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Don't forget the tunes you've been making. For whatever reasons, that popcorn gallery riff has been stuck in my head since I heard it. There is no "triple trouble," so you are a "damage a trois" now.

I mean, I'm almost here more for the forums now anyway...

I'm not supposed to reveal any of the the popcorn gallery secrets (get it... "Pop Secret" is the name of a popcorn company and I am talking about revealing the secrets of the popcorn gallery. I think that those are called puns, but that may have been too witty for mere labels), but here are the 2 best options for having your questions asked: 1. (Insert name here), how do you get into "the Funny Zone" 2. Be Chanson

Well, for what I said about stereotypes being used for humor are all of the jokes about Polish people, Jewish people, Mexican people, the "white people do this, black people do this" jokes. Those are all based on stereotypes and people think that all jokes are based on some truth, so they are like, "Black people really do seem to like chicken a lot" while they are laughing at a joke. A lot of the less noble comedians have made careers off of these "observations" such as Carlos Mencia and recently Daniel Tosh. Some people did this type of comedy well, like Dave Chappelle, who would try to deconstruct a stereotype in a joke. But there are a lot of crude people who try to entertain their friends with horrible jokes that are pretty mean. When I think of stereotypes, I think of people trying to use a joke that is a repackaged stereotype. I personally feel like anything that is outside of the context of "jokes and observations" are not stereotypes as much as they are racist comments. In the example in the podcast of the kid being called a monkey, that wasn't a stereotype, but something that was used as a slur, which should not be forgotten about. Slurs are something that people should know the history of, so I agree with you on that.

I feel like the live I4H shows are so much funnier than the ones in the studio. I think that they are twice as funny when they have an audience to impress.

I agree with what you are saying, except the part about stereotypes being an important part of history. Oppression, prejudice, discrimination, and racism are something that people need to learn about to prevent injustices from happening again, but stereotypes were kind of just a form of bad observational humor. They are founded in generalization, and are most frequently used as malicious jokes. I feel that bringing them up and pointing all of them out only allows certain people to laugh and think, "hey, that is kind of true," which will never be helpful in eliminating them in the end.

And what function would it serve to never forget these words and stereotypes? To keep people upset with one another for no real reason?

I forgot about Brandon Johnson on last year; and I agree that Baron Vaughn would be so funny! It would be almost too much if Don Cheadle was on too; it would need to be a 2 hour show because I would really love to hear all the scenes that they would come up with. Actually, this would make a great video podcast as well. I would love to see any of the people mentioned team up together.

Hey Brett, the page says that the song you posted is the short version. Does that mean that there is a super-long cut? I'm training to swim upstream with the salmon in Alaska this season and could use the extra tunes as motivation to get past those kodiaks

Matt would kind of spoil the Improv4BlackGuys title, but there should be a "diversity in the workplace day" on the show. Lamorne Morris was just on Hollywood Handbook 2 weeks ago and he was really funny. He was never on a podcast before that, but he was a good improvisor. Donald Glover was also on HH too, and was obviously funny. This is a really cool idea, and I think that it would lead to a lot of original scenes!

H. Jon Benjamin !!!

So, what kind of hoagie do you think Walking Phoenix is so obsessed with? He looks like a hot corned beef and swiss kind of guy to me.

Some mo' (more) old BET flavor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oGTgyhPuUw They don't make them like that anymore...

That means you were lucky enough to bear witness to this magic (literally):

Not youtube and I can't get it to embed, but this one is a short video worthy of a giggle: http://www.worldstar...4v2HW6DC62PDQm9

¡Qué bueno que puedes usar tu español aquí! No pienso que Frankenstein sea una representación de un Icarus más moderno. Él trataba cambiar el ciclo de la vida y robar la muerte de los seres humanos. Los seres no deben vivir eternalmente porque la mente de un hombre es demasiado frágil. PS- I learned Spanish from the 3 episodes of Dora that I watched last week...speaking of Spanish, Carlos Mencía should be a guest some time. I totally get his comedic genius now

Was Frankenstein a monster because he tried to play God? For my Spanish-speakers: ¿Fue Frankenstein el monstruo verdadero porque él trataba asumir el papel de Dios?

Me too! They didn't even thank Valerie for the saltwater taffy and tasty toffee that she slaved over for them. Just rude

You would LOVE the Hollywood Handbook twitter page. So many helpful tips for the Scoop Troopers!

I'm glad that they added more jokes this time to Taken 3. I think that guido part will have me bussin' up in the theater.

@Andy- Congrats on getting your plug theme on CBB. Sorry that they wasted that "riff zone"

Youtube prank artist has prank backfire:

The Hollywood H.A.N.D.B.O.O.K. (Hilariously Angry Newfoundland Dogs Biting Ostensibly Orphaned Kids)

So maybe you should be Head Organizer. What app are you talking about, or make that dedicated chat room and tell me how to find it. I'm in for drinking hot tea together via internet

Okay, I have been listening to old episodes for...research? Anyway, one question that Hayes had was what Shamar called another cast member on Survivor: "Ace boon coon" That basically is a term that some brown people, mostly in the southern parts of the U.S., call people who they consider close friends. Had to take a moment to solve a minor mystery, whether it was unsolved or not. If it was, please thank me properly.