Brian Stack
@brianstack153.bsky.social
Writer, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”. Formerly at “Conan”, The Second City-Chicago, other stuff.
Happy Birthday to one of the funniest guys ever, Chris Farley, seen here before a show at the Ark Improv Theatre in Madison, WI in ‘87.
February 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Happy Birthday to one of the funniest guys ever, Chris Farley, seen here before a show at the Ark Improv Theatre in Madison, WI in ‘87.
Le Tigre - “TKO”, live on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” in ‘05. So great.
“I heard you read my mind behind my back”
#FlashbackFriday
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“I heard you read my mind behind my back”
#FlashbackFriday
youtu.be/uzB39CZ9uEU?si… via @YouTube
Le Tigre - TKO (live Conan 2005)
YouTube video by Fuzzy Legends Archives
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February 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Le Tigre - “TKO”, live on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” in ‘05. So great.
“I heard you read my mind behind my back”
#FlashbackFriday
youtu.be/uzB39CZ9uEU?si… via @YouTube
“I heard you read my mind behind my back”
#FlashbackFriday
youtu.be/uzB39CZ9uEU?si… via @YouTube
I can’t remember who made this joke originally but I just thought of it again and it still makes me laugh:
“He died doing what he loved: surprising tigers”.
“He died doing what he loved: surprising tigers”.
February 12, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I can’t remember who made this joke originally but I just thought of it again and it still makes me laugh:
“He died doing what he loved: surprising tigers”.
“He died doing what he loved: surprising tigers”.
The Pogues - “Dirty Old Town”. Rest in Peace, Andrew Ranken a.k.a. The Clobberer. youtu.be/s11BuatTuXk?si… via @YouTube
The Pogues - Dirty Old Town
YouTube video by ThePoguesOfficial
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February 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Pogues - “Dirty Old Town”. Rest in Peace, Andrew Ranken a.k.a. The Clobberer. youtu.be/s11BuatTuXk?si… via @YouTube
Reposted by Brian Stack
“On one level, ‘Left of the Dial’ celebrated the ’80s American indie scene and paid tribute to the tiny-watt college stations at the far end of the FM dial, where The Replacements got most of their airplay. But it was also a love song, an evocation of Paul Westerberg’s infatuation with Lynn Blakey”
Beloved Indie Rock Musician, Inspiration for the Replacements’ Alt-Rock Anthem ‘Left of the Dial,’ Dies
Lynn Blakey, who played in the bands Let's Active, Oh-OK and Tres Chicas, has died.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:18 AM
“On one level, ‘Left of the Dial’ celebrated the ’80s American indie scene and paid tribute to the tiny-watt college stations at the far end of the FM dial, where The Replacements got most of their airplay. But it was also a love song, an evocation of Paul Westerberg’s infatuation with Lynn Blakey”
Beastie Boys | “So What’cha Want” | Muppets Version.
Just because, ok? youtu.be/kq-VNCGBDRU?si… via @YouTube
Just because, ok? youtu.be/kq-VNCGBDRU?si… via @YouTube
Beastie Boys | So What’cha Want | Muppets Version
YouTube video by isthishowyougoviral
https://youtu.be/kq-VNCGBDRU?si…
February 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Beastie Boys | “So What’cha Want” | Muppets Version.
Just because, ok? youtu.be/kq-VNCGBDRU?si… via @YouTube
Just because, ok? youtu.be/kq-VNCGBDRU?si… via @YouTube
Sarah Jarosz - “Jealous”Moon”, live for The Current. So great.
youtu.be/Cq8tt5__UkU?si… via @YouTube
youtu.be/Cq8tt5__UkU?si… via @YouTube
Sarah Jarosz -- Jealous Moon (live for The Current)
YouTube video by The Current
https://youtu.be/Cq8tt5__UkU?si…
February 5, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Sarah Jarosz - “Jealous”Moon”, live for The Current. So great.
youtu.be/Cq8tt5__UkU?si… via @YouTube
youtu.be/Cq8tt5__UkU?si… via @YouTube
"The Obvious Child" - I'm With Her (LIVE on The Late Show). Beautiful. Even on the worst days, at least there are still songs and performances like this in the world. youtu.be/O8XFUoPQu6Y?si… via @YouTube
"The Obvious Child" - I'm With Her (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
https://youtu.be/O8XFUoPQu6Y?si…
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"The Obvious Child" - I'm With Her (LIVE on The Late Show). Beautiful. Even on the worst days, at least there are still songs and performances like this in the world. youtu.be/O8XFUoPQu6Y?si… via @YouTube
Reposted by Brian Stack
When anyone from SCTV dies it’s like 30 people have died. Every character they created was as alive as anyone else you’ve ever met.
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 PM
When anyone from SCTV dies it’s like 30 people have died. Every character they created was as alive as anyone else you’ve ever met.
It’s truly impossible to put into words how much Catherine O’Hara’s work has meant to me since childhood. Like countless others I know, I’m forever grateful to her for all the laughs and inspiration she gave to me with her seemingly effortless genius.
January 30, 2026 at 9:53 PM
It’s truly impossible to put into words how much Catherine O’Hara’s work has meant to me since childhood. Like countless others I know, I’m forever grateful to her for all the laughs and inspiration she gave to me with her seemingly effortless genius.
The always brilliant Catherine O’Hara as the heartbreakingly hilarious teen Margaret Meehan in the classic SCTV sketch “High Q”. One of my biggest comedy heroes and, from everything I’ve heard, a wonderful person too. 💔youtu.be/MIVBgOhD-fs?si… via @YouTube
January 30, 2026 at 6:51 PM
The always brilliant Catherine O’Hara as the heartbreakingly hilarious teen Margaret Meehan in the classic SCTV sketch “High Q”. One of my biggest comedy heroes and, from everything I’ve heard, a wonderful person too. 💔youtu.be/MIVBgOhD-fs?si… via @YouTube
“So you got someone to boss around,
It makes you feel big now,
You drift until you brutalize, Make your first kill now”
youtu.be/LQ82BX0hGBM?si… via @YouTube
It makes you feel big now,
You drift until you brutalize, Make your first kill now”
youtu.be/LQ82BX0hGBM?si… via @YouTube
The Clash - Clampdown (Live from Lewisham Odeon, 1980)
YouTube video by theclashVEVO
https://youtu.be/LQ82BX0hGBM?si…
January 26, 2026 at 7:47 PM
“So you got someone to boss around,
It makes you feel big now,
You drift until you brutalize, Make your first kill now”
youtu.be/LQ82BX0hGBM?si… via @YouTube
It makes you feel big now,
You drift until you brutalize, Make your first kill now”
youtu.be/LQ82BX0hGBM?si… via @YouTube
Reposted by Brian Stack
Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest American songwriter that no one remembers, Blaze Foley.
Give him two minutes and he might change your life.
Give him two minutes and he might change your life.
Blaze Foley - Clay Pigeons, rare Live
YouTube video by Dave HJ
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January 23, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest American songwriter that no one remembers, Blaze Foley.
Give him two minutes and he might change your life.
Give him two minutes and he might change your life.
Reposted by Brian Stack
on February 20th, take a trip to the only place where the law means less than it does in present day America
January 23, 2026 at 4:50 PM
on February 20th, take a trip to the only place where the law means less than it does in present day America
A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE GOES A LONG WAY
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A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE GOES A LONG WAY
I don’t normally post so late in the day, but sometimes its good to get things out as they happen, so…
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January 22, 2026 at 11:04 AM
A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE GOES A LONG WAY
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My friend and co-worker Carley told me she heard about Indiana’s National Championship on NPR and I laughed imagining Terry Gross interviewing Curt Cignetti. #iufb @crimsoncast.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 1:23 PM
My friend and co-worker Carley told me she heard about Indiana’s National Championship on NPR and I laughed imagining Terry Gross interviewing Curt Cignetti. #iufb @crimsoncast.bsky.social
Nice to hear a little “Seether” from Chicago’s own Veruca Salt during the Bears game.
January 19, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Nice to hear a little “Seether” from Chicago’s own Veruca Salt during the Bears game.
Nice recap of last week’s Bears game from da hilarious Robert Smigel. @triumphicdhq.bsky.social
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youtu.be/xZnhzgZXMRM?...
Robert Smigel celebrates Da Bears
YouTube video by WGN News
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January 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Nice recap of last week’s Bears game from da hilarious Robert Smigel. @triumphicdhq.bsky.social
youtu.be/xZnhzgZXMRM?...
youtu.be/xZnhzgZXMRM?...
Beautiful. youtube.com/watch?v=BJVC...
Bach Prelude from the 1st Cello Suite / "Over The Rainbow" - Yo-Yo Ma (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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January 14, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Beautiful. youtube.com/watch?v=BJVC...
“For this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago…”
Rest In Peace, Bob Weir. youtu.be/9r8aycpHmY0?si… via @YouTube
Rest In Peace, Bob Weir. youtu.be/9r8aycpHmY0?si… via @YouTube
Grateful Dead - Box of Rain
YouTube video by Stephen McElvain
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January 11, 2026 at 11:29 AM
“For this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago…”
Rest In Peace, Bob Weir. youtu.be/9r8aycpHmY0?si… via @YouTube
Rest In Peace, Bob Weir. youtu.be/9r8aycpHmY0?si… via @YouTube
Beautiful conversation. youtu.be/WCkgi-yZRDw?si… via @YouTube
"I Wanted To Share A Piece Of Him" - Terry Gross On Sharing Her Husband's Work After His Death
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
https://youtu.be/WCkgi-yZRDw?si…
January 9, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Beautiful conversation. youtu.be/WCkgi-yZRDw?si… via @YouTube
Hey, if you love great people talking about hilarious books next to beautiful rivers, come see this “Late Show”reading/Q&A with Kate Sidley, Asher Perlman, and Felipe Torres Medina on January 24th! www.writerscenter.org/event-detail...
Reading and Audience Q &A with THE LATE SHOW'S Comedy Writers (In-Person at HVWC) | HVWC
Join us for an in-person reading and audience Q and A with THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT'S Writers. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door--register online!
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January 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Hey, if you love great people talking about hilarious books next to beautiful rivers, come see this “Late Show”reading/Q&A with Kate Sidley, Asher Perlman, and Felipe Torres Medina on January 24th! www.writerscenter.org/event-detail...