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Humor

Videos | Monty Python | Political satire | Jokes | Audio humor | Links

As it is for many people, humor is one of my main passions in life. I love reading something really funny but visual comedy will always be my favorite, both movies and TV.
I have always been a big fan of the comedy of

Monty Python – my Monty Python section below
Marx Brothers
W.C. Fields
Woody Allen

Comedy movies

I can watch these great comedies over and over and they crack me up every time.

Ghostbusters
Dr. Stranglove
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Groundhog Day
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Caddyshack
What's New Pussycat?
Airplane!
The President's Analyst
The Blues Brothers

TV shows

Some of the best comedy of all time was British TV shows back in the '70s like

Monty Python
Fawlty Towers
Blackadder
I also like some American TV shows like

Big Bang Theory
That 70s Show
The Office
Monk (not really a comedy but makes me laugh!)
And animated TV shows like

The Simpsons
Family Guy

Zap Comix

I am a big lover of underground comix, and when they came out im the late sixties I bought all the Zap Comix (Wikipedia), the best of the bunch. I have always loved drawing, and cartooning is the freeist form of that. I am a big fan of artist Robert Crumb (R. Crumb). I bought all the Zaps when I saw them, and then in the 90s I was in Key West, FL where I discovered a store that had them, so I replaced some of mine that were worn out. I still have them somewhere.

Comic book, poster, and album cover artists

R. Crumb – Flakey Foont, Angelfood McSpade, Mr. Natural, "Keep on Truckin'"
S. Clay Wilson – the Checkered Demon
Rick Griffin
Victor Moscoso
Gilbert Shelton
Spain Rodriguez
Robert Williams

I'm also a big fan of Dilbert in the comics in the newspaper.

Monty Python

"And now for something completely different!"

Monty Python produced some of what I consider the most hilarious comedy of all time. Back in the early 70s they had a weekly TV show that I never missed. I purchased the The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus Megaset when it came out on DVD and now I can watch this great comedy whenever I feel like it.

Monty Python members:

Sadly, Graham Chapman died of cancer in 1989 and Terry Jones died of cancer in 2020.

Monty Python videos – now on the Videos page

     Video links
Monty Python videos at YouTube.com
Peekvid: COMEDY - Monty Python! – more videos

     Audios
Nudge, Nudge – (read the words)
The Spam Sketch – (read the words)
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life – (read the words)
Every Sperm Is Sacred – (read the words)

     Python links
Monty Python
     List of Monty Python's Flying Circus episodes
     Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
PythOnline – the OFFICIAL Monty Python site
     The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus – all 45 episodes on 14 DVDs
MontyPython.net
Monty Python's Completely Useless Web Site
HumorLinks – Python sketches, scripts, songs, etc.
BBC News: Three decades of Python
CNN.com - How Monty Python changed the world
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Just the Words
Monty Python's Personal Best and Flying Circus | PBS
A Compendium of 150 Monty Python Sketches – many videos

Political satire

I had so much fun with political humor during the Bush presidency, but now that he has left office I will have to look for some new stuff.
Until I find it I am keeping these here because they are such gems.

Political satire videos

Links
Bush Has Tea With the Queen – "It's Tony Blair"
Hu's On First?
Bill Maher - Hits the Nail On Its Head!
President Bush explains the Medicare drug bill – well, heck, now it is all real clear
Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Finally Over'
Get Your War On – poignant and hilarious
Welcome to the White House (www.whitehouse.org)
Alfred W. - What, me president?
The Drudge Retort – putting the yellow back in journalism (that's Retort, not Report)
The Complete Bushisms – the president's accidental wit and wisdom
BotoxKerry.com
Colonize.com – distort the faces of Bush & Kerry
Bush falling – use the mouse to control him
"Dishonest Dubya" Lying Action Figure Doll - George W. Bush
Presidential Drag Queens – the title says it all

Jokes

Here are many jokes I have gathered online, mostly from emails and occasionally on Facebook. When I read something that is incredibly funny, or simply incredible, to extend its life I often preserve it here. I have "webified" any of these jokes that originated as email, retaining the original format as much as possible. The ones with a year in the title may be "dated" but they are still funny.

Click in the box and scroll for more — to move up and down the list use the scroll bar at the right or click in the box for focus and use the mouse wheel.
(Please note: scrolling may not be functional on some mobile phones)

PowerPoint presentations; mouse-click = advance, scroll-wheel = next/previous, right-click = context menu, Esc = exit

Rare Vehicles

The Real Kings of Logistics

Things you don't see every day

Stop complaining! You haven't seen real winter until you have seen this . . .

Audio humor

Telemarketer's nightmare call – a hilarious Tom Mabe recording from a radio show

911 call – why marrying a good speller is important

"If you ever come home drunk again..."

"Dave's Not Here" – Cheech and Chong

Who's on First – the classic Abbott and Costello skit

Deer-crossing radio caller – woman wants deer-crossing signs moved to "safer" areas

Spoofs – find more of these parodies at The Bob Rivers Show under Twisted Tunes (there is an alphabet for searching titles)

Walkin' Round In Women's Underwear – Bob Rivers

The 12 Pains Of Christmas – Bob Rivers

The Girl With Emphysema – Bob Rivers

I Love Your Breasts The Way They Are – Bob Rivers

Hello, I Love You, Let's Get Tested For AIDS – Bob Rivers

Blue Christmas – Porky Pig *

* This song was actually recorded by North Carolina disc jockey Denny Brownlee. When threatened by Warner Brothers with a lawsuit, the song was re-released and attributed to "Seymour Swine and the Squealers."

Links