No, we’re not talking about…
Last time we gave that crazy bitch a “Chance,” she “Tango”-ed all over our heart.
Zing!!
We’re talking about what a great time we had in the Big Apple. Which was due in part to the globally-warmed weather. And in part to people like Olde English. Friday afternoon, we met up with three-fifths of the comedy troupe in Madison Square Park for a litte public display of affections and whatnot. That’s founder Ben Popik and David Segal discussing what they hate about Super Deluxe while Raphael Bob-Waksberg relieves some stress in the background.
Footage of that encounter will soon be forthcoming promptly. As well as another exciting video that’s a Super Deluxe first: do you like Dave Hill as much as we do? Did you know he lives in Manhattan? Did you know how much cool stuff he has jammed inside of his apartment? Neither did we until he gave us the official tour! That’s right. We go inside the abode of the hardworking comedian and find out he can play guitar better than most musicians we know.
Of course, our trip wouldn’t have been complete without a visit to ye olde South Street Seaport for some hot balloon animal action. Seriously, people go to this tourist gas chamber of their own volition?? We just wanted to smoke pot by the water, and instead, ran into this guy who told us “not to quit our day jobs.” Meanwhile, he had a permanent piece of calamari stuck to his lip that was scaring off most of his customers.
OK. That’s enough.
P.S. Super Deluxe to New York: “Mwah!!”
Sounds like some kind of Yiddish mash-up single. And it is! It’s coming out soon on #1 Hitzvah Records.
Oy. Kill me…
Last night, we chose not to divide our evening between the lotion aisles of the 8 different Duane Reades on Broadway. Instead, we headed over to the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in Chelsea to catch the Variety Shac girls in action. Sadly, Heather Lawless was absent. Something about getting married in North Carolina or something. We weren’t invited so we didn’t pay attention. But we did catch Chelsea Peretti’s stand-up as well as Andrea Rosen’s, which will be featured soon on a podcast/blog post. Here’s Andrea telling funnies about suicide.
Afterward, we got a chance to chat with the ladies about their DVD release. We bought a copy. So should you. Right here whenever they actually make it available there. And if you’re feeling jealous about all of our face time with Chelsea, Andrea and Shonali, don’t. Because we’ll be posting footage of that as well.
Later on, Mr. Rejected Jokes himself showed up, Ben Schwartz. Although the New York native was a little down about the Yankees defeat last night, he was able to muster enough strength for an exclusive interview with moi (which we’ll also be putting up shortly)…
…as well as a late night Rejected Jokes experiment on the mean streets of Manhattan. Freelance writing for SNL, Letterman and Adult Swim must be going to Ben’s head. Because he’s convinced that he can just stop people on their way to whatever 3 a.m. shamehole their going to, and brighten their lives with humor. Trust us, it didn’t work. We’ve got the proof, and that too is going to be tacked up to this here ding-dong site very shortly.
Next stop on our odyssey, we’re meeting Olde English in Madison Square park. For a rumble. Ciao!
Multitasker extraordinaire Dave Hill isn’t content just to make ha-ha videos, TV shows, musical things, etc. He also enjoys going on naked cruises with these people and then talking about said experience with these people.
E-MAIL JULIANNE CHO AT jcho@film.nyc.gov WITH YOUR COMPLAINTS!! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY NEW YORK CITY IS ACCEPTING COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC!!
Why? Because Mayor Bloomberg’s office has proposed some draconian new laws that would basically make it impossible for the average New Yorker to shoot photos and films in public places. Under the new rules, any group of two or more people using a handheld camera (still or video) for more than 30 minutes at a single location would have to get a permit and—this is one of the most insane aspects—would have to present proof of a whopping $1,000,000 in insurance.
Obviously, these proposals would affect a wide range of amateur filmmakers in New York—including a gaggle of Super Deluxe artists who are very dear to us! Folks like Olde English, the Post Show, Eugene Mirman, Dave Hill, Chelsea Peretti, Kurt & Kristen, Bobby Tisdale, Ben Schwartz and others.
Olde English, being the civic-minded comedy troupe that they are, made a call-to-action protest rap about the proposals that’s been making the media rounds.
E-MAIL JULIANNE CHO AT jcho@film.nyc.gov WITH YOUR COMPLAINTS!! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY THE CITY IS ACCEPTING COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC!!
You can also visit the NYCLU Website for more information.
What a climatic night it was on Monday. Folks, I’m still getting goosebumps just thinking about it. The planets were aligned. The stars were out. And across the globe, millions of fans were riveted to their TV sets in anticipation for that final moment.
Months of speculation, theorizing and hand-wringing were behind us. Whether we invested thousands of dollars or just a single penny in our silly little office pools, it didn’t matter any longer what any of us had to say about who we thought the rightful victor should be.
Because in the end, the final decision lay in the very bosom where it’s always been: Tiffany “New York” Pollard’s.
That’s right. I’m talking about the season finale of VH1’s I Love New York!! What did you think I was prattling on about? College basketball?? Who gives a shit about that?
What really matters today is that the beautiful and enchanting New York chose the ever-dutiful and ever-dull, Tango, to be her new beau.
Spoiler alert! In case you didn’t already know, the big lug ended up proposing to her. And she kind of bugged out. Guess we’ll all have to wait for the I Love New York - Reunion special to find out how that went.
As for the evening’s loser, the ever-irascible Chance…
…well, he seems like a smart enough young buck (didn’t he refer to dolphins as “water dogs” in the final episode?). I’m sure he’ll find work somewhere else in VH1’s reality TV universe.
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