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Kazar has got to be one of the most annoying characters in comics. First he was a poor man's Tarzan, which in itself was offensive as the Tarzan concept is offensive, but then he became a pseudo-hip, colloquial smartass and became even more annoying!

For the record, the writer responsible for the latter was Bruce Jones, the same writer who wrote that horribly pretentious pseudo-X-Files run of Hulk which ended up going nowhere.

I loved Bruce Jones' Kazar. Especially when he worked with Anderson and later Gil. Of course, in retrospect a lot of the rom-com tropes in the stories are kind of creepy and off-putting, but that's true in every medium. Not just comics.

He was also responsible for some of the better Pacific Comics' EC knockoffs from around the same time.

I agree with you on that. I haven't watched a rom-com movie in years, and can't remember the last one I liked.

I generally don't care much for modern rom-coms either. I kind of enjoyed Crazy, Stupid Love, but I think it was mostly for Ryan Gosling's shirtless scene ("What are you? Photoshopped?").

Now, the ancestors of modern rom-com, such as Tracy and Hepburn films, are something I enjoy very much.

I wonder...were Ryan Gosling's parents named Mr. & Mrs. Goose?

"Deep Thoughts" by Fanfic Lady....

I used to love the "Deep Thoughts" feature on "Saturday Night Live."

I regret to admit I haven't watched an episode since the first Scarlett Johansson episode back in...2005, was it?

Somehow, I knew you'd get the ref!

My favorite SNL alum would have to be Jan Hooks -- she was so versatile!

Although it might be argued that her bit part in "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" as the know-it-all tour guide is the funniest thing she ever did.

I'm not sure who my fave SNL alum is--there are too many I love! But the era with the cast that Jan Hooks was a part of is unquestionably my favorite. Jan, Phil Hartman, Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Jon Lovitz, Chris Farley and the rest--it's no contest for this dude, at least!

That was a great era, and it holds up better than era with the original 70s cast -- the latter were a bit too impressed with themselves, in my opinion.

The original cast, to be sure, had it share of egos. Chevy Chase, it is said, did not get along with anyone else.

The one I never liked was John Belushi. I know a lot of people hail him as a comic genius. I just find him obnoxious.

My favorite of that cast is Jane Curtin. She understood subtlety and the importance of a deadpan delivery.

I have a soft spot for Kenan Thompson. I enjoyed his work back in his Nickelodeon days (Kenan and Kel, All That) and I think he has a great ability to exaggerate juuuuuuuust enough when he's acting to get the laughs going.



Ryan Gosling admitted that his abs were, indeed, photoshopped. Though I'm sure they still look very good in real life

For me, it was the Eddie Murphy/Joe Piscopo/Mary Gross era all the way.

Mary's rants were always such an inspiration to me.

Oh, and Tim Kazurinsky's guru character. ("How do we know that the light really goes off when we shut the refrigerator door? We cannot tell because we eat the only witnesses.")

I have to admit to liking Mad TV quite a lot, particularly some of their music video spoofs, like L.O.S.E.R., a spoof of Ashlee Simpson's L.O.V.E..

I'll admit I actually liked "L.O.V.E." for a while. A lot.

That says a lot about the state of pop music in the mid-2000s.

It also, I fear, says a lot about my taste in pop music.

I have a fondness for that era also. It was the first cast that I remember other than just catching occasional glimpses when I was up past my bedtime. I had almost forgotten about Mary Gross's rants. That was always hilarious.

I'm not a regular watcher of SNL or of MadTV, so I can't really compare. But I do have a vague impression that SNL's humor was more refined and witty.



People change! I used to listen almost exclusively to Britney Spears and boy bands myself.

Ibby, I think it would be more accurate to say that MadTV pushed the envelope of good taste more.

I'll take your word for it Rocky, as I'm hardly an expert in either show.

I haven't been a regular viewer of SNL in years. As for MadTV, I remember seeing a few episodes and found it, for the most part, gratuitously raunchy and tasteless (though amusing at times).

Sometimes the best comedy is subtle, yes. In our anthropology and sociology classes way back, we learned that the best jokes are the ones where you have to think a little to get the punchline. It becomes more rewarding that way.

Maybe it's time to resurrect the Jokes thread. First I'll have to think up one that I haven't already told, though.

Resurrecting old threads can be fun. From time to time, I like reviving the Victorian Flirting Thread.

If we're going to revive old threads, I'm buying the next round at SHAKES!