Radio Paradise

So much about this. His character had just watched the moon landing, then died, and then this unexpected appearance of his ghost: the song begins talking about the moon.

Then, as the head of an ad agency, he tells the Hamm character that he's wasting his life - the best things in life are free. And Don Draper (Hamm) has so much contempt for everyone...except this guy.

Brilliant, subtle writing.And a fine send off for a beloved weirdo.

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Posted: Apr 14, 2022 - 6:02am
ScottFromWyoming wrote: Antigone wrote: Wow. That “joke” is vile. The documentary about it is a fascinating look into the comedy "industry" if that's the word for it. It's really good, and explains why other comedians were howling. Well, I MIGHT have had a slight interest in seeing that docu, until I watched the “joke.” Not so much now.

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Posted: Apr 13, 2022 - 4:22pm
haresfur wrote: oldviolin wrote: People overcome with laughter. All the while I'm waiting to hear something actually funny. I must be clueless. Funny ha ha... You aren't the target audience, as the documentary points out. I get it. It's an inside joke...

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Posted: Apr 13, 2022 - 4:14pm
oldviolin wrote: People overcome with laughter. All the while I'm waiting to hear something actually funny. I must be clueless. Funny ha ha... You aren't the target audience, as the documentary points out.

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Posted: Apr 13, 2022 - 3:56pm
Antigone wrote: Wow. That âjokeâ is vile. The documentary about it is a fascinating look into the comedy "industry" if that's the word for it. It's really good, and explains why other comedians were howling.

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Posted: Apr 13, 2022 - 2:52pm
Antigone wrote: Wow. That âjokeâ is vile. Yes. Yes it is. But that's what's important to grasp about that whole situation. Gottfried, in his own words even, "lost an audience bigger than anyone has ever lost an audience" with the 9/11 joke. And THAT is how he responded to losing the audience. I can't even imagine the mind that connects the dots in that way.

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Posted: Apr 13, 2022 - 2:24pm
oldviolin wrote: People overcome with laughter. All the while I'm waiting to hear something actually funny. I must be clueless. Funny ha ha... Seems like some, but not all, of the laughter is nervous/embarrassed/shock.

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Posted: Apr 13, 2022 - 1:07pm
Antigone wrote: Wow. That “joke” is vile. People overcome with laughter. All the while I'm waiting to hear something actually funny. I must be clueless. Funny ha ha...

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Posted: Apr 13, 2022 - 12:12pm
ptooey wrote: haresfur wrote: His routine in the doco, The Aristocrats, was something else The context of his inclusion in said film was even more. Wow. That “joke” is vile.

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Posted: Apr 12, 2022 - 6:45pm

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Posted: Apr 12, 2022 - 4:28pm
ptooey wrote: The context of his inclusion in said film was even more. Yeah, the context is critical

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Posted: Apr 12, 2022 - 2:13pm
haresfur wrote: His routine in the doco, The Aristocrats, was something else The context of his inclusion in said film was even more.

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Posted: Apr 12, 2022 - 1:58pm
ptooey wrote: Geeeeeeeeez. Could someone ask the reaper to kindly lay off the comedians for a while? Gottfried was incredible. Fearless. His routine in the doco, The Aristocrats, was something else

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Posted: Apr 12, 2022 - 1:49pm
Red_Dragon wrote: Gilbert Gottfried Geeeeeeeeez. Could someone ask the reaper to kindly lay off the comedians for a while? Gottfried was incredible. Fearless.

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Posted: Apr 12, 2022 - 1:45pm
Red_Dragon wrote: Gilbert Gottfried Just saw this on iHeart Daily. A voice recognized anywhere. Sad!

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Posted: Apr 12, 2022 - 1:18pm
Gilbert Gottfried

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Posted: Apr 6, 2022 - 6:55am
Coaxial wrote: That video is gold. Saved for later. This is really sad news though, great band with a great history.

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Posted: Apr 5, 2022 - 6:22pm
ScottFromWyoming wrote: Red_Dragon wrote: Los Lobos founding member Francisco González has died at 68 That video is gold.

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Posted: Apr 5, 2022 - 5:27pm
Damn 2 different styles of music but great to listen to.

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Posted: Apr 5, 2022 - 3:12pm
Philadelphia's teen idol Bobby Rydell https://6abc.com/bobby-rydell-...

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