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“False, Fleeting, Perjured Clarence!”

04 Sunday Nov 2018

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Impressionist Jim Meskimen impresses in this excerpt from Shakespeare’s Richard III with a plethora of spot-on celebrity impersonations. I think his Richard Burton, Woody Allen, and Garrison Keillor are particularly good, but I don’t think there’s a miss in the lot. Let me know which ones you most enjoy.

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Jenny

02 Friday Nov 2018

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The daffy comic musical team, Flight of the Conchords sing about a rare chance meeting of lovers. The comedy duo has as perfect timing together as any stand-up team since Abbott and Costello or The Smothers Brothers.

Thanks to YouTuber asianscion

 

 

 

My Nomination For The Funniest Story Ever Told On Late Night TV

30 Tuesday Oct 2018

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Martin Short on Jimmy Fallon’s show reminisces about his good old days as a pre-med student in university.

Thanks to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Nellie’s Updated Fixin’s

08 Monday Oct 2018

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Monday Morning, Mckay makes mischief.

The versatile Nellie McKay, performing on The Jimmy Dore Show, updates an old Country Joe and The Fish anti-war standard. (NSFW)

Thanks to YouTuber The Jimmy Dore Show

More Nellie at http://www.nelliemckay.com/

Magician In Trouble: Steve Martin

22 Saturday Sep 2018

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In a pre-cursor to his great Flydini routine, Steve Martin performs this humorous sketch, a spoof of a Channing Pollock-like magician, on a Johnny Carson Comedians Special.

Thanks to YouTuber  Jeff Dresback