesy of Mr. Stewart.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards and not Dennis Kucinich sat around a table and had a
fun discussion. Same hand-holding may have been involved. The media has also been having fun, throwing around the phrase "
the gloves are off" in reference to Clinton and Obama's fight for the top. Also, here's some other super-fun news: Wow, race is still a
relevant issue? People are spreading
false rumors on the Internet? How strange.
Continue reading A Daily Show: January 16, 2008
Posted Jan 9th 2008 4:37PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Celebrities
The
Daily Show correspondents and analysts and very busy and important, so viewers will probably never get a chance to see the everyone show off their comedic chops at the same time. So, pore over this his
GQ blog post, because it's probably going to be the closest thing we'll get to a display of their group genius.
In the article, the correspondents share their thoughts on various presidential candidates and some of their strangely hot wives. They also seem to have spent quite a bit of time thinking about the magic weight loss of both Mike Huckabee and Subway's Jared (Samantha Bee: "They've both got one pair of giant pants somewhere in their closet that they pull out every so often:
Now three of me can fit in these pants!"). I don't think this is an excerpt from a larger, soon to be in-print piece, but I'm still holding out a little hope.
Continue reading Daily Show correspondents love candidates and costumes
Posted Oct 5th 2007 7:27AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews
"
Banned-Aid": The House and Senate were all like, "Hey, maybe we should tax cigarettes to get poor kids health care" and President Bush was all like, "No, thanks". Also, I get the strange feeling that I'd be more likely to donate to an event called "Big Wheels for Mumia" than the average magazine drive.
Senior Healthcare Analyst John Oliver, dressed as a lovable street urchin, gave us a peek into the life of a scrappy Dickensian London boy. The kind with black lung! It must be the best feeling to get bossman Jon Stewart to laugh like that in the middle of a piece. Oliver was absolutely 'ilarious, especially during that random half-jig.
Continue reading The Daily Show: October 4, 2007
Posted Sep 12th 2007 9:01AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews
"
Iraq Me, Dave Petraeus": Ohh, man. It's tough to fail with an "Amadeus" reference, really. Although, weirdly enough, I thought of
"Dr. Zaius" from The Simpsons before I thought of the original song by Falco. I suppose breakdancing space apes will always stick out in my mind a little more than other things. The montage comparing the words of Bush and Petraeus was pretty well done. I wonder what poor intern had to dig through the archives for those. Also, I wonder if they included the Iraq-ified MC Escher piece because they were worried people wouldn't get the reference.
Continue reading The Daily Show: September 11, 2007
Posted Aug 1st 2007 9:41AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews
Interwebz superstar Senator Ted Stevens has had his
home raided by the feds. This was bad news for both Stevens and his number one BFF and fan, Jason Jones. I like to imagine that Piper Bee Jones' bedroom is full of Stevens posters and goodies.
"Indecision '08": John Hodgman, whose skin, shirt and jacket were all the same shady of pasty, talked about the importance of image in presidential elections. I love it whenever Hodgman rants on about facial hair... There's quite a bit of that nonsense in his book
The Areas of My Expertise, by the way. Also, William Jennings Bryan sounding a like a cross between Beaker and this
GI Joe PSA parody? Thumbs up.
Continue reading The Daily Show: July 31, 2007
Posted Jun 12th 2007 2:10AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews
Jon briefly touched upon the Paris Hilton situation by poking some fun at the media's
extensive coverage. CNN complained a lot about covering it, but then proceeded to do it for the rest of the day. Oh, Anderson Cooper, you're better than this.
"
Albaniacs": President Bush paid a visit to Albania, where he was received like a rock star. Oh, man... Jon had to call Dennis Miller for joke help? Weak. So weak.
The Daily Show has been doing a lot of name-dropping lately, in the form of these silly little phone calls and those Giant Head appearances. I'm not sure I like it very much.
Continue reading The Daily Show: June 11, 2007
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