thecomicscomic commented on Comedian Brave in the Stretched Faces of Those He Mocks

"I was talking with Joel early this morning (read: late last night), so I think he turned in an admirable performance here."

thecomicscomic commented on Sub Pop Captures the Space Needle

"@ian speigelman: The one celebrity encounter I most remember from my elevator operating days...A group of young punks filled my elevator one summer day and kept yakking whilst I was trying to regale them and the other tourists with entertaining tales about Seattle, and a guy in the back yelled at the punks to hush up so he and the others could listen to me."

thecomicscomic commented on Sub Pop Captures the Space Needle

"Oh, Seattle in the summer."

thecomicscomic commented on New York Magazine Hungry

"So this would be a bad time to apply for that "Menu Project Assistant" opening at New York Magazine, then?"

thecomicscomic commented on Exxon Presents: Human Pathos

"I don't think it's a matter of whether it's funny or not, because we can agree that it's a wicked indictment on the media, the war and corporate society."

thecomicscomic commented on My Interview With Michael Ian Black

"@ian spiegelman: Are you trying to take my job?"

thecomicscomic commented on David Carr On The New Hunter S. Thompson Documentary

"@if_i_only_had_a_heart: You had me at Mark Twain. But I'm still eager to see the HST doc. Much like the Watergate kids inspired so many others into a life of newspapers and investigative journalism, Hunter had plenty of people trying to follow in his blazing gloriously inglorious muckety-muck path into gonzo land."

thecomicscomic commented on The 20 Words You Can't Say on Cellphone TV

"Stuff that in your piehole."

thecomicscomic commented on Times: "Do Not Submit Ideas Concerning Dog Fights, Cock Fights, Or The Confederate Flag"

""The pay is very modest." Even in the South, this is dirt cheap."

thecomicscomic commented on CNET Writer's Cozy Sourcing

"Do I need to move in with these fellas to get me some of that Spark Capital money?"

thecomicscomic commented on From 'Greatest Of All Time' To 'Craigslist Cash-Waver'

"This reminds me of scenes from the HBO doc on Jou Louis that showed how sad the former champ looked in his old age."

thecomicscomic commented on "America's Got Talent" Judge Feigns Amazement at Act He's Seen Before

"Her "uniqueness" got her through?"

thecomicscomic commented on How the Hell Do You Get a Job In Media In This Town?

"Gawker said I was New York's Funniest Reporter last year, and I don't have a job."

thecomicscomic commented on Journo Paid to Blog Own Layoff

"@valarmorghulis: Ah, yes, Federal Way, Washington state's forgotten city and yet its seventh largest."

thecomicscomic commented on Journo Paid to Blog Own Layoff

"@valarmorghulis: Ah yes, Federal Way."

thecomicscomic commented on 7 Moments of George Carlin Greatness

"Well, you'd have to include this bit from his 14th and final HBO special, which aired live March 1, in which he tackles the idea of death: Also, anyone wanting to see more of George Carlin can tune in to HBO, which has changed up its schedule for tributes Wednesday and Thursday on HBO2, Friday on HBO, and Saturday on HBO Comedy."

thecomicscomic commented on Journo Paid to Blog Own Layoff

"I won an award in 1998 for writing about the final week of my twice-weekly newspaper in Federal Way, Wash., when The Seattle Times Co."

thecomicscomic commented on Times Fact-Checkers Embarrassed By 'Know-It-All' Reader

"@katieee: That's funny...because it's true!"