Up Now! My unexpurgated interview with the great comedy writer and musician Marshall Brickman (Sleeper, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Muppets, Candid Camera, The Deliverance soundtrack, nearly murdered by Charles Manson)! open.substack.com/pub/doinit/p...

This line in the classic movie “The Manchurian Candidate” reminds me yet again that just a few more courageous Senators and Congresspeople could’ve stopped Trump years ago and saved us all so much misery.

I’m With Her, “Ancient Light”, live on “Colbert” a while back. One of the many great songs they performed last night in Tarrytown. Thanks for a wonderful show, @imwithherband.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=k4o_...

Dogs in Tarrytown know what’s up. #NoKings

The PBS DOCUMENTARIES YouTube channel launches today w/ features, shorts and science/history specials. The goal is to "amplify storytelling from PBS stations, production partners and independent filmmakers" w/ 100+ new videos annually—incl. premieres and originals. www.pbs.org/about/about-... #PBS

I’m With Her’s gorgeous cover of Paul Simon’s “The Obvious Child” live on “Colbert” a while back. Looking forward to seeing them in Tarrytown this Saturday. youtube.com/watch?v=O8XF...

shockingly good piece on the minutemen from the nyt. no firewall www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/a...

Neil Young and Crazy Horse, “Cortez The Killer”, live in ‘79. Just listened to a great “The Rest Is History” podcast on The Fall of the Aztecs and felt inspired to hear this timeless classic again. youtube.com/watch?v=04Sy...

This is Breuer. He's here to let you know it's National Puppy Day. Doesn't know what that means but hopes it involves snacks. 12/10 (IG: chasenbreulabradors)

“Childish Things”, James McMurtry. I’ve always loved this song but it seems to hit harder every year. youtube.com/watch?v=Kbwe...

Thanks again to the hilarious Nikki Glaser for inviting this insane weirdo to interrupt her speech and surprise Conan last March at The Kennedy Center when he got his Mark Twain Prize. #FlashbackFriday @nikkiglaser.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/RfHXY...

Patty Griffin - “Peter Pan”, live on TV years ago. Just because. youtu.be/CZ_O3PN5qso?si… via @YouTube

Thanks to my wonderful friend and co-worker Caroline Lazar for taking this pic of a (sort of) SlipNutz reunion Sunday night.

“Masters of War”, Bob Dylan (Live at Town Hall, New York, NY - April 1963) youtu.be/XmPR1xHVUas?si… via @YouTube

Such a great talk. Hilarious, interesting, and moving too. No surprise of course. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Wacky comedy group The Slipnutz open for Slipknot at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey (2005)

1 week from today. Nominated for “BEST FICTION PODCAST” of 2025 for the Ambies Awards! from @thesonarnetwork.bsky.social co-written w/ @sgwilson.bsky.social Rhea Seehorn @bobbymoynihan.bsky.social @brianstack153.bsky.social Eric Martin John Waters Jon Hamm Steve Little @timbarnes.bsky.social

Happy Birthday to one of the funniest guys ever, Chris Farley, seen here before a show at the Ark Improv Theatre in Madison, WI in ‘87.

Le Tigre - “TKO”, live on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” in ‘05. So great. “I heard you read my mind behind my back” #FlashbackFriday youtu.be/uzB39CZ9uEU?si… via @YouTube

I can’t remember who made this joke originally but I just thought of it again and it still makes me laugh: “He died doing what he loved: surprising tigers”.

The Pogues - “Dirty Old Town”. Rest in Peace, Andrew Ranken a.k.a. The Clobberer. youtu.be/s11BuatTuXk?si… via @YouTube

“On one level, ‘Left of the Dial’ celebrated the ’80s American indie scene and paid tribute to the tiny-watt college stations at the far end of the FM dial, where The Replacements got most of their airplay. But it was also a love song, an evocation of Paul Westerberg’s infatuation with Lynn Blakey”

Beastie Boys | “So What’cha Want” | Muppets Version. Just because, ok? youtu.be/kq-VNCGBDRU?si… via @YouTube

Sarah Jarosz - “Jealous”Moon”, live for The Current. So great. youtu.be/Cq8tt5__UkU?si… via @YouTube

"The Obvious Child" - I'm With Her (LIVE on The Late Show). Beautiful. Even on the worst days, at least there are still songs and performances like this in the world. youtu.be/O8XFUoPQu6Y?si… via @YouTube

When anyone from SCTV dies it’s like 30 people have died. Every character they created was as alive as anyone else you’ve ever met.

It’s truly impossible to put into words how much Catherine O’Hara’s work has meant to me since childhood. Like countless others I know, I’m forever grateful to her for all the laughs and inspiration she gave to me with her seemingly effortless genius.

The always brilliant Catherine O’Hara as the heartbreakingly hilarious teen Margaret Meehan in the classic SCTV sketch “High Q”. One of my biggest comedy heroes and, from everything I’ve heard, a wonderful person too. 💔youtu.be/MIVBgOhD-fs?si… via @YouTube

“So you got someone to boss around, It makes you feel big now, You drift until you brutalize, Make your first kill now” youtu.be/LQ82BX0hGBM?si… via @YouTube

Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest American songwriter that no one remembers, Blaze Foley. Give him two minutes and he might change your life.

on February 20th, take a trip to the only place where the law means less than it does in present day America

My friend and co-worker Carley told me she heard about Indiana’s National Championship on NPR and I laughed imagining Terry Gross interviewing Curt Cignetti. #iufb @crimsoncast.bsky.social

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Nice to hear a little “Seether” from Chicago’s own Veruca Salt during the Bears game.

Nice recap of last week’s Bears game from da hilarious Robert Smigel. @triumphicdhq.bsky.social youtu.be/xZnhzgZXMRM?...

Beautiful. youtube.com/watch?v=BJVC...

“For this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago…” Rest In Peace, Bob Weir. youtu.be/9r8aycpHmY0?si… via @YouTube

Beautiful conversation. youtu.be/WCkgi-yZRDw?si… via @YouTube

Hey, if you love great people talking about hilarious books next to beautiful rivers, come see this “Late Show”reading/Q&A with Kate Sidley, Asher Perlman, and Felipe Torres Medina on January 24th! www.writerscenter.org/event-detail...

On the fifth anniversary of the insurrection, I can only say that its profoundly sad that convicted seditionists face no consequences and that Trump was ever allowed to hold office again. Jan. 6 was one of the most shameful days in our history, only the whitewashing is sadder. Its pathetic frankly.

Waxahatchee - "Tigers Blood". This kinda snuck up on me to become possibly my favorite song from last year. Can’t say I’ll miss 2025 one bit but songs like this at least made it more bearable. youtu.be/FnZDvYiTSJs?si… via @YouTube

Indiana beats Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals.

“The search light in the big yard Swings 'round with the gun And spotlights the snowflakes Like the dust in the sun It's Christmas in prison There'll be music tonight I'll probably get homesick I love you, goodnight” youtube.com/watch?v=cQaJ...

Heartbroken that our dear friend, Pat Finn, passed away. As kind as he was brilliantly hilarious. This video of him at our Chicago apartment in ‘96, making his baby daughter Cassidy pretend to drive a bus and do karate kicks is priceless. Rest In Peace, Finner. We love you.❤️☘️

Heartbroken that our dear friend, Pat Finn, passed away. As kind as he was brilliantly hilarious. This video of him at our Chicago apartment in ‘96, making his baby daughter Cassidy pretend to drive a bus and do karate kicks is priceless. Rest In Peace, Finner. We love you.❤️☘️

Bruce Springsteen, “Merry Christmas, Baby”, live on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” in December, ‘02 with Conan, Max, and the band. Very fun. youtu.be/AzH6Iv9SElk?si… via @YouTube

Thanks to our old “Late Night”pal, cameraman Kurt Decker, for this Holiday flashback pic of Tracy King, Jose Arroyo, Jeff Ross, Dan Goor, Michael Gordon, Mike Sweeney, and me as Christmas Frankenstein.

“Colbert’s Canceled Christmas: The Last Noel”, narrated by Nick Offerman. youtube.com/watch?v=XkEy...