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55 years ago today in World History: The Spanish Inquisition.
Also, the Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights.
Monty Python's Flying Circus "The Spanish Inquisition" (S2E2) first aired September 22, 1970 on BBC1.
#otd #onthisday #comedyhistory #MontyPython
Also, the Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights.
Monty Python's Flying Circus "The Spanish Inquisition" (S2E2) first aired September 22, 1970 on BBC1.
#otd #onthisday #comedyhistory #MontyPython
September 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
55 years ago today in World History: The Spanish Inquisition.
Also, the Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights.
Monty Python's Flying Circus "The Spanish Inquisition" (S2E2) first aired September 22, 1970 on BBC1.
#otd #onthisday #comedyhistory #MontyPython
Also, the Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights.
Monty Python's Flying Circus "The Spanish Inquisition" (S2E2) first aired September 22, 1970 on BBC1.
#otd #onthisday #comedyhistory #MontyPython
The "Coast to Coast Big Mouth" episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show first aired 60 years ago tonight on September 15, 1965.
Green Acres debuted that night too.
#otd #onthisday
Green Acres debuted that night too.
#otd #onthisday
September 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The "Coast to Coast Big Mouth" episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show first aired 60 years ago tonight on September 15, 1965.
Green Acres debuted that night too.
#otd #onthisday
Green Acres debuted that night too.
#otd #onthisday
Mel Brooks' sitcom "When Things Were Rotten" debuted 50 years ago tonight on September 10, 1975.
Also that day "Starsky and Hutch" become a weekly series (the pilot had aired in April that year.
#otd #onthisday
Also that day "Starsky and Hutch" become a weekly series (the pilot had aired in April that year.
#otd #onthisday
September 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Mel Brooks' sitcom "When Things Were Rotten" debuted 50 years ago tonight on September 10, 1975.
Also that day "Starsky and Hutch" become a weekly series (the pilot had aired in April that year.
#otd #onthisday
Also that day "Starsky and Hutch" become a weekly series (the pilot had aired in April that year.
#otd #onthisday
49 years ago tonight, January 10, 1976, John Belushi impersonated Don Corleone in a sketch in which The Godfather goes to a group therapy session.
In the sketch Laraine Newman does her Sherry character, a Valley Girl prototype. S1, Ep9
#otd #snl #comedyhistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPPG...
In the sketch Laraine Newman does her Sherry character, a Valley Girl prototype. S1, Ep9
#otd #snl #comedyhistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPPG...
Godfather Therapy - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
49 years ago tonight, January 10, 1976, John Belushi impersonated Don Corleone in a sketch in which The Godfather goes to a group therapy session.
In the sketch Laraine Newman does her Sherry character, a Valley Girl prototype. S1, Ep9
#otd #snl #comedyhistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPPG...
In the sketch Laraine Newman does her Sherry character, a Valley Girl prototype. S1, Ep9
#otd #snl #comedyhistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPPG...
50 years ago tonight, December 17. 1974, the Lonely Fonzie Christmas episode of Happy Days, "Guess Who's Coming To Christmas".
Also the last episode for the Chuck Cunningham character leading to the "Chuck Cunningham Syndrome" trope about characters who suddenly disappear from TV shows.
#otd
Also the last episode for the Chuck Cunningham character leading to the "Chuck Cunningham Syndrome" trope about characters who suddenly disappear from TV shows.
#otd
December 17, 2024 at 10:52 PM
50 years ago tonight, December 17. 1974, the Lonely Fonzie Christmas episode of Happy Days, "Guess Who's Coming To Christmas".
Also the last episode for the Chuck Cunningham character leading to the "Chuck Cunningham Syndrome" trope about characters who suddenly disappear from TV shows.
#otd
Also the last episode for the Chuck Cunningham character leading to the "Chuck Cunningham Syndrome" trope about characters who suddenly disappear from TV shows.
#otd
BREAKING NEWS: It's been revealed that the mysterious drones seen over New Jersey are the result of a joint program between the NFL and the military to find a place to dump the Jets and the Giants.
#drones #jerseydrones #jets #giants #nfl
#drones #jerseydrones #jets #giants #nfl
December 12, 2024 at 8:16 PM
BREAKING NEWS: It's been revealed that the mysterious drones seen over New Jersey are the result of a joint program between the NFL and the military to find a place to dump the Jets and the Giants.
#drones #jerseydrones #jets #giants #nfl
#drones #jerseydrones #jets #giants #nfl
Big milestone reached by bluesky today. It now has over 200 users named Bob Smith.
December 11, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Big milestone reached by bluesky today. It now has over 200 users named Bob Smith.
47 years ago tonight, December 10, 1977, the first airing of the "Hey You" perfume commercial spoof starring Gilda Radner on Saturday Night Live (S3E7).
#otd #snl #comedy #comedyhistory #nostalgia
#otd #snl #comedy #comedyhistory #nostalgia
December 10, 2024 at 9:34 PM
47 years ago tonight, December 10, 1977, the first airing of the "Hey You" perfume commercial spoof starring Gilda Radner on Saturday Night Live (S3E7).
#otd #snl #comedy #comedyhistory #nostalgia
#otd #snl #comedy #comedyhistory #nostalgia
The CEO assassin was caught with a 3-D printed gun and silencer. Meanwhile I can barely deal with a paper jam in my $40 printer from Best Buy.
December 10, 2024 at 3:33 PM
The CEO assassin was caught with a 3-D printed gun and silencer. Meanwhile I can barely deal with a paper jam in my $40 printer from Best Buy.
I've been to Altoona. Seems like a beautiful place to get arrested for murder. Much nicer, than say, a New York City subway stairwell.
December 10, 2024 at 11:50 AM
I've been to Altoona. Seems like a beautiful place to get arrested for murder. Much nicer, than say, a New York City subway stairwell.
46 years ago tonight, December 9, 1978, Dan Aykroyd in a dark humored spoof of Julia Child.
Warning: if the site of fake stage blood makes you nauseous, definitely watch this.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #snl
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSxv...
The French Chef - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:59 PM
46 years ago tonight, December 9, 1978, Dan Aykroyd in a dark humored spoof of Julia Child.
Warning: if the site of fake stage blood makes you nauseous, definitely watch this.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #snl
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSxv...
50 years ago today, December 5, 1974, the final episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus, "Party Political Broadcast", airs on the BBC. It was the fourth season and John Cleese had already departed the TV show.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #montypython
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #montypython
December 5, 2024 at 6:45 PM
50 years ago today, December 5, 1974, the final episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus, "Party Political Broadcast", airs on the BBC. It was the fourth season and John Cleese had already departed the TV show.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #montypython
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #montypython
Today is National Cookie Day.
Maybe the free cookies out there include Latka's Cookies... or even Wojo's brownies.
Taxi "Latka's Cookies" S3E8 includes a cameo by Famous Amos.
#nationalcookieday
Maybe the free cookies out there include Latka's Cookies... or even Wojo's brownies.
Taxi "Latka's Cookies" S3E8 includes a cameo by Famous Amos.
#nationalcookieday
December 4, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Today is National Cookie Day.
Maybe the free cookies out there include Latka's Cookies... or even Wojo's brownies.
Taxi "Latka's Cookies" S3E8 includes a cameo by Famous Amos.
#nationalcookieday
Maybe the free cookies out there include Latka's Cookies... or even Wojo's brownies.
Taxi "Latka's Cookies" S3E8 includes a cameo by Famous Amos.
#nationalcookieday
55 years ago today, December 2, 1969 Tony and Jeannie finally got married in the I Dream of Jeannie episode "The Wedding".
This prompted a Los Angeles newspaper to misidentify Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden as Fred MacMurray and Beverly Garland from My Three Sons.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory
This prompted a Los Angeles newspaper to misidentify Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden as Fred MacMurray and Beverly Garland from My Three Sons.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory
December 2, 2024 at 1:52 PM
55 years ago today, December 2, 1969 Tony and Jeannie finally got married in the I Dream of Jeannie episode "The Wedding".
This prompted a Los Angeles newspaper to misidentify Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden as Fred MacMurray and Beverly Garland from My Three Sons.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory
This prompted a Los Angeles newspaper to misidentify Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden as Fred MacMurray and Beverly Garland from My Three Sons.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory
Fan fave Odd Couple episode "Password" first aired 52 years ago today on December 1, 1972.
Password game show host Allen Ludden and his wife Betty White were guest stars.
Aristophanes!
#otd #oddcouple #comedy #comedyhistory #bettywhite
Password game show host Allen Ludden and his wife Betty White were guest stars.
Aristophanes!
#otd #oddcouple #comedy #comedyhistory #bettywhite
December 1, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Fan fave Odd Couple episode "Password" first aired 52 years ago today on December 1, 1972.
Password game show host Allen Ludden and his wife Betty White were guest stars.
Aristophanes!
#otd #oddcouple #comedy #comedyhistory #bettywhite
Password game show host Allen Ludden and his wife Betty White were guest stars.
Aristophanes!
#otd #oddcouple #comedy #comedyhistory #bettywhite
Can't wait for the 4-7 Cowboys vs. the 2-9 Giants game to get some laughs today?
Link below to the imdb list of highest user ratings for tags "comedy" and "Thanksgiving episode" -- no surprise that WKRP "Turkeys Away" is ranked #1.
www.imdb.com/search/title...
#Thanksgiving #comedy #sitcoms
Link below to the imdb list of highest user ratings for tags "comedy" and "Thanksgiving episode" -- no surprise that WKRP "Turkeys Away" is ranked #1.
www.imdb.com/search/title...
#Thanksgiving #comedy #sitcoms
November 28, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Can't wait for the 4-7 Cowboys vs. the 2-9 Giants game to get some laughs today?
Link below to the imdb list of highest user ratings for tags "comedy" and "Thanksgiving episode" -- no surprise that WKRP "Turkeys Away" is ranked #1.
www.imdb.com/search/title...
#Thanksgiving #comedy #sitcoms
Link below to the imdb list of highest user ratings for tags "comedy" and "Thanksgiving episode" -- no surprise that WKRP "Turkeys Away" is ranked #1.
www.imdb.com/search/title...
#Thanksgiving #comedy #sitcoms
50 years ago tonight, November 26, 1974, the fan fave M*A*S*H episode "Adam's Ribs" first aired.
Hawkeye leads a rebellion against Army chow and tries to import an order from his fave Chicago restaurant.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #mash
Hawkeye leads a rebellion against Army chow and tries to import an order from his fave Chicago restaurant.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #mash
November 26, 2024 at 1:47 PM
50 years ago tonight, November 26, 1974, the fan fave M*A*S*H episode "Adam's Ribs" first aired.
Hawkeye leads a rebellion against Army chow and tries to import an order from his fave Chicago restaurant.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #mash
Hawkeye leads a rebellion against Army chow and tries to import an order from his fave Chicago restaurant.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #mash
35 years ago tonight, November 26, 1989, "America's Funniest Home Videos" debuted as a one hour special with host Bob Saget.
It became a regular series the following January.
Clipping of a typical newspaper promo from that day below.
#otd
It became a regular series the following January.
Clipping of a typical newspaper promo from that day below.
#otd
November 26, 2024 at 1:30 PM
35 years ago tonight, November 26, 1989, "America's Funniest Home Videos" debuted as a one hour special with host Bob Saget.
It became a regular series the following January.
Clipping of a typical newspaper promo from that day below.
#otd
It became a regular series the following January.
Clipping of a typical newspaper promo from that day below.
#otd
46 years ago tonight, November 24, 1978, David Letterman made his first appearance on The Tonight Show.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #davidletterman #tonightshow #johnnycarson
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbSa...
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #davidletterman #tonightshow #johnnycarson
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbSa...
David Letterman's First Appearance | Carson Tonight Show
YouTube video by Johnny Carson
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2024 at 2:46 PM
46 years ago tonight, November 24, 1978, David Letterman made his first appearance on The Tonight Show.
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #davidletterman #tonightshow #johnnycarson
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbSa...
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #davidletterman #tonightshow #johnnycarson
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbSa...
One of my all-time fave SNL commercial parodies "Little Chocolate Donuts" first aired 47 years ago tonight on November 19, 1977.
Link to the SNL video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxCU...
S3E6 Buck Henry/LeonRedbone
#otd #snl #comedy #comedyhistory
Link to the SNL video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxCU...
S3E6 Buck Henry/LeonRedbone
#otd #snl #comedy #comedyhistory
November 19, 2024 at 1:58 PM
One of my all-time fave SNL commercial parodies "Little Chocolate Donuts" first aired 47 years ago tonight on November 19, 1977.
Link to the SNL video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxCU...
S3E6 Buck Henry/LeonRedbone
#otd #snl #comedy #comedyhistory
Link to the SNL video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxCU...
S3E6 Buck Henry/LeonRedbone
#otd #snl #comedy #comedyhistory
40 years ago tonight, November 17, 1984, on Saturday Night Live, Ed Asner hosted.
The cold opening featured a spoof of The Mary Tyler Moore Show with great impressions by the cast.
Link to the vid: www.nbc.com/saturday-nig...
#otd #snl #comedy #comedyhistory #marytylermooreshow
The cold opening featured a spoof of The Mary Tyler Moore Show with great impressions by the cast.
Link to the vid: www.nbc.com/saturday-nig...
#otd #snl #comedy #comedyhistory #marytylermooreshow
November 17, 2024 at 10:06 PM
40 years ago tonight, November 17, 1984, on Saturday Night Live, Ed Asner hosted.
The cold opening featured a spoof of The Mary Tyler Moore Show with great impressions by the cast.
Link to the vid: www.nbc.com/saturday-nig...
#otd #snl #comedy #comedyhistory #marytylermooreshow
The cold opening featured a spoof of The Mary Tyler Moore Show with great impressions by the cast.
Link to the vid: www.nbc.com/saturday-nig...
#otd #snl #comedy #comedyhistory #marytylermooreshow
Lorne Michaels and Danny Devito both celebrate their 80th birthday today, born November 17, 1944.
Two guys who have provided me with a lotta laughs starting in the 1970s and continuing thru today.
Below: Lorne making the famous offer to the Beatles and Danny on Taxi with wife Rhea Perlman.
#botd
Two guys who have provided me with a lotta laughs starting in the 1970s and continuing thru today.
Below: Lorne making the famous offer to the Beatles and Danny on Taxi with wife Rhea Perlman.
#botd
November 17, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Lorne Michaels and Danny Devito both celebrate their 80th birthday today, born November 17, 1944.
Two guys who have provided me with a lotta laughs starting in the 1970s and continuing thru today.
Below: Lorne making the famous offer to the Beatles and Danny on Taxi with wife Rhea Perlman.
#botd
Two guys who have provided me with a lotta laughs starting in the 1970s and continuing thru today.
Below: Lorne making the famous offer to the Beatles and Danny on Taxi with wife Rhea Perlman.
#botd
55 years ago today, November 16, 1969, the Monty Python's Flying Circus "Confuse-a-Cat" sketch first aired on BBC1.
Does this count as my contribution to Caturday?
S1E5 "Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century"
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #montypython #caturday
Does this count as my contribution to Caturday?
S1E5 "Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century"
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #montypython #caturday
November 16, 2024 at 2:43 PM
55 years ago today, November 16, 1969, the Monty Python's Flying Circus "Confuse-a-Cat" sketch first aired on BBC1.
Does this count as my contribution to Caturday?
S1E5 "Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century"
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #montypython #caturday
Does this count as my contribution to Caturday?
S1E5 "Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century"
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #montypython #caturday
50 years ago tonight on Happy Days, November 12, 1974, Richie thought he was going to score with Kris Munroe.
Pre-Charlie's Angels Cheryl Ladd guest starred as a movie star Richie wins a date with.
"Wish Upon a Star" S2E7
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #happydays #nostalgia
Pre-Charlie's Angels Cheryl Ladd guest starred as a movie star Richie wins a date with.
"Wish Upon a Star" S2E7
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #happydays #nostalgia
November 12, 2024 at 9:52 PM
50 years ago tonight on Happy Days, November 12, 1974, Richie thought he was going to score with Kris Munroe.
Pre-Charlie's Angels Cheryl Ladd guest starred as a movie star Richie wins a date with.
"Wish Upon a Star" S2E7
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #happydays #nostalgia
Pre-Charlie's Angels Cheryl Ladd guest starred as a movie star Richie wins a date with.
"Wish Upon a Star" S2E7
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #happydays #nostalgia
69 years ago tonight, November 12, 1955, the "Better Living Through TV" episode of The Honeymooners first aired.
"Can it core a apple"
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #honeymooners #nostalgia
"Can it core a apple"
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #honeymooners #nostalgia
November 12, 2024 at 12:23 PM
69 years ago tonight, November 12, 1955, the "Better Living Through TV" episode of The Honeymooners first aired.
"Can it core a apple"
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #honeymooners #nostalgia
"Can it core a apple"
#otd #comedy #comedyhistory #honeymooners #nostalgia