Lots of people think Seinfeld is the funniest sitcom of all time and they're right. But Curb Your Enthusiasm maybe the funniest show of all time.
For those who don't know, Larry David is the guy who co-created Seinfeld with Jerry. George is based on him.
Curb Your Enthusiasm is like Seinfeld if it was about George only with swearing and way more uncomfortable situations.
If you haven't seen it get some seasons on dvd. The new episodes are airing now on TMN Sunday nights.
Here's a little taste entitled The Huge Vagina!
This is Larry buying weed.
Finally this is a classic. Larry and his manager Jeff are opening a restaurant and the head chef has Turrettes.
Not so safe for work. It's called Opening Night.
Vinay Menon did and he sums them up in another hilarious column that I wish I was writing.
Check out the joke-u-larity here and then come back for more Hhdotcom drivel.
The Highlights for me? Supporting actor Comedy series: Jeremy Piven from Entourage. Simply the best guy on TV. Drama Series: The Sopranos. Naturally.
Comedy Series: 30 Rock. Tina Fey, used to be the weekend update chick from SNL (and that shows first female head writer) and I love her. I started watching this show at the end of last season and I've since caught up in re-runs. Very funny and weird and non-network like. If you know what I mean. Give it a shot. I believe Jerry Sienfeld guest-stars on the season premier in early October.
Tonight Prison Break is back. I like this show although the premise is getting a bit strange.
Season One-break out of Prison.
Season Two-run around, try not to get captured, finally get caught.
This Season? Uh, back in prison trying to break out again. I guess.
I like everything Aaron Sorkin does. Starting with a little-known show called Sports Night to a big-time movie like A Few Good Men, this Sorkin dude can write.
Of course he's the creator of one my favorite TV shows, The West Wing.
Last night was the last episode of something called Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, a kind of backstage look at an SNL style show.
Great dialogue, lots' of sassy chit chat and sucky ratings.
Too bad cause it was some good TV and one of the few destination shows for me. ( I also like Entourage, 30 Rock, and Giada' Weekend Getaway-she's juicy-licious.)
I remember when I first saw Sports Night and was blown away by how many words he'd cram into a 30 minute episode. Maybe a little too smart for the fly-over states but I dug it.
It didn't last and neither did Studio 60.
If you'd like a little more perspective on the man and his shows check out this article from the TV Squad. I did.
Having lost the powerhouse Sopranos franchise, HBO has developed a new show that reeks of network genius. Flight of the Conchords has all the elements of television greatness: a New York City setting and a pair of underemployed musicians who prattle on nonsensically in cute New Zealand accents.
My buddy Mike told me about this show. He's lawyer with a twisted sense of humour and an eclectic taste in pop culture.
His wife's cute too.
Anyway I've checked it out a couple of times and you all might dig it. As Mike said, it's pacing is even slower than that of Curb your Enthusiasm but once you get into it, it's pretty funny.
This is a bit from their act but it'll give you a flavor of the series.
There's a bunch more on the YouTube and it's very funny. This is the thing all your other friends will be talking about like next year. You can throw in a Flight of the Conchords reference at em now. Do it.
The Sopranos are over. Yes this will contain spoiler material. Sorry.
My two favorite shows are done. The West Wing ended last year and now the Sopranos are done as well.
I'm not so sure how I feel about last nights episode. I'm glad Phil got popped and his head too, but I thought too much was left up to us to figure out at the end. Maybe that was the point. The creator David Chase gave us a bunch of different options and then just abruptly shut it down.
Yes, just like you I thought the Satellite had dropped out for a second.
Actually I PVR-ed it on 2 channels so I quickly went to my back up and when the same thing happened again I stopped freaking out.
Pretty clever that finale though. Not your standard, pap-cheesy TV series ending where all is
forgiven, lessons are learned and our characters go off in the sunset.
On the contrary the last episode left more questions than answers and for most Sorprano's fans it was probably the only way to say goodbye.
The last Scene. What was the Meadow parking thing all about? Who was that dude who went to the bathroom? Why was the FBI agent so happy when he got the call about Phil? What about those guys that came in at the end? Journey's Don't Stop Believing. What was that all about?
I'm going to watch it again with Randee and maybe it'll make more sense a second time. I doubt it though.
Some times it's so hard to be hip. What with taking kids to soccer, worrying over not having a gig and being nearly 60 it's tough to stay up to date on the latest cool thing.
Take the MTV Movie Awards. Didn't watch em. Did you? Here's a quick highlight package.
Sarah Silverman hosted and was crude. And hot.
Jack Nicholoson won for The Departed.
Best fight went to the dude in 300.
Paris Hilton was there and then she went to chick-prison.
Mike Myers won an MTV generation award for his years of movie-making.
Sacha Baron Cohen won best comedic performance for Borat.
Sacha and Will Ferrell won for best kiss and this is the clip everyone at your office will be talking about.
I'm going back on the Gil Deacon show today and this time I'm going to speak when spoken to.
This will be my third time in total and second time in less than a month.
On my last appearance I was Gil-shushed and then after had breakfast with Jean Chretian. Sort of.
Read about it here.
I think Gil is cute and I'm not sure but I think she has a crush on me too.
Look at this picture and tell me Gil isn't crushing on The Howie. She's holding the coffee cup in a way that says, "Guys that refer to themselves as The Howie turn me on!"
I'm on with a couple of guys to talk about being married. Not to each other but to our chicks. Should be fun and provocative and loud. I love that combination.
I'll let you know when the air date is unless I come off like a complete arse again and Gil has to tell me to shut my silly-ass mouth.
It's Gil Deacon again.
Hi Gil Deacon.
Hi Howard, you sexy Hebrew man.
I taped her show yesterday and other than being shushed a couple of times it was a lot of fun.
I deserved it, I was trying to say too much in too little time and my enthusiasm got me Gil-Shushed.
That's cool. I like her very much and I think she does a great job.
I was part of a panel with Luba Goy and my pal Kenny Robinson and it was pretty funny.
Check it out Monday on CBC at 11am and 2pm.
I'll remind you.
Deacon Notes: I invited Randee and her Mother RR Bubby Barbara to sit in the audience, and they seemed to have a good time.
Randee said I didn't embarrass her and that I looked okay except when the camera was shooting from behind and exposed the growing bald area in the back of my head.
Hey, I'm old and hair doesn't last forever.
I must say she looked great. She was wearing this cool long downtown-coat kind of thing and was turning some heads on the street. Her Mom's a good-looking old broad too, so except for my shiny pate we made a nice trio!
After the show we went over to the Intercontinental where we had some lunch and who do you think we see?
No not George Strombopoopalous.(Although he's got that big-ass billboard right next to the hotel.)
Yes, Jean Chretian, former Prime Minister of this whole country, that's who.
Very surreal.
We walk into the dining area and he's just sitting there, hanging with 3 buds and grooving to some tunes on his Ipod.
Okay the Ipod part is BS but he was just as casual as can be.
As we came in I noticed there was some get together for former Justice Roy Mcmurtry so Mr C must have been there for that.
I never cared for the FPM's politics but it was cool seeing him hanging out sipping java.
Very Canadian moment too.
There was just one Secret CSIS looking guy having a coffee a few tables away. Also very casual.
If this was any former U.S President the place would be surrounded by guys talking into their sleeves and me and my chicks would have never gotten in.
Anyway when he left my Mother-in-Law gave him a wave and he waved back. As I mentioned she was looking good so instantly I think,"What if she and Jean hit if off, he divorces his wife, converts, marries Barb and then next Passover the former PM is over to my house having some Manishevitz and trying to figure out the four questions."
Do I have to invite the CSIS guy?
I'm going on the Gil Deacon show this Thursday. She's a lovely Television presenter and I'm happy to be asked back.
Why here she is now.
Hi Gil.
Hi Howard. I love you the most.
Okay maybe she didn't say but I had a great time on her show last Fall pimping my Slime and now I'm returning just to be part of a panel about humor.
Specifically are Men funnier than Women and if yes Why or something like that. I don't know if it has anything to do with Men/Women I think it's just a matter of being Jewish or not.
If you're not Jewish then you're not funny. There, now let's back to talking about my book.
Of course I kid.
Women don't have to be funny they have boobs!
Again with the kidding.
There are lots of funny women, but only the Jewish ones.
Enough with the fun-poking.
If you would like to be part of the taping and enjoy the ribald good times up close then here are all the details.
Date: April 12th 2007
Time: Audience check in between 9:15am to 9:30am for a 10am show start (Show to last until noon)
Location: CBC - 25 John Street, Toronto
Contact: Lindsey Stewart at gilltix@cbc.ca or by phone at 416-205-2944
If you like comedy and you love the Trailer Park Boys and you want all of that in a tidy package known as The Winnipeg Comedy Festival well looky here.
Seriously this is a funny funny show produced by the brilliant Steve Glassman, who for years has been like a brother to me.
Whether its asking to promote his programs on my old Good Times Radio Hour, or calling to get me to talk about his latest triumph, Steve has managed to produce the bulk of Comedy Television in this country and neatly avoided hiring me.
No I'm not bitter.
Yes, I once threatened to punch him.
That was a completely different matter and I may have been slightly polluted.
Do yourself and your loved ones a favor this and every Friday night for the next few weeks and watch Steve Glassman's Winnipeg Comedy Festival...not featuring his brother Howard.( Favorite Uncle of his children, and a dam fine dramatic actor)
BTW.
He's not my little Brother he's much much older and starting to get a little soft in the head. Maybe one day he'll be so daft that he'll forget it's me and actually sign me up for one of the 1500 shows he produces annually.
That's little Stevie in the middle next to me and our Grandfather.(My other Brother Sweet Dave Glassman who one day will be the richest man in the family or living with me.)
This is Gill Deacon, she is pretty and looks all comfy sitting on her couch. Hi Gill.
Today I'll be on talking about Guy stuff with funny dude Trevor Boris and resident guy-writer, David Eddy.
I'll tell you right now the whole thing was slightly weird. We're all sitting there with Gill drinking beer and eating pretzels and popcorn and talking about how guys aren't really That shallow.
I'm sure I'll come off like always, sort of weird-looking and slightly twerpy.
I'm sure you can't wait.
In the end Gill plugs my book. Thanks Gill.
It's on at 11 this morning and 2 this afternoon.
I don't know any of these people. Although I think that dude in the bottom right is George Logaganis who used to be at Much.
'm taping an episode of the Gill Deacon show on CBC today. I think she's cute and I hope my hideousness isn't a turn off. Not that I'm thinking she and I will run off together and start a moped rental shop in the West Indies or anything.
Anyway, I'm taping her show with some dude and the very funny Trevor Boris. He's a young comic around town who's a big part of the Winnipeg Comedy festival which is produced by my Brother Steve. It's all very circle of life stuff.
Yes I'm pimping my book. Yes its' what I do. Yes I think you should buy it. Click on Slime at the top of the page and a whole new wonderful world of ordering will open up for you!
Thank you for your patronage.
My buddy Jon May at Fox 29 gave me a huge plug-a-thon this morning for the Slime That Men Do and a bunch of other stuff. Great guy, very smart and good and all that's right about America! Including a great lunch of Beef on Wec and some hot little Buffalo waitresses.
Anyway, I don't have access to Fox 29 on either of my satellites so I hope you enjoyed the thing and will of course run out immediately and buy the book.
Thanks Jon and Merry Xmas to you all your countrymen.
Thought you might enjoy this old Humble and Fred commercial from the Mix era.
I loved this spot but it didn't translate into #'s
Oh well, maybe next time we can do a show that will. Or won't have to?
It's called "Wake up Happier With Humble and Fred!"
Why here's a show I think I'll enjoy. The nice people at Rogers Daytime Toronto are going to let me talk Slime sometime in after 11 am today. Won't you watch and see if I actually say anything new about The Slime That Men Do? Please. I'll try and throw in all new stories and funny anecdotes!
Seriously this thing has taken on a life of it's own and I'm just along enjoying the ride. Have you got your copy yet? Just click on the Cover on the upper right and the Joy of Slime will soon be on your way.
This is Anthony Regan. This is Myrocia Watamaniuk.
They are the hosts and they seem very nice. I hope they don't push me back and forth until I fall down and skin my knees.
As you know I'm trying to get more people to visit HumbleHoward.com. I like people. I'm a people guy. Okay, okay, more people visit here=more people to buy book.
Yesterday I was on BT for about 7 minutes just after the 7:30 am news with Kevin Frankish and the response to my site was amazing. Not only that but I was listed on the guest line-up on their site and they linked me all day. I was told that it was a great show to sell books but I truly had no idea that it would impact my "Unique" visits the way it did.
My site stats yesterday:
-Highest one day total unique visits.
-Highest one day first time visits. (almost double the previous best!)
-Highest one day page loads.
Hopefully this will translate into sales of Slime, which as we all know should be owned by every man, women and child.
Start thinking Slime for Xmas-Time.
Posted by Humble on November 21, 2006 @ 09:55|Permalink
Breakast Television Today
I don't know the exact time but I have to be at City TV for 6:45am, so I'm assuming I'll be on somewhere in the 7's.
I like the people at City, always have, even through the heinous experience that was the puppet show, the humans that work at Queen and John are great.
Sometime I'll blog about that period in my life where I had to pretend to laugh at the little guy with his hand up the sock's arse.
I'm booked for the book with Kevin and the crew Monday, I just don't know what time.
I'm guessing in the morning. Check back here this weekend and I should have the details.
Yes, I know you have better things to do, I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
I did an episode of Christine Cushing Live with Kevin last year. We got along fine. Although I can't remember if he thought I was funny, irritating or what. Probably both.
I got the heads up on this from Freddie's site-you know how to get there-and I don't know. Real or fake poo? Either way its Deeeesgusting! If you search for this yourself be careful. Goggling "Hot girl pooing in a tub" may get you some results your not ready for. Yes, there are people that are turned on by doody. No, this isn't that.
Enjoy.
Posted by Humble on November 15, 2006 @ 08:28|Permalink
Watch me get asked if I'd date a guy!
Tonight on Live At 5:30 I'm pimping my book. Donna Skelly, Bill Carroll(filling in for Hebsy) a cool newspaper chick Lorraine Sommerfeld and me, talk slimey guy stuff and the hilarity just happens.
I enjoyed hanging out with these nice folks and got a little tongue-tied when Donna asked me at the end if after reading all these stories, would I date a guy?
I said something lame like if he were handsome, nice to me and of course had to be Jewish.
I should have added, "...and had a Vagina!"
It was great meeting Lorraine and good seeing Bill and Donna again.
If you can't watch the thing, tape it or PVR it or I'm sure copies will be available on E-Bay before the day is through.
I forgot to mention that I'll be at the Oakville Chapters on Dorval Drive Saturday between 2-4 so I will now. Okay, I just did.
Tomorrow night Live At 5:30 on CH TV Hamilton with Hebsy and Donna, I will be pimping the book. Although I understand Mark may not be there, I'll be joined by some other nice people and the guy v girl hilarity is bound to ensue.
Please watch and enjoy and then run out and buy the you-know-what.
In fact you may want to buy many copies for friends and loved ones.
Friday you can catch me doing the same junk I do on the radio interviews on TV. I have my Slime Spiel down and I'll be hanging out with Mark and Donna talking about the book and the whole Girl-Guy thing.
Also, a big thanks to Larry Fedoruk of 610 CKTB who gave me a bunch of extra time on his show yesterday. We had a few laughs, plugged the book and chatted up old times. I hope to do his show again in December as I put on a huge Slime for Christmas-time push.
If for some reason your planning to catch my thing at the National Womens Show Friday night, I will have some books there for you to purchase. Also (he say's sort of bashfully) I would be happy to sign them if you'd like. Hell, if you want I'll sign someone else's name!
Last nigh Freddy and I were on CH Hamilton again and It went fine.
We had a few laughs talking about Belinda and Tie the big story that is quickly turning into the Canadian version of Ben and Jen and Jen and Brad. Tie-Linda or Stron-Mi is as close as we
Canucks get to a true Hollywood scandal.
Anyway, It went okay. Although my wife thought I should look at the camera more. I disagree.
I always think it looks weird when 2 people are talking on TV and when the one persons making a point the other looks at the camera, instead of the person who's doing the talking. But my wife thinks differently, so look for me to be looking at the camera more next time.
...will be yapping about the Domi Thing with the kids from Live at 5:30 on Ch Hamilton.
Oh the hard-hitting debate.
Oh the rapid-fire back and forth.
Oh the nausea induced by actually seeing Humble and Fred staring like deer about to be run
over.
Yesterday I was a guest on 3 Takes, a chick-chat fest on the Life Network. Very nice people, good little promo for The Slime That Men Do. Christine Diako's is one of the hosts along with a nice lady named Jackie and another named Andrea. The segment went well and everybody was good to me, especially their associate producer Angela.(who is also used as a model on the show from time to time-with good reason!)
The premise of 3 Takes is one of the women is married, one is single and one is divorced and they bring 3 different perspectives. To me it looked like a combination of The Veiw and The Dini Petty show. My appearance won't air until January.
The segment before me was a very attractive women named Allison who brought with her about 60 belts. Apparently belts are back? and she had them in a variety of colours and styles.
That's definitley a Girly thing.
Guys for the most part don't seem to worry much over belts or any accessory for that matter.
I have three belts. Three black belts. They all look like this.
Do you want to see Humble and Fred on television? Tune into CH TV tomorrow (Friday, September 15) afternoon for CH Live at 5:30. Mark Hebsher and Bill Carroll are hosting and the final ten minutes will comprise of a segment called "Square Off". It's a lively debate of current events and pop culture and Fred and I will be there to take part.
This is Myrocia Watamaniuk.
