Apparently this is old, but it’s new to me. From a Norwegian comedy show.

I can’t decide whether my love for this video is ironic or not.

The group is Sonseed. Hat tip to steev richter.

Richard Wright of Pink Floyd

The man who wrote “The Great Gig In The Sky” and “Us and Them” has passed. Pink Floyd’s Richard Wright is dead at 65 after a “short battle with cancer.” I suppose this is the final word on a Floyd reunion tour. God bless his family.

Michael Palin: a wholesome, religious man.

According to Twitter and Facebook, lots of people hate this founding member of Monty Python. C’mon, gang, give him a break!

Howdy, folks! I had the great honor of contributing material to the latest “Rifftrax Presents” release, Spider-man 2 featuring guest riffer Josh Fruhlinger (A.K.A. The Comics Curmudgeon). Yes, this one was a real Josh-splosion.

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Three classic Fun With Shorts videos are now available for sale on iRiffs, a new feature of Rifftrax.com. “Dating Dos and Don’ts,” “Cindy Goes To a Party,” and “The Fun of Being Thoughtful” are available as video-on-demand for a negligible $.75/each!

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Hello all! I am back with a short review of Faerie Worlds Festival hosted in Veneta, Oregon.

Faerie Worlds is kind of like a Renn Faire on some sort of psychedelic drug… I showed up in a little face paint and glitter and a fairy shirt, as I only found out we were going a little bit before the fact, and figured there would be plenty of “Norms” there.

Wrong!

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Another awesome Comic-con has come and gone. Photos are up on my Flickr stream.

This is a small yard in Cape May, NJ filled with fascinating junk sculptures. This goat was my favorite.

More at my Flickr stream.

Brian Scolaro and pals are still at it. Check out VooDooWop.

Welcome newcomers and old-schoolers to JoshWay.com!

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‘Rent Me’ is an occasional feature wherein I briefly recommend a DVD for rental.

Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole is one of his best and most overlooked satires. Kirk Douglas plays a newspaper man named Chuck (hmm…) who slithers into Albuquerque and a job as a reporter. After months of patiently biding his time, he seizes the opportunity of a mining accident to exploit both the victim and the local residents.

Ace is satire but not comedy, and it’s about as dark as you can get. I went into it expecting fast-paced, cutesy dialog and a flawed-but-charming protagonist. I didn’t expect a portrait of malice and exploitation that says things about the media which are even more relevant today than they were in 1951. Between the disingenuous and lascivious wife of the man trapped in the mine (Jan Sterling), the corrupt local sheriff (Ray Teal) and Douglas’ shameless Chuck Tatum, Ace in the Hole makes its point with a pretty brutal honesty.

Oh, and it’s really good. Available in a nice special edition from the Criterion Collection.

Cartoon Brew’s Jerry Beck has announced this year’s ‘Worst Cartoons Ever’ event for 9:30pm on Friday, July 25th at San Diego Comic-Con. We’ve caught this painfully funny show the last two years and it’s a hoot. Glad to hear it’s back this year, and that it won’t conflict with the epic MST3K panel. Between these events, the live Rifftrax show, and the usual shenanigans, it’s gonna be a juicy con this year.

UPDATE: The book is now for sale! Go here to buy a copy or pre-order the artist’s edition.

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