(Warning: Strong language; after all, it is Bill Hicks) In the following clip, Bill Hicks, a stand-up comedian and satirist from Georgia, US, discusses what he believes to be a misguided notion: that rock ‘n’ roll […]
Tag: humour
Amusing, Subversive Stickers Begin To Appear Throughout The London Underground
In 2012, passengers on the London Underground — London’s tedious, depression-inducing transit system which serves approximately 1.3 billion people per annum — were given quite the welcomed surprise when a series of humorous, guerrilla stickers […]
Comedic Performances To Remember #1: Lloyd Bridges – “Admiral/President Benson” (Hot Shots! / Hot Shots! Part Deux)
(Warning: Some strong language) Admiral/President Thomas “Tug” Benson is a character played by legendary television and film actor Lloyd Bridges — who starred in more than 150 feature films during his illustrious career — in […]
Toyota Corolla Advert: “Trap”; When Advertising Executives Get It Right
In recognition of the Toyota Corolla having become the world’s best-selling car in 1997, Puerto Rico’s leading advertising agency Badillo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi unveiled an advertisement which pointed out the car’s reliability. The 30-second video shows two men happening […]
(For Those Looking To Write Transgressive Fiction), Fight Club’s Chuck Palahniuk Explains His Writing Method With A Disturbing Story
(Warning: Strong/graphic content) As part of the Q&A Podcast Fight Club 15th Anniversary Special, in which host Jeff Goldsmith sat down with novelist Chuck Palahniuk (Choke, Survivor) and screenwriter Jim Uhls (Jumper) to talk about the 1999 […]
TV Prankster The Fonejacker Calls The Met Office To Complain About The Weather Being Incorrect
In the following 3-minute clip, taken from British television programme Fonejacker, each episode of which features a series of prank calls from an eclectic, zany bunch of fictional characters (all of whom are played by British Iranian actor […]
Falling Down: One Man’s Meltdown In A Fast-Food Restaurant After Missing The Breakfast Menu By Several Minutes
In the following 5-minute clip, taken from Joel Schumacher’s 1993 thriller Falling Down, one middle-aged man’s (Michael Douglas) day, which sees said man confronted and accosted by two gang members as well as getting involved in […]
