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Tag: comedy
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âJohnny Appleseed of Southern comedyâ reflects on the end of an era
Laughing Hyena Records has catered to truck drivers for nearly 50 years. Take a stroll down memory lane as well as a look at the future with Arnie Hoffman.
October 5, 2020
Channel 19
Blockchain âimmutable distributed public ledgerâ technology: Makes sense, right?
A late-night-comedy send-up of Bitcoin investment (made possible by âblockchainâ network architecture) exaggerates divergent reactions similar to those that follow the notion of automated trucking-business-info sharing in other envisioned blockchains â from affirmative head nods to âare you insane?â incredulity ⌠.
January 10, 2018
Channel 19
The real Leroy Mercer is âŚ
Revisiting a story I wrote on the occasion of the Dualtone labelâs 2008 release of classic âLeroy Mercerâ prank-call recordings on CD, an attempt to set the record straight on just who the comic genius behind those calls was: John Bean of Knoxville, Tenn., who passed away before the phenomenon of the tapes came to full fruition.
September 3, 2016
Channel 19
Big G Expressâ âDrive it offâ Taylor Swift parody
Tenn.-based Big G Expressâ entry in the driver-appreciation-week festivities: a music-video parody of Taylor Swiftâs rather goofball âShake it Offâ entry into the dance-music canon, featuring Big G driver Keda White in the starring role â with arguably better dance skills than Ms. Swift.
September 29, 2014
Business
From one diseased, unhealthy animal to another
âWe all know these things are bad for us, but it doesnât make them any less delicious.â
April 11, 2014
Channel 19
âTalented truckersâ TV show looking for ⌠talented truckers
A television production company has a rather off-the-wall idea itâs helping one of the major cable channels develop â it wants to create a talent-competition-type series (a la American Idol, Dancing With the Stars, et al) that plays out on location at, well, a truck stop. And in the spirit of radio truck driver talent [âŚ]
November 12, 2011
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