This one could start some trouble, I think but I find it fun to stir these kinds of pots from time to time. What is the all-time funniest TV show? You could go by decade and it would probably be easier and fairer, because the standards for acceptable comedy and funny comedy have changed in the 50+ years of television. And why would it be the funniest? The jokes, the setting or the topics covered in each episode? People regard All in the Family as a classic, but it was highly controversial for writing a show around a bigoted patriarch. MASH is the longest running live-action sitcom, but some people felt it strayed too far from its roots by the end. So what is the funniest of TV show of all time and why?

For my pick, I think I have to go with Monty Python’s Flying Circus. I love dry humor, the dryer the better. And these guys took dry and added absurdity to it. They revolutionized sketch comedy and I always laugh, even at the same lines that I know are coming.

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Bindi Irwin, the daughter of the late Steve Irwin, is carrying on her father’s work of conservation. While she’s not wrestling crocodiles, she is starring in the latest ‘Free Willy’ movie. This does bring up a couple of questions for me though. Considering the recent Sea World issue, are we projecting the right image that the animals are friendly and won’t harm us. And second, how many times does that whale need to be freed? It seems like he shouldn’t be set free to teach him a lesson. I’m joking of course, but maybe you see my point.

Only a human could imagine something like this. Make Dad’s life easier during the summer with this tennis racket bug zapper. It’s like a mobile bug light. Plus it helps with your tennis game. It’s a multi-function item. It sure beats those flimsy, plastic, old-fashioned swatters. And if it works as well as I think it will, I think I smell grab bag gifts for the family at Christmas.

Well, I watched the final Tonight Show with Conan, and I must say I sam impressed with how he carried himself that night.  He came out and made his cracks against NBC, justifiably so, and went through his show like normal.  What impressed me most was his farewell. He was thankful to NBC for all of his opportunities even though he acknowledged they were parting due to differences.  He then thanked his fans for their support and you could see the emotion starting to get to him.  But I loved the message to the young people about cynicism and the lack of anything positive that comes from it.  If anyone had a right to be cynical, it was Conan, but he was there expressing his appreciation for everything and saying this is the best way to handle adversity.

Nice job, Conan.  We’ll see you in the future.  I know we will.

Well, after many days of wailing and gnashing of teeth, NBC and Conan O’Brien have agreed to a deal that will end his tenure on the Tonight Show after 7 months.  This will allow Jay Leno to resume the hosting role.  I just think it’s incredibly tacky for NBC to do this since they announced Conan as the replacement host way back in 2004, then they let him go after less than a year.  I always thought Conan was funny and any transition like this takes time.  Boo NBC!

I’ve always found vetriloquists to be entertaining, and right now there are two big names in comedy whose act centers on ventriloquism.  Jeff Dunham has become a household name with his friends Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and others.  He’s got 3 concert DVDs and a Comedy Central show that lasted one season.  If no one else came along, you could probably make a case for him being the most successful ventriloquist of all time.  But there seems to be a contender.  His name is Terry Fator.

Fator just recently broke into the scene when he was on the second season of “America’s Got Talent.”  I don’t watch too much reality TV, so the way I found out about him was by stumbling onto his recent DVD.  To put it mildly, I was blown away.  Fator’s show is more singing classic songs while impersonating the original artist.

Each has their strong and weak points when compared to the other.  Fator’s ability to sing is impressive, his ability to impersonate the original artists is incredible, and coupled with his ability to do that as a ventriloquist puts him into that category of “Are you kidding me?”  Dunham does mostly stand-up comedy with his characters, which is what make me laugh to the point of tears when I watch him.  Fator’s comedy is much lighter and does make me laugh but it’s there as more of a segue for the songs.

So, in a head to head, who would win?