Robin Williams is just funnier than everyone

I just had the chance to watch Robin Williams’s brand new comedy special, Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction, that aired for the first time last night on HBO and all I have to say is
oh
my
god.
I haven’t laughed so hard since his last HBO special, 2002’s brilliant Live on Broadway. Honestly, the man is funnier than, well, everyone. He’s disgustingly talented. Disgustingly.

That being said, why doesn’t he just do stand up all the time? It’s not like he needs the paycheck he gets from garbage like this. Or this. Or this. Jesus.

To finish up, if you have HBO, I’m pretty sure you can get Weapons of Self Destruction On Demand, and here’s my favorite clip from Live on Broadway. If you haven’t seen it, don’t talk to me until you do. You’re welcome.

In case you were wondering…

When I mentioned eBay’s new ad campaign yesterday, it struck me that not everyone is familiar with the comedic stylings of the wonderful (if creepily pale) Jim Gaffigan. Here’s some background: The dude’s from a large Indiana family, somehow got out of the state and in 1988 graduated from Georgetown’s business school.

Since then he’s gone on to pursue a successful acting career, having played parts in everything from cult arthouse picks like 2002’s Igby Goes Down and last year’s Away We Go, to TV appearances as far and wide as Law & Order, That 70’s Show, and Sex and the City. That said, he’s probably more well known for his Comedy Central specials and frequenting late night talk shows with his decidedly hilarious material. It’s great, relatively PG-13 comedy (the raunch factor is low– gluttony and sloth are by far Gaffigan’s most frequented topics), punctuated by hysterical, high-pitched asides.

If you enjoyed that, odds are you’ll enjoy most of his material. You can either go on a YouTube adventure and watch  more of his stand up, order his newly released album “King Baby” on iTunes,  or, you know, get tickets to see him live sometime soon. Check out JimGaffigan.com

Oh it’s so cute, where can I get one?

So I just came across this video:

That’s right. The year is 1996 and thirteen-year-old, skinny, awkward little Seth Rogen is killing it at some comedy club in Vancouver. He’s so precious I just want to shrink him down and put him in a jar and pull it out whenever skies are gray. Enjoy.