Designated Survivor The Complete First Season (2016-2017) (ABC Studios) It is sort of ironic that Designated Survivor is becoming so popular running during the Trump administration. In many ways, President Tom Kirkman (played by Kiefer Sutherland) is many things that Trump promised he would be on the campaign trail (and then he promptly broke all … Continue reading
Jordan Brady Is Director Comic by Jay S. Jacobs If you think it’s a tough life being a road comic, imagine when the road is in Afghanistan and Iraq. Yet, every year hundreds of entertainers fly out into war zones, entering dangerous areas, staying in less than luxurious quarters, not getting paid for their time … Continue reading
AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL – TRUTH TO POWER (2017) Featuring Al Gore, Dale Ross, Chris Hayes, Justin Trudeau and news footage of Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, John Kerry, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merckel, Jim Inhof, Tom Rielly and Xi Jinping. Directed by Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 100 … Continue reading
Drive-By Truckers & Kyle Craft – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – November 9, 2016 Two days after the 2004 reelection of George W Bush a friend and I trekked to New York to hear what R.E.M. had to say about the devastating win. Opening with “It’s the End of World As We Know It … Continue reading
Tommy Chong Getting America Stoned Again by Jay S. Jacobs The year is 2016. The world is changing in ways that people could have never imagined. A black man in President of the United States. Gay marriage is the law of the land. England has left the European Union. A reality TV personality with a … Continue reading
Dana Carvey and Freddie Prinze, Jr. Making Good First Impressions by Jay S. Jacobs Everyone has one. An impression, that is. The ability to change your voice and mannerisms to portray another person – usually a celebrity – for a good-natured laugh. While impressions play a huge role in comedy television, it’s rather surprising that … Continue reading
THE BOSS (2016) Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Kathy Bates, Tyler Labine, Timothy Simons, Peter Dinklage, Ella Anderson, Annie Mumolo, Cecily Strong, Cedric Yarbrough, Kristen Schaal, Kathy Bates, Mary Sohn, Michael McDonald, Margo Martindale, Ben Falcone, Eva Peterson, Timothy Simons, Steve Mallory, Presley Coley and Gayle King. Screenplay by Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Steve Mallory. … Continue reading
The Nanny The Complete Series (1993 – 1999) (Shout! Factory-2015) It’s hard to remember now, with all the years of reruns, jokes about Fran Drescher’s voice, Beautician and the Beast, the oddball tabloid stories, Happily Divorced and the inevitable marching on of time, but for a brief white hot pop culture period, The Nanny was … Continue reading
TWO WEEKS NOTICE (2002) Starring Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, David Haig, Alicia Witt, Robert Klein, Dana Ivey, Heather Burns, Dorian Missick, Marc Feuerstein, Donald Trump, Mike Piazza and Norah Jones. Screenplay by Marc Lawrence. Directed by Marc Lawrence. Distributed by Castle Rock Entertainment. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. It seems only natural. In fact, I’m shocked … Continue reading
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