Tag Archives: Satire

Mark Russell: The Line of Death Bar & Grill (1986)

Source:PBS political satirist Mark Russell. Source:The New Democrat “In 1986, Mark Russell played at the headquarters of the CIA. Written at a time when Reagan, Arafat & Gaddafi were at odds, Russell imagines a bar for CIA employees & comes … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: ‘Monologue: Time’s Up for Governor Cuomo’

Source:Real Time With Bill Maher– talking about the downfall of Governor Andrew Cuomo (Democrat, New York) Source:The New Democrat “Bill recaps the top issues of the week, including Barack Obama’s birthday plans and the growing pressure on NY Gov. Andrew … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: ‘New Rule: Progressophobia’

Source:Real Time With Bill Maher– on left-wing bedwetters and doom and gloomers. Source:The New Democrat “Where progress has been made, it’s not a sin – and it’s certainly not inaccurate – to say we’ve come a long way, baby. Not … Continue reading

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The Carol Burnett Show: ‘The Candidates’ Wives From The Carol Burnett Show’

“Walter Windrum’s Wonderful World of Women welcomes the wives of rival politicians, who wind up in a major cat fight!” From The Carol Burnett Show At risk of sounding sexist and chauvinistic (to politically correct candy-asses) if only American voters knew … Continue reading

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Rodney Dangerfield: ‘Discusses Origin of No Respect (1973)’

“Rodney appears as the mystery guest on a 1973 episode of “What’s My Line?”, where he tells the story about how he came up with his iconic line, “I don’t get no respect”. From Rodney Dangerfield We had a post on … Continue reading

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The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson: ‘Carl Reiner Talks About His Insecurities’ 1/04/1983

“Carl Reiner Talks About His Insecurities on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson – 01/04/1983” From The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson Watching Carl Reiner spontaneously go into doing Italian opera (especially after claiming he didn’t speak much Italian) I think … Continue reading

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The Dick Cavett Show: ‘The Best of Carl Reiner Guest Hosting’

“With comedy legend Carl Reiner passing this week here’s a compilation of best moments from when he guest hosted the show back in 1971!” From The Dick Cavett Show I gotta be honest (not for a change) that I was underwhelmed … Continue reading

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Ask Phillip Williams: Larry Garfield- Other People’s Money (1991) ‘Failure to Innovate, Obsolescence’

“Larry the Liquidator discusses how to kill a company.” From Ask Phillip Williams Larry Garfield (played by Danny DeVito) is right about one thing in this speech (and that might be the only thing) which is when you stop innovating and … Continue reading

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TCM: The Candidate (1972) Natalie Wood’s Cameo

“After winning the California Democratic primary, U.S. Senate candidate McKay (Robert Redford, who recruited his friend and former co-star for this appearance) meets Natalie Wood, his wife (Karen Carlson) and campaign manager (Peter Boyle) in tow, in Michael Ritchie’s The … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: ‘Monologue: Live Free or Die Hard’

“Bill recaps the top stories of the week, including President Trump’s underwhelming Tulsa rally and Joe Biden’s strong lead in the polls.” From Real Time With Bill Maher Whether the Tulsa Arena seats 15,000, or 19,000 for any other POTUS (that’s … Continue reading

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