Category Archives: Pop Culture

Brian Posehn Is A Funny Dude

I ran a “Mitch Fatel Is A Funny Dude” post a few days ago and got a great response. I love comedians and I’m going to start to feature some of my favorite acts out there. Brian Posehn is a quirky guy who has had bit parts in “Just Shoot Me,” “The Sarah Silverman Program,” “The Comedians of Comedy,” and my favorite, “3 South.” After the jump, check out some clips of his comedy.

Just like Fatel, Posehn is going to be at the Columbus Funny Bone here in a couple of months. I am definitely going to check it out, I heard he is hilarious in person. His “Nerd Rage” comedy album was hilarious, it’s just track after track of huge build-ups and great, smart punchlines. He loves metal and I can only imagine him as a odd teenager, he probably drove a Trans Am. I would think that he would have probably been best friends with Chuck Klosterman if they knew each other back then.

I mentioned the show “3 South,” in the preview and not many of you are probably familiar with the show. It was a short-lived animated show on MTV (2002-09) that took place in a college dorm. It was hilarious and I need to find it on DVD. If anyone knows where I could get the entire series, email me.

Mitch Fatel Is A Funny Dude

90% of my posts are about sports, but sometimes I notice something in music or entertainment that I have to write about. My friend Xenia got my hooked on this comedian named Mitch Fatel. She said that she just caught a show in Arizona and her face hurt from laughing so hard. I decided that I had to check him out, so I downloaded one of his albums and I listened to it twice in the first day, it was great. He’s coming to the Funny Bone here in Columbus, OH from October 1st – 4th and tickets range from $10-15 bucks. I can’t believe that they are that cheap, since Harland Williams is there next weekend and they are $25 bucks. Continue reading →

Glenn Beck Is A Douche

I usually shy away from politics on this blog. It’s not because I don’t have an opinion, but it’s a sticky subject that is usually never funny. My roommate was watching Fox News tonight and I saw video of Glenn Beck freaking the hell out.

Here is the video

The freak out starts around the 1:30 mark and it just escalates to a crazy level. He uses the crazy girlfriend level of “whomever is the loudest and uses the highest pitch in an argument, they win” tactic.

I really dislike Glenn Beck. I used to listen to his radio show during my lunch break at work, mostly because I had a hard time listening to “The Common Man & The Torg Mid-Day Show” on the local ESPN Radio affiliate here in Columbus. Everyone should listen to opinions that aren’t there own, just to see what the other side is mad about. I think Beck is just a douche. His climb to syndication radio is just as crazy. He is a high school graduate (he took a few classes at Yale, but never graduated) and he was a drug addict/alcoholic. He quit the booze and drugs, joined AA, and became a Mormon. He is now on Fox News and you can usually catch him yelling at loud levels and/or crying almost daily. I would like to see a decibel contest between Stephen A. Smith and Glenn Beck. Quite Frankly, I believe Stephen A. would probably still win, but I would bet that everyone would watch that contest on television, on mute.

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13 Other Guys Named "Ed"

Ed McMahon passed away last night at the age of 86. He is most commonly known as Johnny Carson’s sidekick on “The Tonight Show. He also had gig as the host of “Star Search” and handing out huge checks for the Publisher’s Clearinghouse. He lived a full life, a life that Carson famously made jokes about. It isn’t exactly politically-correct these days to make fun of someone’s alcoholism, but good ole’ Johnny was able to make it funny. He had some debt troubles here the last few years, but he will always be remembered for his hearty laugh and infectious smile. In honor of Ed McMahon, here are 13 other Famous “Ed”s.

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Idolizing – McRib

My “Idolizing” section was meant for people who are innovative or whose career I wish I had. I will make this exception and put the McRib in my Idolizing section of the site.

I think the McRib is one of those things you want when you can’t get one, but when they are available, you get one here and there. I’m still not sure why McDonalds doesn’t add the sandwich to their regular menu. I’m sure they could replace the Filet O’Fish and no one would even notice. Do you know anyone who has ordered a fish sandwich at McDonalds in the last ten years? I’ll wait…I didn’t think so. Continue reading →

Idolizing – Chuck Klosterman

I’m starting a special post section called “Idolizing,” because there are a few people in this world that I would like to meet. The Idolizing people will be people who’s career came out of nowhere or someone that is so innovative that they blazed a path. The first person I have to talk about is Chuck Klosterman.

Klosterman has written for SPIN, Esquire, ESPN Page 2, and various other magazines/newspapers, plus he has written four books that are very good. His fifth book will be his first novel of the bunch, “Downtown Owl: A Novel.” I just happened to buy an advanced copy on eBay a few minutes ago. I am excited to read this book. He had a small short story at the end of “Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade Of Curious People And Dangerous Ideas.” The short story was very warped, but also had many of the elements of his pop-culture knowledge twisted in. I’m sure “Downtown Owl” will do very well and won’t disappoint his fans. Continue reading →

The Midwest Is The Most Sexually Satisfied

Men’s Health magazine just came out with a survey that may surprise you. They polled to find out what city in America is the most sexually satisfied. Indianapolis, Indiana came in #1, with Columbus, Ohio #2, and Fort Wayne, Indiana in at #3. You know this makes America’s White Boy feel good, really good. As you may know, I’m an Indiana boy. I lived in Fort Wayne for a few years and I recently moved to Columbus, OH. I have been searching for reasons why this was a good move and I think Men’s Health helped me justify my move.

Men’s Health has been brutal towards Fort Wayne in the past and the results in this poll is surprising for that reason. They named Fort Wayne the “Fattest City,” due to the amount of fast food restaurants per capita and also the “Dumbest City,” for the amount of jobs that do not require a college degree. I can agree with the “Fattest City” part, not against my Fort Wayne ladies, but there are a few out there that would consider to be on the chubby end of the pie chart.

Columbus can thank me later for my migration to this wonderful city, I’m sure it made being #2 possible. Columbus is used to be being #2, Ohio State in men’s basketball and football, at least a Florida city wasn’t #1.

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Barack Obama Can Ball

I may have seen something that has the most racial stereotypes per minute. I just watched HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel and they had a piece on Barack Obama and his love of basketball. I can wait for next week when Gumbel covers Obama’s love of ribs and chicken. I don’t understand the direction of this piece at all. They apparently filmed it a week before Obama’s gutter-filled bowling experience. Gumbel even uses the phrase “Obama’s jones for basketball,” is he trying out for the And1 basketball tour?

You need to watch this clip from the show. Apparently when Obama was a high school student in Hawaii, kids called him “Barry The Bomber,” since he had a sweet jumper.

Being “America’s White Boy,” I was very uncomfortable for a good portion of the clip. I think they are trying to paint Obama as a black man who has similar interests as other black men in America, even if he speaks more eloquently than Mr. Feeny from “Boy Meets World.”Here is Part 1 of the Barack Obama “I can play basketball too” clip. Part 2 is also on YouTube if anyone is interested.

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Happy Birthday K-Fed

I wouldn’t be representing as America’s White Boy if I didn’t wish K-Fed a Happy 30th Birthday. I can’t say that I’m a fan of any kind, but I have respect for what the guy accomplished. I mean, remember when Britney Spears was hot?
He made Britney Spears seem attainable. I know your local Starbucks barista has a shot at Miss Spears currently, but the man got that, hit that, and destroyed that. He left her bald and in shambles. He’s still getting paid since she popped out a couple kids. Imagine if the guy was actually talented, he would be dangerous. Federline gives hope to all guys everywhere. The next time you see a girl somewhere that is out of your league, just remember, Kevin Federline got Britney Spears.

I just wanted to leave you with some of K-Fed’s work.

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