Frankie & Johnny and Al’s
I knew I knew it: The Late Show opening bit last night borrowed the storefront of Frankie & Johnny, the now-defunct New Orleans furniture store whose television commercials became an Internets sensation.
Martin Mull (1943–2024)
The Fernwood 2 Night episode with Tom Waits is not to be missed.
Joe Flaherty (1941–2024)
He was Guy Caballero, Count Floyd, Sammy Maudlin, and Slim Whitman, among others.
Eugene Levy, honored
In these terrible times, I liked seeing this video with fellow actors paying tribute to Eugene Levy, recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Newport Beach Film Festival. And I went down an SCTV rabbithole.
Jay Tarses on the small screen
Dave Simonds’s Free Advice from an Old Guy , five very short films starring Jay Tarses.
Recently updated
An old SNL skit is online.
Steve Bushakis and Donald Trump
“I’ve had gonorrhea five times.”
Sid Caesar (1922–2014)
With a link to delirium.