Saturday Night Music, September 1, 2012: “Best of My Love,” The Emotions, Live at Sinbad’s Summer Jam, 1998
• September 2, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Cultural History, Love, Music, The Emotions, Women
Tags: "The Midnight Special", African Americans, Al McKay, Arts, Aruba, Black Women, Blacks, California, Caribbean, Clarence McDonald, Comedy, David Adkins, Different World, Earth Wind and Fire, EWF, Funk, HBO, Houseguest, Jingle All the Way, Los Angeles, Love, Maurice White, McDonald, Music, Nostalgia, Showtime, Sinbad, Sinbad's Summer Jam, Soul, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States
Jason Alexander Says Netflix Price Increase Was The Worst Thing to Happen to White People in “Funny or Die” Video
• July 29, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Consumerism, Cultural History, Film, Mental Health/Psychology
Tags: Bitching, California, Comedy, Complaining, DVD, Facebook, Faux Charities, Funny or Die, Gone Viral, Jason Alexander, Jerry Lewis, Netflix, Pilates, Price Increase, Price Increases, Raising Rates, The Netflix Relief Fund, Videos, Viral Video, White People, White People's Complaints, White Whine
Tracy Morgan: It Wasn’t Humor or Free Speech, It Was Hate and An Apology Is Too Little Too Late
• June 13, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Drug Culture/Industry, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Television, Television Series, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Womanism, Women
Tags: "30 Rock", "Bossypants", Aberration, African Americans, Anus, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Child Abuse, Chris Rock, Comedians, Comedy, Common Sense, Drug Culture, Emmy Award, Gays, Hate Speech, Heterosexual, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Kevin Rogers, Lenny Bruce, LGBT, Lorne Michaels, Love, Murder, Penis, Prison Behavior, Racism, Rape, Richard Pryor, Ryman Auditorium, Saturday Night Live, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sin, SNL, SNL Alumni, Street Culture, Subjective, The Eighties, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, United States, Vaginas, Whiteness
That GEICO “Do Dogs Chase Cats?” Commercial
• March 29, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Animals, Comedy, Commercials, Television
Tags: "Bullitt", "Do Dogs Chase Cats?", 30-Second Spot, Car Chases, Comedy, GEICO, Humor, Insurance, Martin Agency, Recreation, Saturday Night Live, Steve McQueen, Television Advertisement, Toonces the Driving Cat, TV Ad
Chad Vader Reports on The Demonstrations in Madison for Faux Noise
• March 7, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Arts, Budget Cuts, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Film, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Labor Relations, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: Aaron Yonda, Capitol Square, Chad, Chad Vader, Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager, Comedy, Darth Vader, Faux Noise, Fox News, Governor Walker, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Matt Sloan, News Coverage, Onions, Plastic Palm Trees, Puppies, The Capitol Building, Tongue-in-Cheek, Unions, Wisconsin
The President with Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show,” October 27, 2010
• October 28, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Democrats, Homelessness, Joblessness, Jon Stewart/"The Daily Show", Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Stephen Colbert, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, Teabagging Party, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Stimulus Bill
Tags: 2010, African Americans, Cable, Charlie Sheen, Citizens, Comedy, Comedy Central, Congress, Cop Shooting, Daily Show, David Arquette, Democrats, Eugene Walker, Exclusive Interview, Fake News Show, FBP, First Black President, Fitchburg WI, GOTV, Interview, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jon Stewart, Midterm Elections, Obama Administration, POTUS, President, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Stephen Colbert, Students, The Daily Show, The House of Representatives, The Midterm Elections 2010, The Senate, United States, Young, Youth, Youth Vote
In Case You Still Don’t Get It: A Word From Richard Pryor and Paul Mooney on The N Word
• August 23, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Education, Journalism and Ethics, Maya Angelou, Mental Health/Psychology, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The N Word
Tags: Africa, African Americans, Blacks, Chappelle's Show, Comedy, Comedy Writer, Common Sense, Dave Chappelle, Dialogue, Dr. Laura, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Electronic Urban Report, Howard Stern, Love, Mental Illness, Nita 'Jade' Hanson, Nita Hanson, Paul Mooney, Richard Pryor, The N Word, The Right Wing, The Seventies, Wingnuts
That Brother in the Old Spice Commercial is Back
• July 15, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Acting, Arts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Cultural History, Film, Race, Television
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Comedy, Commercial, Handsome, Isaiah Mustafa, Jack-in-the-Box, Men, Old Spice, Old Spice After Shave, Old Spice Body Wash, Product, Rodney Allen Rippy, Sobriquet, Spokesperson, The Guy in the Old Spice Commercial, The Little Boy in the Jack-in-the-Box Commercials, The Old Spice Guy, The Shulton Company, Tongue-in-Cheek, Towel, TV Commercial, TV Commercials, Women
Coco at Google Hdqtrs: Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter, May 5
• May 11, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Television
Tags: Andy Richter, California, Coco, Comedian, Comedy, Comedy Writer, Conan O'Brien, Creativity, Google, Jay Leno, Northern California, Stand-Up Comedian, The Tonight Show, Writer, You Tube
Wanda Sykes Does Erykah Badu’s “Window Seat” Video
• April 15, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Arts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Erykah Badu, Sexuality, Television, Wanda Sykes, Women
Tags: "Window Seat", African Americans, Blacks, Comedy, Controversy, Erykah Badu, Getting Naked, Jack and Jill Politics, Late Night TV, Laughter, Played for Laughs, Playing It for Laughs, Talk Show, Video, Wanda Sykes, Young Black and Fabulous
Novelist and Playwright Chris Abani Tells Stories About Our Shared Humanity
• January 31, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Africans, Arts, Black People, Comedy, Drama, Film, History, Love, Memoir, Nigeria, People of Color, Race, Religion, South Africa, Spirituality, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Masters of the Board", Buddhism, Chris Abani, Comedy, Drama, English, Igbo, Imprisonment, London UK, Memoirs, Monologist, Monologue, Political Prisoner, Solitary Confinement, Ubuntu, UC Riverside, University of California, Video
Jib Jab’s 2009 “Year in Review”
• December 29, 2009 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Democrats, Education, Fashion, Film, Gossip, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, History, Love, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Race, Sexuality, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: 2009, Barack Obama, Comedy, Common Sense, Drama, End of Decade, Jib Jab, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, News Stories, The 2000s, TMZ.com, Videos, Year in Review
Carl Ballantine, Magician and “Gruber,” Dies at 92
• November 4, 2009 • Comments OffPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Film, Television
Tags: "McHale's Navy", "The California Raisins", "The Cosby Show", Captain Binghamton, Carl Ballantine, Chicago IL, Claymation', Comedy, Commander McHale, Jams Yoda, Lester Gruber, Magic, Meyer Kessler, The Great Ballantine, Vaudeville, Yoshio Yoda
“Away We Go”: This is One Movie I Want to See
• July 31, 2009 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Fiction Writing, Film, Love, Maya Rudolph, Race, Women
Tags: "Away We Go", African Americans, Biracials, Children, Comedy, Drama, Family, Growing Up, John Krasinski, Love, Lover, Madison WI, Marriage, Maya Rudolph, Minnie Riperton, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Road Film, Saturday Night Live, SNL, The 608 Sundance Cinema, Travel
The President at the the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
• May 10, 2009 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Bailouts, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Obama Administration, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Stimulus Bill
Tags: Barack Obama, Comedy, Faux Noise, Joyriding, Keith Olbermann, Michelle Obama, Rahm Emmanuel, Roast, Sasha and Malia Obama, Wanda Sykes, White House Correspondents Association
Wanda Sykes at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
• May 10, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Obama Administration, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Barack Obama, Comedy, Dick Cheney, Kidneys, Michelle Obama, Osama bin Laden, Roast, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity, Treason, Wanda Sykes, Waterboarding, White House Correspondents Association
Getting “Real”: Bill Maher’s New Rules For Republicans After The Past Two Weeks
• May 8, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Afghanistan, African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill Maher, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Democrats, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, International Terrorism, Iraq, Islam/Sufism, Late Night TV, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, Pakistan, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Real Time with Bill Maher", Africa, African American, African Americans, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Bill Maher, Black, Cleaning House, Comedy, Commentary, Common Sense, Conspiracy Theories, Defense, FBP, First Black President, GOP, Grecian Formula, HBO, Just for Men, Michael Eric Dyson, National Security, Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama, Punditry, Pundits, Racism, Republican, Saudi Arabia, Seth Meyers, The Economy, The Rich, The White House Correspondents' Dinner, Timothy Geithner, Tora Bora, Twin Towers, United States