December 2009
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10 Things From 2009 People Reacted To Out of...
5 Things People Overreacted To:
1. Cougar Town
This show turned out to be kind of funny and totally in on its own joke! I used Cougar Town as a punching bag before I saw it, if only for the whimsical font they used for the word “sexy” on its ads, but once I saw it was Scrubs on the beach, I calmed down and moved on. Critics who ripped into its stereotypes after seeing the...
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5 Fantastic Books I Read in 2009 That Are Not...
1. And Here’s the Kicker by Mike Sacks 2. I’m Sorry You Feel That Way by Diana Joseph 3. Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby 4. The Timewaster Letters by Robin Cooper 5. Dear American Airlines by Jonathan Miles
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The End of the 00s: Augustine’s Second Cat, by... →
On photogenic mental illness and the demise of Mondo Kim’s. Also, Hey Paula.
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Sling Blog - Jeff Dunham's Show is Canceled...On a... →
Very, very proud of this headline.
Trends That Need to End in 2010 - Page 1 - The... →
I’m probs the only one who isn’t list-sick, but this one is a must. A must!
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Comedian and Author Julie Klausner: My Fave Five... →
Thank God I remembered Cat Dancers the other day! Thanks to Seth for running my picks.
You guys all watched Beverly & Ronna on Showtime, did you not? It was just the best.
“And yet … much as Diane Keaton did in ‘Something’s Gotta Give,’ Ms. Streep, mugging wildly if winningly, takes this character and makes you love her, just as Mr. Baldwin does with Jake, who, with his shark smiles and thrusting gut, beautifully conveys male vanity in its twilight. Jane may be too perfectly dressed, coiffed and housed to be plausible. But Ms. Streep makes...
The year in television: 45 indelible moments from... →
This list is brillz. Fizbo and Carol Brown made it! Great job, AV Club writers. Now, blow a kiss. “No, with your hand!”
Thanks for your patients, doctor
I’m doing some updates to julieklausner.com and the ol’ tumblr template, so thanks in advance for bearing with any blips, bleeps and other bits of infotainment while I do so. Not that my bio isn’t fascinating!
Lady: So many things, but let's start with 'don't... →
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Contact
Email Julie:
klausnerama (at) gmail (dot) com
Representation:
Manager: Kara Baker at Avalon (323.930.6010)
TV Lit: Melissa Myers at WME (310.246.9781)
Hosting/On-Camera: Justin Ongert at WME (310.859.4341)
Lit Agent: Scott Mendel (646.239.9896) scott@mendelmedia.com
VO Agent: Izzy Arias @ WME
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Who?
Julie Klausner is a comedy writer/performer, podcaster, and author.
Her podcast, How Was Your Week, was recently called “one of the few essential podcasts” by the New York Times and was named one of the best 10 comedy podcasts of the moment by Rolling Stone and in GQ’s Comedy Issue. Past guests include Amy Poehler, Fred Armisen, Patton Oswalt, Neko Case, Joan Rivers, Sally...
Back Abs!
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Here’s my Best TV of 2009 Top Ten, and here’s my oversight/apology.
Yesterday Joe Mande was like “bears are giant dogs,” and I was like, “tee hee,” and then I found this clip and now NOBODY IS LAUGHING.
Sling - Dog Catches a Huge Salmon - Video clip from Break.com
This is still perfect.
Great news! Somebody’s figured out a way to make Hanukkah lamer. [Thanks Tara]
Via BoingBoing: An Italian singer wrote a song with gibberish lyrics meant to sound like English. Note: it is the best song in the world.
Christmas Announcement.
Because I’ve left my holiday shopping to the last minute (more like the HOLIDAZE!), all the women on my list will receive a copy of Mackenzie Phillips’ “High on Arrival,” and the guys will get Al Roker’s “The Morning Show Murders.”
Babies, who have no gender, will have their choice of the H1N1 vaccine, or Valerie Bertinelli’s “Finding It: And...
Octopus carries around coconut shells as suits of... →
This is horrifying.
THIRD AND DELAWARE →
The Fashions from “Roseanne” blog is so good.
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"Jack Hanna is like the Dr. Spaceman of knowing... →
Every year in the legislature, they have this ‘Legislative Idol,’...
– Diane Savino continues to impress. [Via NYMag]
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Animal Planet Presents Inexpensive Hannukah Gifts... →
Oy Vey!