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September 27 - October 1 2004
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 October
1, 2004
The
Life and Times
of Dan Grueter
When you're the youngest of eleven kids you're going to grow up either
crazy or funny. Comedian Dan Grueter turned
out to be both. Grueter has been described as a comedian who's more well
rounded than a urinal mint. While we're not quite sure how this comparison
applies in any context, we do know that Dan is one of our favorites (comedians,
not urinal mints). Grueter's made multiple appearances on B&T albums
over the years, sharing stories from his life. We've learned what it
was like to sit through his never-ending Catholic wedding, how inept
he is at interviewing for a job, and his alma-mater's love of college
football.
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 September
30, 2004
We’re
Very Excited
This past Tuesday, if you felt a little
empty inside and just knew that something was missing from
the show, you were right. The wildly popular Zany
Report was put on hold for a few
days, but believe us, it was for good reason. Because of the
delay, this week's Report is
being presented by legendary comedian Bob
Zany, live in the studio. Though folks are excited about
this momentous occasion, many are worried about how Zany will
react when he has to take all of Tom's criticisms face to face,
instead of over the phone. We're positive Zany will do just
fine. After all, he is a professional. And fear not,even if
Bob's punch lines do fall flat, we've got plenty of callers
willing to jump in and perform an impromptu fix-the-joke, baby!
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 September
30, 2004
Did
You Get
That TPS Report?
You may not know actor Gary
Cole by name, but you’d
instantly recognize him by voice as he says “yeah, I’m
going to need you to go ahead and come in on Saturday, mmmkay.” As
the embodiment of all that is evil about Upper Management in
the movie Office Space,
Cole became synonymous with memorable character Lumbergh, who
gave the world more than enough catchphrases to last a lifetime.
But Office Space isn’t
Cole’s only claim to fame, he also brought America’s
favorite dad, Mike Brady, to the big screen in the The
Brady Bunch Movies, and plays the
Vice President on the hit series, The
West Wing. Next year, Cole will once
again appear on the big screen when he stars in the sequel
to 2002’s scariest movie, The
Ring 2.
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 September
29, 2004
The
Host of Vague But True, Tim Bedore
Live from his dinning room, it’s
another fascinating edition of Tim
Bedore's popular editorial, Vague But True. Each week,
Tim shares his thoughts on life, society, politics or his
daily life. But unlike your buddy's boring stories, Tim delivers
his monologues with comedic precision, and makes sure there
are at least a couple of great jokes sprinkled throughout.
Over the past few months we’ve learned a lot about
Tim, including his time spent on a nude beach, the joy one
can find in a Sky Mall magazine, how animals are trying to
wipe out our species and how sex and ginger ale are pretty
much the same thing in the Bedore household. When Tim’s
not writing new installments of VBT, he can be seen performing
with the comedy tour, Four
Stand-up Dads.
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 September
29, 2004
Goodbye,
Dolly
Whenever you pit men against women in
anything, tempers are bound to flare up and competitive juices
are going to be flowing at full force. If you need proof,
just tune into one episode of the new season of Survivor:
Vanuatu. After only three days on a small island in the
south pacific, the guys found themselves down by one tribe
member to the women, but that would change just one immunity
challenge later. When the tables were turned and it was the
ladies that had to eliminate one of their own, things got
ugly very quickly. The young girls and the more mature women
began to taking sides, leaving the poor, innocent (yet extremely
good looking) sheep-farmer, Dolly
Neely in a position to cast the swing vote. This gave
Dolly a lot of power, and all the other eight women knew
it, which is probably why both sides changed their plans
and voted her out instead. It’s only two episodes in
and already backs are being stabbed. Who will be the next
to go? You’ll just have to tune into CBS every Thursday
to find out.
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 September
29, 2004
The
NFL Song - Week 3
Week three of the 2004 NFL season
is in the books, and what better way to relive all
the action than with Duke
Tumatoe's NFL Song.
It's like TiVo, only without the picture or instant
replay feature. It was business as usual this week
as most of the teams who were expected to win (Philly,
Indy and Seattle) did, and those that weren't (Tampa
Bay, Miami and Arizona) didn't. There were a few
surprises however with the Texans winning at Arrowhead
and the Jaguars remaining undefeated. This
leaves a lot of material for Duke to work into one
song so don't you dare miss it, or else we'll sign
you up to play on the offensive line of the Dolphins,
they need somebody to do it. Plus, don't miss the
always exciting Bass
Talk, and perhaps another one of Chick's halftime
reports.
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 September
28, 2004
An
All New Season of George Lopez
When longtime friend of the show, George
Lopez was given his own sitcom, strategically titled George
Lopez (so that they could never do the show without him),
he wanted to make sure it wasn't your average cookie-cutter
comedy, where all life's problems could be solved between
commercial breaks. Judging by the ratings, and the fact the
show's been chosen to lead off ABC's new Tuesday lineup,
he's succeeded. While we're all excited that a whole new
season of George Lopez is about to begin, G-Lo's happy that
the countdown to syndication (and early retirement) is that
much closer. On the season three premier, George's daughter
leaves the house after an argument with her father. In the
short time she's away, she becomes a rap groupie and George
dreams she's been knocked up by the prop-comic, Carrot Top.
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September 28, 2004
If It Can't Kill You, It's Not in This
Book
It’s true that Anthrax, machine
guns and serial killers are all dangerous, but in her new book The
100 Most Dangerous Things in Everyday Life,  Laura
Lee shows readers that it’s teddy bears, vacuum cleaners
and paper clips that are the true domestic weapons of mass
destruction. Who’d have thought that these everyday items
were actually silent killers? The answer is Laura Lee, which
is why she’s taken the time
to compile facts and statistics about the things you need to
watch out for. After reading about how many germs there are
on your desk, how many people are killed by stuffed animals
and the real dangers associated with watching television, you’ll
wonder how you’ve survived this long. So if you’re
looking for a fun read, or you a paranoid hypochondriac this
is the book for you.
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September 27, 2004
The Man Behind 'The Show'
Former standup comedian turned writer,
Bill Scheft pens the the column "The
Show" in Sports
Illustrated, and is the
author of one of the greatest novels of our generation, The
Ringer, but right
now he's first and foremost a sports fan. With the NFL season
in full swing, the NHL season on ice and the MLB playoff races heating
up, Bill has more than enough material to write about. Speaking
of football, Scheft has to be in ecstasy knowing that his beloved
Patriots are still undefeated and among the favorites to win
the Super Bowl this year. So if you see him, make sure you
tell him that only one of the past four Super Bowl winners
made it to the playoffs the following season. He'll appreciate
your knowledge of the sport. Aside from all this sports talk,
Scheft is by far one of the most comically gifted geniuses
we've ever had on the show, and ranks among our favorite guests.
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 September
27, 2004
You
Look Like You Could Use $1 Million
He’s built and sold two multi-million dollar companies, is a pioneer
in the world of HD Television and has successfully run one of the top
franchises in the NBA, but Dallas Mavericks owner Mark
Cuban is set to take on the biggest challenge
of his career, reality TV. ABC and Mark Cuban have joined forces to create
the newest billionaire driven reality series, The
Benefactor, where 16 players are taking part in all kinds of wacky
tests in order to prove to Cuban that they're the poor schmuck most deserving
of his a $1 million endowment. There are no competitions, and no winning
or losing. If you're sent home it's because Mark Cuban didn't think you
deserved the money. He's already eliminated one guy for calling the game
'stupid,' while another contestant was sent packing because she wouldn't
play air guitar. What
will happen next? Watch The Benefactor every
Monday on ABC to find out.
FACTOID -
Mark Cuban holds the record for largest on-line purchase ever… a
$41 Million Gulf Stream 5 jet.
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