This is how "The Civil War" (Ken Burns, 1990) begins. One minute of terrific storytelling. www.youtube.com/watch?v=snvS...

Like you needed a reason to watch it again. There are shows, and then there are performances. This is literally magic to me.

"The American Revolution" (2025) is very good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1o8...

[whispering to date while watching The Beast in Me when The Beast in Me first appears on the screen] That's The Beast in Me

Without naming any names, I'll just say that *this* is how you properly honor a legend. Classy and deliberately detailed. Never forgetting all the little filigrees and alcoves that first made you love the tune. youtu.be/rGEIMCWob3U?...

Greg Davies' height is so upsetting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=au27...

Two of my favorite British comics try to make each other laugh. Here's the full version. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SDL... (poor Harriet Kemsley)

A theory: If my gut is right, Bob Mortimer once made Richard Ayoade laugh really hard at a formative moment in his young life. Viz. I suspect Bob is some part of the reason that Richard is SO fucking funny—and that's something wonderfully difficult to conceal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg2M...

Probably my favorite Broadway performance. "Lorrell, where's my dress?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtnK...

Behold: Smack the Pony. www.youtube.com/watch?v=84qU... "I've got an airedale."

"A Great First Layer: Observations on things I've learned about life from 3D printing." wisdom.limo/3d.md

If we'd gone to the same college, I totally would have made a mix tape for Sally Phillips. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAIt...

This is my all-time favorite musical task. The two outcomes are epic in completely different ways. Stone cold classic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=emz6...

Here's the genesis (and development) of that runner where Ed Gamble makes fun of Maisie Adam for growing up in "a dip." www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBgy...

After you watch the really good grand final, don't miss the podcast episode. It's already one of my favorites. Lotta hilarious stuff for people who follow the lore. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGtI...

Philip Larkin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rjR...

"Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-a8...

As you know, "Hunky Dory" is the best Bowie record. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft3b...

"Let all the children boogie," the man said. And, then, many of the children boogied. It is known. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOKW...

"As you know, father, it is Tuesday, February 8, 1972. Perhaps we should tune our family's modest television set to BBC2 to see if there's any musical programming on. One imagines it shan't be anything that might change one's life." www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuDJ...

I still miss John Bercow. What a fucking legend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAM-...

These guys really know how to play their songs. Yeah, this is the posture of some people who know how to be who they are. And, that fucking rules. Also: excellent and very economical medley. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlRP...

1. For a time in 1988, "Dig Me" by King Crimson was my favorite song; 2. In the weeks preceding that time in 1988, I was processing—both physically and very much emotionally—a medically irresponsible level of psychedelics. "I wanna get out of here," the man said. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvEe...

What an insane lineup. King Crimson - "Frame by Frame" - (OGWT, March 1982) youtu.be/o349pilMgks

Like I said to Alex today, this is probably the single task segment that best exemplifies what I love about Taskmaster. "Taskmaster s02e01 - Get This Potato In the Golf Hole Without Touching the Red Green" www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UgS...

Joe Wilkinson is a passionate advocate for the great work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HeA...

Featuring everyone's favorite RNLI advocate, Joe Wilkinson. [this is good] www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sOy...

Quoted Robert Lowell on a podcast today. Ladies? www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhy7...

Here's your introduction to the magic of Taskmaster outtakes. youtu.be/Yf_f_mmDYH8?...

It's fun to watch this show knowing how good it is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGOU...

Chris Morris and a very talented team in 1994. This, to me, is magic. youtu.be/t2x4hMr2WLw?...

Next year, I'm going to send out my Guy Fawkes Day cards a lot earlier. I figure it'll help a lot of people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqB5...

"If we were in America, we could blind every single person here for the sake of comedy." —Jason Mantzoukas youtu.be/uoiYvGrbN7Y?...

Potatogate, innit? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Melv...

Watching this is my version of going to a spa. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVfk...

Really good series final. With arguably the best cast ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjAR...

Compilation of cheaters caught on Taskmaster. Dave Gorman tested a lot of boundaries in Series 3. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxq8...

Pretty good way to start a rock and roll show. youtu.be/johIlKOSfFI?...

Tim Key's bathtub drain fraud is one of the first instances of cheating caught on Taskmaster, and it's one of my favorites. Setting the tone right from e01. Timestamp. youtu.be/v4YhsooE5xY?...

Very rewatchable episode. This cast was so popping. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWFP...

I'm officially down a Taskmaster rabbit hole. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-m-...

Yup. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcLi...

Here's The Beths. Trust me. youtu.be/gLCe5rr-KFE?...

If you see me at The Beths, please say hi. I won't make it weird.

It's kind of miraculous that the first season of GoT turned out as awesome as it is. So much story and SO many characters and such a modest budget. Gosh, I love this show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjY6...

The kid's still got it. youtu.be/cSiduH8ks2Y?...

Technically, they're also for human consumption, so eat your shrimp, children.

I successfully nerd-sniped myself into making a precinct-level dot-density map of the NYC mayoral election. kieranhealy.org/blog/archive...

I miss Tumblr www.tumblr.com/thepurplekoa...

Better known when I was a youth as "Señorita, I'm in Trouble Again" youtu.be/6umKShwSVQA?...