June 2008
13 posts
The Bro's Code Guide to: Inappropriate Product...
Hope you all had a good weekend! Mine was spent mostly at home with the new baby (though I guess 5 months makes her not so new anymore) which was just what the Doctor ordered.
While at home however, I happened to be reading the label on one of our “around the house” items. And I couldn’t believe what I read!
It turns out this product provides “convenient family care...
The Bro's Code Guide To: Freak Sports Injuries
The Detroit Free Press is reporting today that Tigers backup catcher Brandon Inge will be placed on the Disabled List due to an injury he suffered while pillowing his 3 year old son. (Fans of the 1980’s mini-series “Shogun” will get that joke, which basically means just me.)
Does this mean that the Tigers’ injury report will look something like this?
Sheffield, 15 Day DL...
According to one member, The Academy of Motion...
Apparently Jamie Foxx is pulling an ”Ashton” and will be Executive Producer of a new MTV show called “From G’s to Gents” which will be all about helping to turn boys into men (see video below). In a made up exclusive interview with a member of the AMPAS which awards those famous golden statues, it turns out that Foxx is quickly rising up the list of actors that are...
The Bro's Code is here for your disgust errr I...
thebroscode.com is very good friends with the Daily Blabber website (isn’t it cute how websites can be friends? It’s like they’re almost human!) and so DB was kind enough to make us aware of this video THAT YOU MUST WATCH!!
I’m sorry I did that to you all. I know it’s probably the last thing any of you wanted to see. (If not, please go here.) However, what amazes...
The Bro's Code Guide to: George Carlin
Can you really ever get enough George Carlin? I say no. Here are some of his classic comedy bits:
Seven Words is probably what he’ll always be best known for.
George Carlin talks about stuff. Always one of my favorites.
Another fave growing up: Have a nice day.
A comparison between baseball and football. Amazing how his stuff still holds up today.
This is for all us members of The...
The Bro's Code Guide to: Today's Links
Here’s a couple of interesting things found while tooling around the web…
Once again in keeping with this week’s theme, here is the last interview given by George Carlin before his passing. (Thanks to reader Tracy for the tip!)
Holy Crap! Look what happened to Billy Bob!
One of my favorite writers Brian K. Vaughan is developing a show for Dreamworks. Don’t know who...
The Bro's Code Guide to: The Most Relevant Comics...
As I mentioned yesterday, out of respect to the passing of George Carlin I’m keeping this week related to all things comedy. And what better way to pay tribute to Carlin than to provide you all with my Top 10 list of today’s most relevant comics. You’ll also notice that I’m only including 9 comics here. It’s my version of the “missing man” flying...
My recent chat with a Hollywood Comedy Producer
The Bro (4: 53 PM): So whats the feeling in the comedy world with regard to Carlin's death?
The Bro (4: 53 PM): Have you spoken to many people?
HCP (4: 55 PM): well, obviously it's a big loss
HCP (4: 55 PM): he was one of a kind and really influenced a lot of people that came after him
HCP (4: 56 PM): to be honest, i've personally been a little surprised the extent to which the mainstream media seems to have picked up on kind of how important he was
The Bro (4: 57 PM): Really? By mid-day I couldn't even find the article on Yahoo. It was on their front page this morning early on, and wasn't even in their highlighted section anymore by about 10am or so our time..
HCP (4: 57 PM): comedy, especially standup, can be really tough to stay relevant over a long period of time and for him to be as relevant as he was as long as he was is pretty amazing
HCP (4: 57 PM): then again, maybe i'm just fooled cuz i'm living in a comedy bubble so it seems like it's gotten more mainstream attention than it has
HCP (4: 58 PM): but if you look at sites like Digg, a bunch of the top stories on there are about carlin so somebody's reading and spreading the word
The Bro (4: 59 PM): I wonder if he had any projects going currently that are now searching for someone to take over..
The Bro (4: 59 PM): Who would you get to replace Carlin if you had to right now?
HCP (4: 59 PM): i think he was planning another tour and i believe he was going to be getting some kennedy center award or something like that
The Bro (5: 00 PM): Actually I did see that in the article about the kennedy center award..
The Bro (5: 00 PM): Does this mean somebody else gets it now?
The Bro (5: 00 PM): Maybe they'll give it to Lewis Black
HCP (5: 00 PM): yeah, somehow i doubt it
The Bro (5: 00 PM): Kathy Griffin?
HCP (5: 01 PM): there you go - somebody that addresses important issues facing society like her take on the latest episode of Project Runway
The Bro (5: 02 PM): Okay then, who has the most to thank for George Carlin do you think?
HCP (5: 02 PM): The short, clever answer is "America."
HCP (5: 03 PM): but that's also the "dodge the question" answer
The Bro (5: 03 PM): yeah really.
The Bro (5: 03 PM): we dont want anything quite that profound here
HCP (5: 03 PM): i think any comic that's performed on HBO owes Carlin cuz he helped turn that into a unique outlet for comics
HCP (5: 04 PM): I also think guys like Chris Rock couldn't do some of the edgier stuff they do if Carlin hadn't done it before
HCP (5: 05 PM): I also think carlin proved that you don't necessarily have to "sell out" to build a career in comedy
The Bro (5: 07 PM): Don't you think Pryor and Murphy paved the way for Chris Rock? Or is that just being shortsighted (is shortsighted another word for racist in this situation)?
HCP (5: 07 PM): Pryor and Murphy definitely paved the way for Rock, but you could say that Carlin paved the way for Pryor and Murphy as well
HCP (5: 08 PM): and "shortsighted" is only racist when referring to asians
The Bro (5: 10 PM): I think guys like Seinfeld and Jon Stewart have more of a debt to him, not so much that for the 7 words bit (which by the way I almost hate that he's known for that, he did so much more than just that), but just the whole 'analyzing the world' style of comedy
The Bro (5: 11 PM): Larry David is probably today's version of George Carlin in that sense.
The Bro (5: 11 PM): Or at least the Jewish version of him.
HCP (5: 12 PM): i see the jon stewart connection, kinda disagree about seinfeld
The Bro (5: 12 PM): and here i thought i was stretching the jon stewart reference
HCP (5: 14 PM): i see what you mean about seinfeld and the mundane observations, but here's what i think
The Bro (5: 14 PM): and we're out of time
The Bro (5: 14 PM): (just kidding)
HCP (5: 15 PM): carlin is really known for his political and liberal views and making a statement with his comedy
HCP (5: 15 PM): seinfeld - is the opposite of that
HCP (5: 15 PM): seinfeld's material specifically avoids any kind of political viewpoint or anything really controversial
HCP (5: 16 PM): so maybe stylistically they are similar, but seinfeld would never challenge authority and carlin's career is based on challenging authority
The Bro (5: 16 PM): Granted Seinfeld isn't political, and granted Carlin was very political at times, but wouldn't you say that they both point out the ridiculousness in mundane everyday life?
HCP (5: 16 PM): yeah, i see the similarity there, but to me it was carlin's viewpoint that was most iconic about him
HCP (5: 17 PM): at the time, comedy didn't really do that. That's what was kinda revolutionary about him
The Bro (5: 17 PM): I'm willing to bow to your authority. You being the expert and all.
HCP (5: 17 PM): i have no idea what i'm talking about it, but it sounds good
The Bro (5: 17 PM): its like writing a term paper
The Bro (5: 17 PM): just bullshit your way through it if you have to
HCP (5: 17 PM): exactly
The Bro (5: 17 PM): Did you ever meet him or see him live?
HCP (5: 17 PM): never met him or saw him live actually
HCP (5: 18 PM): but i can say from dealing with a million comics, that every comic that has a strong viewpoint lists him as a reference point
The Bro (5: 18 PM): I saw him live in Vegas with my Aunt and friends one time..
The Bro (5: 18 PM): I'm embarassed to admit that we had been up for about 40 straight hours at that point and so I fell asleep about 15 minutes into his set. Woke up for the final 15 minutes.
HCP (5: 19 PM): nice
HCP (5: 19 PM): hey, that's 15 more minutes than i saw of him live
The Bro (5: 19 PM): actually that's 30 math wizard.
HCP (5: 19 PM): me no good with numbers. me good words.
The Bro (5: 21 PM): Before we sign off, anything youd like to plug?
HCP (5: 22 PM): sure, TheComedyFeed.com
HCP (5: 22 PM): the official blog of comedy.com
HCP (5: 22 PM): which is a professional way of saying, come check out a bunch of videos of people getting kicked in the nuts
The Bro (5: 22 PM): why mess with the classics?
The Bro’s Code Guide to: Watching the Spike Guy’s...
I decided last night to take in Spike’s first annual Guy’s award show. Here’s a minute by minute account of what happened…
6:57 pm – We are live from The Bro’s Code Headquarters. There is a palpable excitement in the air as I am sure this is the year the Spike Guy’s Choice Awards closes the gap with other highly touted awards shows such as The Peoples Choice Awards,...
George Carlin dead at 71
Hey everyone, I’m hard at work inputting my live diary of the Spike Guy’s Choice Awards, but had to post about this.
Seeing this story in the wee early hours of the morning today truly made me sad. George Carlin was one of the first comedians I watched growing up, and his style of humor was and is a huge influence on my own. If I do anything right with this site, hopefully you...
Mola Ram, hired by Entertainment Weekly as...
How could you EW?
Entertainment Weekly (Now that I think about it, I don’t know that I feel right calling them EW anymore) came out with ”The 100 Best Films of the Last 25 Years” this past week. And while I agree with most of their choices, I can’t help but wonder how they could not include one of the Indiana Jones films on the list? Yes I realize that Raiders of the...
The Bro's Code Guide to: The Bro's Code
Hey there. I’m The Bro.
Wow, first post. I suppose I should have some kind of special launching theme. I could go MTV and do a full on countdown to launch. Remember how they did the whole “ground control to the MTV rocket ship” kind of thing?
Not so quick side story: I actually went to the Museum of Television and Radio in Los Angeles (now called the Paley Center for...