Peanuts and nut cases

The 1975-to-1976 volume of “The Complete Peanuts” has a thoughtful and sincere appreciation of Charles M. Schulz, in a foreword by cartoon comedy bad boy Robert Smigel. His “TV Funhouse” series began on “The Dana Carvey Show”, before moving to “Saturday Night Live”. Smigel’s outrageous parody of 70’s Saturday morning cartoons, “The Ambiguously Gay Duo”, features the voices of Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell, and Colbert also did some of the writing. This is the first episode, “It Takes Two To Tango”, from September 28, 1996. Watching this makes me wish Colbert would bring back Tek Jansen. Note: this is a PG-13 cartoon! It starts after a brief comic bit by Carell about a dedicated athlete.

The Colbert-Trudeau Report

Garry Trudeau was on the The Colbert Report Monday night, talking about the 40th anniversary of Doonesbury. Which makes me remember the 40th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, when I was in my first year of employment at the same place I am now, still working for the same people.

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Garry Trudeau
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election March to Keep Fear Alive

Trudeau says he hasn’t recycled any strips, and I guess that’s correct, but he has repeated many strips, of course. For most of the strip’s run the finished art has been rendered by Don Carlton.

http://www.thebesttimes.org/people/cover_stories/1210_don_carlton.shtml

Rally to Restore Sanity needs to be sanitary…

This coming Saturday I will not be at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington, D.C., but tastewar says he will be there. I’m a bit surprised, however, to learn that the National Park Service has yet to issue a permit for the event…

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/10/25/head-count-stewart-colbert-expect-150000-for-rally/

Colbert’s View

Stephen Colbert had the week off, as did Jon Stewart. On the 30th they will have their joint rally in D.C. for sanity and/or fear. Colbert was on the daytime gabfest show The View this week. This is the second time in recent weeks he’s made an appearance where he’s dropped his character’s persona. I met Colbert briefly a few years ago, and he’s the real deal.