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 In my comedy show, I talk about the señoras that walk in pairs, connected at the elbow. This an exótic experience for someone from the U.S., where people neither tend to walk the streets and the existence of the elderly is a well-kept secret. When I first arrived in Barcelona, I thought that maybe this [...] En mi show de comedia, hablo de las señoras que andan conectadas por el codo. Toda una experiencia exótica para una persona de EE.UU., en donde la gente no suele andar la por la calle, ni suele haber ancian@s a la vista. Cuando llegué a Barcelona, pensaba que esta curiosidad igual era algo propio de [...]  Two perspectives on death in America: the funny side, and the not-at-all-funny side. My friend Neal sent the above video to me today. It’s one of those things that is so hilarious, it’s hard to believe that no one’s thought up this exact scene for a movie or a series. A case of life being more [...] While in Madrid this past week, I was headed back to my hotel after filming the teasers for the stand-up comedy set I’d taped the night before for Paramount Comedy. We shot the teasers at the Torre Picasso on the Paseo Castellana, in between huge bank buildings. It reminded me a little bit of my [...]  Rachel discovers that she’s living every American expat’s dream… in the biggest whorehouse in Barcelona.  Sometimes comedy is the most sublime way to say “fuck you” to those who’ve done you wrong. A nice kick in the cojones to the bad guys, without one drop of blood spilled. The Jewish people are masters of spinning their suffering into comedy gold, with a tradition predating the Marx Brothers by centuries. (For [...] |
 
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