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Rant: Monthly Dee-Lights (5/22)

Just a note of some of the funnest content I consumed last month (in no particular order): – Chloe Fineman flexed her mimicry skills in ep #47.19 of SNL, claiming to serve as a full-time understudy for the other female … Continue reading

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BDOTPOTUS*

Veep returned for a fifth season this week, picking up after the nail-biting cliff-hanger-ending of last year’s finale, and pulling all of the regular characters back together again, while also adding another famous face to the extended ensemble: Clea DuVall … Continue reading

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In With The Old

The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006 to 2010) wasn’t Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s first post-Seinfeld sitcom, but it was the one that stuck around the longest… and that’s about its only distinction, as far as I can see. Don’t get me … Continue reading

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“Next Stop, Pottersville!”

[Contains tell-tale salt stains and SPOILERS!!!] The sixth season of Seinfeld (1994) saw our Lainey (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) meeting some of the most important and influential men in her life. First up was ‘Mr. Pitt’ (Ian Abercrombie), the eccentric toff who … Continue reading

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“For I Have Seen The Nipple On Your Soul!”

[Contains ketchup secrets and SPOILERS!!!] The fourth season of Seinfeld (1992) featured a self-reflexive story arc in which Jerry and George are hired to write a sitcom pilot for NBC, and decide to base all of the characters on their … Continue reading

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“Mountains Of Duck!”

[Contains much-coveted coffee cakes and SPOILERS!!!] Season three of Seinfeld (1991) was the first to boast a full episode order, allowing the cast to lock into their characters, and the writers to hit their stride… there aren’t really any notable … Continue reading

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“The Dingo Ate Your Baby!”

[Contains cantaloupe cubes and SPOILERS!!!] The second season of Seinfeld (1991) was a relatively short one, with only thirteen episodes*, but it did contain some classic Lainey moments, such as her first “Get out!” shove (ep #2.5 “The Apartment”), conspiring … Continue reading

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“You Had Wooden Teeth!”

The first season of Seinfeld (1989) wasn’t really a “season” at all, with only five episodes total, including a pilot that bore little resemblance to the series that would follow: The sets were all wrong, Kramer was called “Kessler” (and had … Continue reading

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Stoners & Snoggers

As a Brit, I wasn’t able to watch the Emmy Awards ceremony this week (or rather, I couldn’t be bothered downloading the whole thing, just for a few moments of interest), so I’m grateful to HelloGiggles for posting a handy summation … Continue reading

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Def-Con Fun!

[Contains ghost-written memoirs and SPOILERS!!!] Rather than rest on its laurels, Veep changed things up for its third season, sending ‘Selina Meyer’ (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) off across America on the campaign trail… no longer content to just sit in her office, … Continue reading

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