(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 […]
Tag: humour
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 […]
When Vandalism Stops Being Vandalism: A Quick 5 To Evoke A Smile
At which point does vandalism or graffiti become art, or the defacement of public property something of artistic value and worth safeguarding? These aren’t exactly works of art or masterpieces, nor are they works by reputed […]
For The (Understandably) Confused, Comedians Foil Arms & Hog Attempt To Explain The Difference Between Great Britain And The UK, And Brexit
In the following 2-minute clip, Foil Arms & Hog (i.e. Sean Finegan, Conor McKenna and Sean Flanagan, respectively), an Irish sketch-comedy troupe, explain (or at least attempt to explain) the difference between Great Britain and the UK, […]
