tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3375533310606848994..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Ellen DeGeneres should shut the fuck upBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23314608127840545112016-07-03T07:39:42.529-07:002016-07-03T07:39:42.529-07:00Niles: [yawns] Forgive me. Olga and I were up til...Niles: [yawns] Forgive me. Olga and I were up till all hours at a party for the "Royal Shakespeare Company." I'm rubbing pretty impressive shoulder these days. And to think it's all because I have a small column.<br />Frasier: [keeping his eyes on his newspaper] That would certainly be the Freudian interpretation!<br /><br />- FRASIER [7.04] "Everyone's a Critic" (written by Joe Keenan)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37415199245347077352015-03-24T16:49:12.371-07:002015-03-24T16:49:12.371-07:00I see a lot of folks trying to defend Ellen by say...I see a lot of folks trying to defend Ellen by saying she was trying to be funny. I ain't buying it. Ellen used to be one of the funniest people in the world when she was doing standup, and she's still pretty funny today. <br /><br />"It was just a joke," is the oldest and stupidest defense in the world. If it were a joke, it would have been funny. That's the definition of a joke. That particular one was exactly as funny as the joke in the trailer that Ken pointed out, "He's not a fighter pilot." That is to say, not funny at all.<br /><br />She said something stupid. And she figured it out, which is why the content is no longer available.<br /><br />Not a huge deal, but yeah, she said it and it was stupid.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17945165942809995752015-03-21T09:09:14.080-07:002015-03-21T09:09:14.080-07:00The thread reminded me one star's actual putdo...<i>The thread reminded me one star's actual putdown of another show. Dick Cavett supposedly said on Johnny Carson that he was working on a "comedy version of 'Gilligan's Island.'"</i><br /><br />Nothing against Cavett, but I'm pretty certain he was adapting Woody Allen's standup line where he says, "I was working on a non-fiction version of the Warren Report."VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58311276072844802292015-03-20T21:56:43.190-07:002015-03-20T21:56:43.190-07:00I never said he was a homophobe. I think he's...I never said he was a homophobe. I think he's taken in the ass more than once, especially in the army. He just doesn't like lesbians. And not just the big surly dykes, but any of them that aren't willing to fuck him. Henryhttp://www.pornhub.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21116252133750216912015-03-20T16:28:07.000-07:002015-03-20T16:28:07.000-07:00"Charles H. Bryan said...
Maybe she meant Aft...<i>"Charles H. Bryan said...<br />Maybe she meant AfterM*A*S*H?"</i><br /><br />Possibly the funniest comment in the entire thread.<br /><br /><i>"Henry said...<br />Why is Ken always attacking lesbians and their allies? Does he feel threatened by women that don't want to fuck him? I bet he is such a sex maniac that is why he went to Asia to buy cheap young prostitutes."</i><br /><br />Henry, Ken is not a homophobe. He's got nothing against Lesbians, no matter how hard he's tried to press up against them. I would note that on that Asian trip he was traveling with a his wife and with a famously-gay man, one who does not tolerate homophobic companions.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7644168501966353462015-03-20T10:32:28.325-07:002015-03-20T10:32:28.325-07:00I had a vomiting episode after watching this show....I had a vomiting episode after watching this show. Sure it could have been the cumulative effect of having a burrito for lunch and pizza for dinner, but I'd like to think otherwise. Stevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50613071615658414042015-03-20T06:11:20.626-07:002015-03-20T06:11:20.626-07:00The thread reminded me one star's actual putdo...The thread reminded me one star's actual putdown of another show. Dick Cavett supposedly said on Johnny Carson that he was working on a "comedy version of 'Gilligan's Island.'"craig mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46693609076499646872015-03-20T04:09:25.449-07:002015-03-20T04:09:25.449-07:00One of the early episodes of M*A*S*H involved a gu...One of the early episodes of M*A*S*H involved a gurney race with the nurses sitting on the gurneys and the men pushing them. Colonel Blake called the race and enthusiastically updated us on the progress of Bouncing Betty.<br /><br />My late husband was a hard core gamer and the name of his main character in any game from World of Warcraft to Elder Scrolls Online was always Bouncing Betty.<br /><br />Last year, before he passed, we got a new, very enthusiastic puppy. Her name? Bouncing Betty.<br /><br />That is the impact of a show that ran from 1972 to 1983. I don't think Ellen's new show will have that kind of staying power.Anne in Rockwall, TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171076259617071023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39835470995368490822015-03-20T03:08:35.191-07:002015-03-20T03:08:35.191-07:00Here is a question I would love an answer to, who ...Here is a question I would love an answer to, who names their kid Anonymous?Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88870385283566452832015-03-20T03:06:15.335-07:002015-03-20T03:06:15.335-07:00Who the hell are the dimwits at NBC that green lig...Who the hell are the dimwits at NBC that green light crap like this?Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43974378093618759522015-03-20T00:36:17.197-07:002015-03-20T00:36:17.197-07:00"THIS CONTENT IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE."..."THIS CONTENT IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE."<br /><br />Oh, well then.Albert Giesbrechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742338183833125104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46221695311896090192015-03-20T00:28:51.278-07:002015-03-20T00:28:51.278-07:00I respect her dog food. That's about it.I respect her dog food. That's about it.Denzelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16817711456048496572015-03-19T23:49:54.385-07:002015-03-19T23:49:54.385-07:00"Ellen is a no-talent bitch who ought to die&..."Ellen is a no-talent bitch who ought to die"<br /><br />Well, that seems like a well thought out proportional response to something someone said about a teevee show that you don't agree with. Kudos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44402689463969634012015-03-19T22:07:08.007-07:002015-03-19T22:07:08.007-07:00Zzzz.Zzzz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80683971093834383562015-03-19T21:33:11.713-07:002015-03-19T21:33:11.713-07:00Don't you think she was making a joke, implyin...Don't you think she was making a joke, implying that we are all in universal agreement that MASH is hilarious? That's why she picked MASH. In other words, saying<br /><br />"like MASH but funny"<br /><br />is like saying "like the sun but bright." <br /><br />That's Ellen's style. She was actually honoring you.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794791220323089387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19826052387790128652015-03-19T21:20:45.164-07:002015-03-19T21:20:45.164-07:00In honor of last night's "Archer" ep...In honor of last night's "Archer" episode, how did you feel about the diversity hiring on "M*A*S*H"?Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31112054877350568002015-03-19T20:08:01.594-07:002015-03-19T20:08:01.594-07:00Maybe she meant AfterM*A*S*H? Maybe she meant AfterM*A*S*H? Charles H. Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58006031528100653502015-03-19T20:02:47.630-07:002015-03-19T20:02:47.630-07:00Putting other people/shows down is not Ellen's...Putting other people/shows down is not Ellen's usual M.O. - being tongue-in-cheek ("He's like Jack Benny, only funny") is - which makes me think that's what she was going for. That said, if you have to explain it, it's a misfire.<br /><br />With the exception of her self-titled sitcom, Ellen can be very funny (e.g., HBO's 'Here and Now').RCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251247613686669877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39214631812077201402015-03-19T19:11:29.920-07:002015-03-19T19:11:29.920-07:00I saw the title today and thought, I agree, then s...I saw the title today and thought, I agree, then started to move on. Then I noticed the post underneath. Just compounding the obvious. Edit Ken, edit. <br /><br />AlohaH Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482221297668464504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44389868026608437082015-03-19T17:45:30.234-07:002015-03-19T17:45:30.234-07:00For the most part, I don't find MASH funny eit...For the most part, I don't find MASH funny either. Particularly as it went along it spent too much time making statements.<br /><br />At any rate, there is nothing that is "objectively" funny. You can disagree with Ellen (assuming she wasn't just making a joke), but that doesn't make her wrong and you right. It certainly doesn't merit this kind of passion.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70695839645536988372015-03-19T15:28:59.497-07:002015-03-19T15:28:59.497-07:00Ellen is a no-talent bitch who ought to die. She o...Ellen is a no-talent bitch who ought to die. She owes Ken an apology.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4327554306933100752015-03-19T15:08:05.880-07:002015-03-19T15:08:05.880-07:00I also wonder why she would mention a movie from t...I also wonder why she would mention a movie from the 70's and a TV show that went off the air in 1983. What age group is she trying to reach with this series? My 25 year old has never heard of MASH and is just starting to watch Friends on Netflix. I guess she is going for the over 50 crowd?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90274196798976957252015-03-19T15:03:34.990-07:002015-03-19T15:03:34.990-07:00I was curious to see how long it would take to hea...I was curious to see how long it would take to hear the word lesbian in the dialogue. I counted 8 words.Bob O'Brien Leszczakhttp://www.bobobrien.tvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50265470696704434542015-03-19T15:02:26.606-07:002015-03-19T15:02:26.606-07:00Just plain rude; I'm more pissed off with her ...Just plain rude; I'm more pissed off with her enablers.Victor Velasconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15360586034570076942015-03-19T15:00:46.370-07:002015-03-19T15:00:46.370-07:00Hey Eric J,
You mentioned how Ellen comes across a...Hey Eric J,<br />You mentioned how Ellen comes across as a sweetheart. <br /><br />Not in real life, so say numerous writers who worked for her on her first sitcom...on her second sitcom...on her current talk show....<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com