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...years ago, everybody knew how to make a sitcom. You'd get a few cute actors, maybe a stand-up comic, a nice couch and some of those big cappuccino mugs from Pottery Barn. Take a few meetings, punch out a few scripts--then sit back and wait for the Brinks truck to pull...
...truly devoted, sports can be a near-religious experience. As dozens of stand-up comedians have commented, we live in a society where we thank the Lord for touchdowns. A few years back, the GodSpeaks advertising campaign blanketed Florida with billboards reading "Next Sunday, let's meet at My House before the game.--God." Talk about knowing your audience...
...more lovable because he's the deadly gangster of big budget glossy feature films. In Japan, where no one wants to lose face, to have the aplomb to make fun of yourself is almost transcendentally bitchin'. "I suppose my film persona is somewhat a reaction to my stand-up routine," says Beat. His own acting style, he says, is influenced by the traditional stagecraft of Japan's noh theater?long, intricate courtly dramas written to entertain the royal family a thousand years ago. "A noh mask is a completely expressionless mask," he explains. "It's unnecessary for the actor...
...triumph of old media over semi-old media. When the decision in Bush v. Gore II came down from the Supreme Court - literally, it was run down the steps by panting lackeys to the news networks' stand-up reporters - we learned the limitations of instant information: The information's only instant if you understand what it means...