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April 19, 2012
5 Reasons You Should Be Watching Bob's Burgers
Bob's Burgers entered Fox's Sunday evening programming quietly last year, filling the void left by the cancellation of King of the Hill. It looked as bad as Fox's other non-Simpsons/Family Guy animation (see: The PJs and Sit Down, Shut Up). And pun-filled reviews like this one from Entertainment Wee ... More >>
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March 1, 2012
Toxic Holocaust, The Casualties
Bob's Burgers entered Fox's Sunday evening programming quietly last year, filling the void left by the cancellation of King of the Hill. It looked as bad as Fox's other non-Simpsons/Family Guy animation (see: The PJs and Sit Down, Shut Up). And pun-filled reviews like this one from Entertainment Wee ... More >>
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February 17, 2012
Happy Birthday Billie Joe: An American Idiot Turns 40
"I'm not growing up, I'm just burning out"? Well, not quite...Today, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day turns 40. Eighteen years ago, in the time known as 1994, he turned 22. Two weeks earlier than that, his band's major-label debut, Dookie, had hit store shelves. That album would go on to sel ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Four Epic Twitter Rants in Honor of Kanye West
Photo by Marco TorresWhen Kanye West tweets, magical things happen. West's high powered account lay dormant for quite sometime after his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album but last night, the floodgates were opened from West's creative mind. What emerged was a sprawling 85 tweet rant tha ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Palestinian Chicken at Al Aseel: Yes, It's Real
In this week's cafe review of Palestinian diner Al Aseel, I referred to an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm called "Palestinian Chicken" in which Larry David's character on the HBO show finds a Middle Eastern restaurant serving the best grilled chicken he's ever tasted. David, a Jew, keeps eating th ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Black Keys Driving Their El Camino To Houston On April 24
Photos By Craig HlavatyThe Black Keys The Black Keys, who are currently riding a wave of adulation in the wake of this month's brand new release El Camino, are set to hit Houston on April 24. This Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion date will be the group's second at the venue, the first being an ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Dear Santa
Photos By Craig HlavatyThe Black Keys The Black Keys, who are currently riding a wave of adulation in the wake of this month's brand new release El Camino, are set to hit Houston on April 24. This Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion date will be the group's second at the venue, the first being an ... More >>
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November 24, 2011
The 10 Best Food-Centric TV Episodes on Netflix, For Your Post-Thanksgiving Food Coma
Before I had cable, I invested in Netflix's streaming video service. It continues to be the best $7 I spend each month, despite the service's recent, public misadventures. And anyway, Netflix is where the new episodes of Arrested Development will eventually air, and that news more or less made up fo ... More >>
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October 28, 2011
TV Party: Beavis & Butt-head Return with "Werewolves Of Highland/Crying"
Rocks Off has always championed the arts, and Beavis & Butt-head are no different. We've shown you the bands that we got into because of the shows '90s run, and last year we listed our favorite music videos from the series. So earlier this year, when Beavis & Butt-head creator Mike Judge an ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
The Simpsons' Top 11 Musical Guests
When The Simpsons completes its last (contracted) season in 2014, it will have set staggering new broadcast records for longest running sitcom (over 550 episodes) and longest running prime time scripted TV series (25 seasons). These are all American records, of course, because the Japanese co ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
Rap Round Table: Which Houston Rapper Needs His Own Television Show?
Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday that isn't a national holiday, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Panel: Pyrexx, Preemo, Chane, Z-Ro, Slim Thug's grunt, D-Risha, Medicine Girl, Renzo, Kyle Hubbard, D ... More >>
Music
August 18, 2011
Dead Prez
Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday that isn't a national holiday, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Panel: Pyrexx, Preemo, Chane, Z-Ro, Slim Thug's grunt, D-Risha, Medicine Girl, Renzo, Kyle Hubbard, D ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Rappers Choose Their Favorite Fresh Prince Episode
Today's Panel: Delo, Chane, Mr. Wired Up (Oh Boy), Mac, Brad Gilmore, #Thurogod, A.D.D., Renzo, Kiotti, Chingo Bling Not Invited: Uncle Phil Today's Prompt: Earlier today, "Fresh Prince" was trending on Twitter. Naturally, we reached over to a bunch of Houston rappers to see which episode o ... More >>
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July 13, 2011
Michele Bachmann's Slavery-Pledge Fracas: UH Gets Drawn In
The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video ArchiveGOP Presidential superstar Michele Bachmann recently took time out from her constant anti-gay missteps to mess up in a new area: slavery. She and Rick Santorum have signed a "Family Leader" pledge ab ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
Light and Fruity at Tutti Frutti
For a while, I was driving completely out of my way to The Yogurt Spot every time I wanted good frozen yogurt. Yes, it's in Chinatown. But the yogurt is reliably good and it always seems to have Family Guy reruns on the TV. Surrounded by high school kids studying and laughing, I always feel ... More >>
Music
April 28, 2011
Childish Gambino
For a while, I was driving completely out of my way to The Yogurt Spot every time I wanted good frozen yogurt. Yes, it's in Chinatown. But the yogurt is reliably good and it always seems to have Family Guy reruns on the TV. Surrounded by high school kids studying and laughing, I always feel ... More >>
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April 28, 2011
Childish Gambino
For a while, I was driving completely out of my way to The Yogurt Spot every time I wanted good frozen yogurt. Yes, it's in Chinatown. But the yogurt is reliably good and it always seems to have Family Guy reruns on the TV. Surrounded by high school kids studying and laughing, I always feel ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
Robin Thicke
For a while, I was driving completely out of my way to The Yogurt Spot every time I wanted good frozen yogurt. Yes, it's in Chinatown. But the yogurt is reliably good and it always seems to have Family Guy reruns on the TV. Surrounded by high school kids studying and laughing, I always feel ... More >>
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January 3, 2011
Navy's Lewd Videos: Captain Owen Honors Has One Fan In Houston
A Houstonian stands upThe big news on a slow post-holiday Monday comes from the Virginia Pilot, which has obtained videos that are being decribed as "lewd" that were shown aboard a U.S. navy aircraft carrier by one of its top officers. Captain Owen Honors, the ship's executive officer, produ ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Oprah And The Houston Press
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cRally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear Announcementwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRally to Restore SanityOprah (no last name needed) went on the the Daily Show last night to give the audience a surprise -- tickets to the R ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
Ron Paul Tells Stephen Colbert About Zombies, Dangerous Milk And Putting Anything You Want In Your Mouth
Ron Paul & Stephen Colbert: Fighting for AmericaLast night's Colbert Report shined the bright light of truthiness on the federal government taking action against some "raw foods" company that sells unpasteurized milk.Apparently drinking unpasteurized milk is a sort of spiritual thing for some ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Paul Mooney
The seasoned comedian demonstrates his bold, unapologetic humor
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July 22, 2010
Ke$ha
The seasoned comedian demonstrates his bold, unapologetic humor
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June 23, 2010
Stephen Colbert Visits NASA Looking For A Job
Another dude coming to Houston for a jobStephen Colbert, in an effort to get a second job should this whole Colbert Report thing falls through, visited NASA a while back to try out as an astronaut.The results have been airing this week.Things we learn: NASA employees don't generally seem to be in ... More >>
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June 21, 2010
The Week In TV: What Do You Watch During The Summer?
With Treme off the air, what are you going to watch the rest of the summer?Blah blah basketball blah blah soccer blah blah I miss real shows. This was the week in TV Land: • Treme wrapped its first season last night with an episode that was probably among its best so far, though it also hi ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
NBC's Thursday Night: I Walked On Your Face!
Buzz Aldrin is officially cooler than you are.This is my third week blogging about NBC's Thursday comedies as a whole, and I'm really enjoying the experience of watching them as a block. Between my DVR, sites like Hulu, and a willingness to look around for other online videos whose legality I ... More >>
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April 26, 2010
The Week In TV: Lost Takes A Break, South Park Takes A Dive
The sun chased the rain, I can feel summer coming, and I was greeted at the door by a rabbi that looks like Joaquin Phoenix. This was the week in TV Land: • So, this is dumb: South Park has been forced by Viacom to bend to the will of Muslim extremists. The show's 200th episode was a two- ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
Jay Mohr
The creator of Last Comic Standing stops off in Houston
Blogs
March 18, 2010
The Daily Show Takes On the State Board Of Education
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cDon't Mess With Textbookswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform You knew it was coming: The State Board of Education's latest circus has provided tasty fodder for Jon Stewart and The Daily Show.The Founding F ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
The Office: Meet Blind Guy McSqueezy
I'm running out of ways to say just how great The Office still is, six seasons in. This week's episode, "The Lover" -- written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky and directed by Eisenberg -- was a textbook example of how to make a great half-hour comedy feel fresh even while relying on character ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
TV Land: 30 Rock Is Back! And Some Other Stuff Happened Too
It was a long week in TV Land, so let's get some Cheesy Blasters and do it to it: • 30 Rock is back! 30 Rock is back! I know that some of you -- most of you? -- probably thought that Texas' victory was the best thing on TV this week, but that's because you're young and don't know much yet. Trus ... More >>
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October 8, 2009
Slim Thug Laments the Recession's Impact on His Entourage, Video Hos on The Daily Show
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cSlim Thug Feels the Recessionwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRon Paul Interview Houston's own Boss of All Bosses, Slim Thug, got six minutes of face time on The Daily Show Wednesday night, in correspondent Wyatt Cenac's r ... More >>
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August 20, 2009
Starship Troopers
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June 4, 2009
Come Blow Your Horn
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April 15, 2009
Colbert Doesn't Get His Node, But Doesn't Go Away Empty-Handed
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cSpace Module: Colbert - Sunita Williamscolbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorNASA Name Contes In case you missed it, the new node to the space station is not going to be named after Stephen Colbert, even though he won the write-i ... More >>
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April 14, 2009
Tonight: Will NASA Discover A Sense Of Humor?
Photo courtesy The Colbert ReportTonight's the night!On tonight's Colbert Report, the nation will learn whether NASA has a sense of humor or not.They famously had a contest to name the new node on the space station; they didn't take any of our suggestions. But Colbert's fans put him over the top thr ... More >>
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January 22, 2009
Upcoming Texas Twists on 30 Rock
Regular readers may be aware that Rocks Off has become somewhat obsessed with NBC's 30 Rock lately. Actually, that's not true. He's been obsessed with the show since the first time he saw it - Alec Baldwin is a comedic genius, and oh, that Tina Fey - but its recent tendency to insert plot ... More >>
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July 24, 2008
Lewis Black
The angriest comedian in show biz thinks Houston is tops
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March 27, 2008
Chris Rock
The comedy giant rolls through Houston
Blogs
September 28, 2007
Miss Pop Rocks: Sarah Silverman Makes Abortion Hilarious!
The comedy giant rolls through Houston
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July 19, 2007
John DiResta
This NY comic’s got two TV shows and lots of shtick
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June 22, 2006
Mooney's tha Man
This NY comic’s got two TV shows and lots of shtick
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March 16, 2006
Charlie in Charge
This NY comic’s got two TV shows and lots of shtick
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January 26, 2006
A Little Finesse
This NY comic’s got two TV shows and lots of shtick
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July 7, 2005
Ace of Race
Chappelle's Show star Paul Mooney brings his colorful commentary to the Improv
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February 13, 2003
Suzanne Westenhoefer
Friday, February 14
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January 16, 2003
Norman Mitchell
Friday, January 17
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January 2, 2003
Main Street Improv
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Culture
March 8, 2001
Good Cop, Bad Cop
Denis Leary is on The Job, but can ABC find him an audience?
News
December 24, 1998
To Bloom Again
Quiet, intellectual John Bloom transformed himself through his alter ego, Joe Bob Briggs, into a drive-in-movie critic on TV. Now a new character is emerging: John Bloom himself.
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