It was brown night on Comedy Central a couple of weekends ago after the Golden Globes. I had intended to watch Aziz Ansari’s special, but ended up watching the Golden Globes. Which was a mistake.

So in the process of trying to stay awake for the repeat at 1am, I ended up watching Russell Peters’ special Red, White and Brown. In the past I found his comedy about racial and ethnic stereotypes a bit over the top, but this particular special manages to find the right balance.

Of course, I fell asleep after that so I have yet to watch Ansari’s Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening. It’s at the top of my Netflix queue. With a long wait. Which is a good sign. Continue reading →

in terms of number of unique episodes, is probably Friends. But Diggnation comes close, and will soon overtake it.

Yes, a web show hosted by two dudes– Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose— gradually getting drunk on beer (or tea), talking about popular stories from Digg.com (“that’s dee aye uh double-gee dot com,” says Alex). They’re on episode 234, and I’ve watched between 150 and 200 of them over the past 4 years. They’re an “odd couple” pairing (Kevin’s a Mac, Alex is a PC). They’re funny and smart, if occasionally sophomoric, and have managed to hold my attention for approximately 40 minutes * 200 episodes = 133 hours. Hope to see a live Diggnation in Boston some time soon.

Here are the shows I watch, in order of “how sad I would be if it was canceled”. Most sad at the top:

• The Daily Show
• Entourage
• The Office
• 30 Rock
• Parks and Recreation
• Dollhouse (already canceled)
• Heroes (rumored last season)
• Scrubs (should be canceled)

Comcast bought NBC, and all I could think about was: what will Jack Donaghy‘s new title be?

At the moment, he’s Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming for General Electric. But that must change under Comcast. Now all the jokes at GE’s expense must shift to Comcastic!