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TV Comedies

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Saying Goodbye to Liz Lemon, Banisher of Food-Shame

    NBC announced last week that 30 Rock will in fact return for a seventh -- and final -- season. The finale of a favorite show is always a tearful event, but 30 Rock has become much more than a 30-minute meta sitcom. Liz Lemon is herself a food institution, the likes of which didn't exist on televisi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    One of the Best Maurice Sendak Interviews of All Time

    Beloved author and costume designer Maurice Sendak passed away last night at the age of 83. Noted TV buffoon Stephen Colbert conducted a two part interview with Sendak this past January that revealed a man who was still whip-smart, irascible and willing to laugh at humanity -- his own, and that of o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    The Colbert Report on Purell-Chugging Teens: Drunk, Disorderly and Disinfected

    Gut Check told you last week about the latest non-scourge not sweeping the nation's buzz-craving youth: drinking the alcohol distilled from hand sanitizer. The story is too ridiculous for the country's satirist in chief to consider, so page through to watch Stephen Colbert on the Purell-chugging cri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Comedy Central Returns to Missouri Legislature, Finds More to Ridicule

    Hot on the heels of Stephen Colbert's Tuesday night bit on Missouri's destined-to-fail "Don't Say Gay" bill, Jon Stewart sent Aasif Mandvi to the Missouri House to speak with Rep. Wanda Brown (R) for a bit that ran last night. The topic? Civil rights, namely Brown's law protecting gun owners from ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Stephen Colbert: Missouri's "Don't Say Gay" Bill Would Make Us "The Don't-Show-Me State"

    As we reported last week, the "Don't Say Gay Bill" -- proposed by Missouri House Republicans and designed to severely restrict discussion of homosexuality in public schools -- is still in committee. No hearing has been scheduled. It has zero chance of passing anyway. But our lawmakers have achieved ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 8, 2012

    Motherboy's Better Half

    As we reported last week, the "Don't Say Gay Bill" -- proposed by Missouri House Republicans and designed to severely restrict discussion of homosexuality in public schools -- is still in committee. No hearing has been scheduled. It has zero chance of passing anyway. But our lawmakers have achieved ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2012

    Controlled Chaos

    As we reported last week, the "Don't Say Gay Bill" -- proposed by Missouri House Republicans and designed to severely restrict discussion of homosexuality in public schools -- is still in committee. No hearing has been scheduled. It has zero chance of passing anyway. But our lawmakers have achieved ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2012

    King of Curmudgeon

    As we reported last week, the "Don't Say Gay Bill" -- proposed by Missouri House Republicans and designed to severely restrict discussion of homosexuality in public schools -- is still in committee. No hearing has been scheduled. It has zero chance of passing anyway. But our lawmakers have achieved ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Top 7 Arrested Development Foods That Should Be Real

    In the event that you've just returned from an extended stay at an ashram in Bangalore, eschewing all creature comforts in favor of a daily regimen of meditation, hot yoga and colon cleanses, Gut Check has news for you: Quill.com, an offshoot of the Staples chain of office-supply suppliers, has gone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    The Simpsons Tackle the Food World

    ​I was in sixth grade when The Simpsons aired its first episode, so I can't say I've always longed for an episode about out our culture's current obsession with food and food-related TV. But for a long time I've awaited the day I could write this: The Simpsons are starting a food blog.This wee ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2011

    Music That Sticks to Your Ribs

    ​I was in sixth grade when The Simpsons aired its first episode, so I can't say I've always longed for an episode about out our culture's current obsession with food and food-related TV. But for a long time I've awaited the day I could write this: The Simpsons are starting a food blog.This wee ... More >>

  • Music

    August 4, 2011

    Jill Scott

    7 p.m. Thursday, August 4. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive.

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    If Tacos Make People Smart, Why Are so Many Taco Fans Dumb?

    Wikimedia CommonsTacos make you smart.​A new study indicates that tacos can make you smart. Specifically, rats given cumin-spiked water learned things more quickly, and were more resistant to a drug that mimics the effects of Alzheimer's. Earlier this year, rats whose diets were 5 to 15 perc ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 21, 2011

    St. Louis Shakespeare embraces the long hot summer with The Merry Wives of Windsor

    Wikimedia CommonsTacos make you smart.​A new study indicates that tacos can make you smart. Specifically, rats given cumin-spiked water learned things more quickly, and were more resistant to a drug that mimics the effects of Alzheimer's. Earlier this year, rats whose diets were 5 to 15 perc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Who's Winning Now? T-Shirt Shop Says Ashton Kutcher

    T-shirt says: Charlie Sheen is apparently not "winning" anymore.​Last month, Baked T's, the locally owned custom T-shirt shop in the Delmar Loop, did a brisk business selling Charlie Sheen tees inscribed with the erratic star's new catchphrase: winning."We sold that one all the time," says Nik Fus ... More >>

  • Music

    May 12, 2011

    Brian Regan

    7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

  • Film

    December 9, 2010

    Mother and child reunion in Lena Dunham's Tiny Furniture

    7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Jon Stewart on the Food Safety Bill

    From last night's episode of The Daily Show, here is Jon Stewart on the Food Safety Bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday -- except for that pesky unconstitutional amendment that might derail the whole thing. NSFW language is bleeped.The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe Food, the B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    The Daily Show Investigates Missouri's Anti-Puppy-Mill Propaganda

    Then again, Olivia Munn has also "bared it all" for PETA.​Sure, a majority of Missourians last week voted in favor of tougher state regulations for puppy mills. But those voters clearly had no idea what they were voting for as evident in the following: A) Missouri legislators announced this week t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Stephen Colbert on the Live Crab Vending Machine

    A couple of weeks ago, Gut Check brought you video of a vending machine that dispenses live crabs. Here now with his own take on the phenomenon (via Eater) is Stephen Colbert. Contains mildly NSFW language.The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cCraziest F#?king Thing I've Ever Heard - Crab Ve ... More >>

  • Film

    November 4, 2010

    Galifianakis steals another Todd Phillips buddy comedy in Due Date

    A couple of weeks ago, Gut Check brought you video of a vending machine that dispenses live crabs. Here now with his own take on the phenomenon (via Eater) is Stephen Colbert. Contains mildly NSFW language.The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cCraziest F#?king Thing I've Ever Heard - Crab Ve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Stephen Colbert on the McRib and Election Day

    On last night's episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert tackled the unlikely intersection of the two biggest news stories of next week: Election Day and the return of the McRib sandwich to every single McDonald's in America.The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThe McRib Is Backwww.co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Blagojevich on The Daily Show: 'In the next trial, I hope to testify again'

    ​Everyone's favorite disgraced ex-governor, Rod Blagojevich, was interviewed on The Daily Show Monday night, and it was, pardon our language, fucking golden. Comedically, that is. "I would like to see you as a victim, but you make it so hard," Stewart told him, after Blago said that he w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2010

    Lots of Shorts

    ​Everyone's favorite disgraced ex-governor, Rod Blagojevich, was interviewed on The Daily Show Monday night, and it was, pardon our language, fucking golden. Comedically, that is. "I would like to see you as a victim, but you make it so hard," Stewart told him, after Blago said that he w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    St. Louis Teapartier Gina Loudon Wants You to BUYcott Stuff Associated With Arizona

    Image viaLocal Tea Partier Gina Loudon on The Daily Showa few months ago.​From the uber-conservative local lady that brought you the Buycott of Whole Foods last fall (then went on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to chat about it): The St. Louis Tea Party's Gina Loudon is showing solidarity with Ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Claire McCaskill Makes a Boehner Joke on The Colbert Report

    Image viaJohn Boehner not happy about the tanning salon tax in the health care bill​House minority leader John Boehner made himself the butt of many jokes when he proclaimed that the passage of health care reform was "Armageddon" that would "ruin our country," but Missouri senator Claire McCaskill ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2010

    And then, All of A Sutton ...

    Image viaJohn Boehner not happy about the tanning salon tax in the health care bill​House minority leader John Boehner made himself the butt of many jokes when he proclaimed that the passage of health care reform was "Armageddon" that would "ruin our country," but Missouri senator Claire McCaskill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Video: Jon Hamm Asks "Where'd You Go to High School?" on Saturday Night Live

    Hamm (right) on-screen with Will Forte on Saturday Night Live.​Mad Men actor and a good-looking former St. Louisan, Jon Hamm, hosted Saturday Night Live last night, and slipped in that most-telling of St. Louis question: "Where'd you go to high school?" during a sketch on the show.Was the question ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    And the Kurt Greenbaum Beat Goes On: ToastedRav.com Has Issued a Public Disservice Announcement

    Who wants to bet how long it'll be before Jon Stewart or The Colbert Report come to town for this one? 

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of November 9-15

    Euclid Records 1. Sting - If On A Winter's Night... 2. Beatles - Revolver 3. Monsters Of Folk - Monsters Of Folk 4. Nirvana - Live At Reading 5. REM - Live At The Olympia 6. Tegan & Sara - Sainthood* 7. Flight Of The Conchords - I Told You I Was F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    Sen. Kit Bond Steals the Show on The Daily Show

    Longtime Missouri Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond, a stalwart Republican, has said more than a few things in his lengthy political career to draw the comedic wrath of Daily Show host Jon Stewart. In April, for instance, he claimed that punishing those responsible for Bush-era torture policies was som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    St. Louis Buycotters Featured on The Daily Show

    The Daily Show correspondent Wyatt Cenac spent some QT in Town & Country earlier this fall, hanging with the Whole Foods buycotters/teapartyers. Bill Hennessy and Gina Loudon, among others, get featured in the final cut:  The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cWhole Foods Boyco ... More >>

  • Music

    July 16, 2008

    Apples in Stereo

    9 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    The Great Starbucks Closure of 2008

    9 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City

  • Calendar

    February 6, 2008

    Oliver!

    9 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City

  • Home Entertainment

    November 28, 2007

    Touch of Evel

    9 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City

  • Home Entertainment

    September 5, 2007

    Seasons in the Sun

    The Office: Season Three

  • News

    April 4, 2007

    No news is good news.

    The questions Steven Colbert didn't ask.

  • Home Entertainment

    May 24, 2006

    Our top DVD picks for the week of May 23.

    The questions Steven Colbert didn't ask.

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2005

    Murphy's Law

    The "I'm Rich Beeyatch!" Tour

  • Music

    May 19, 2004

    David Cross

    It's Not Funny (Sub Pop)

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2003

    Black Is the New White

    Angry comedian Lewis Black is worried about St. Louis' mold count

  • Culture

    August 27, 2003

    See Dick, and Tom, Run

    In comedy -- and comebacks -- it's all about the timing

  • Culture

    January 2, 2002

    Rescue 9/11

    This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

  • Culture

    March 7, 2001

    Good Cop, Bad Cop

    Denis Leary is on The Job, but can ABC find him an audience?

  • Culture

    January 13, 1999

    Last Laugh

    Denis Leary is on The Job, but can ABC find him an audience?

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