The Firday Link for 7/5/24

Hi all! I hope you all had a nice Independence Day holiday.

I usually don't start off with music videos but I'm going to make an exception this week.  Two reasons:

1) The main video tonight has A LOT of naughty language but it's an all-time iconic moment in stand-up comedy.  I wanted to do a palate cleanser before I post that, and if you don't want the naughtiness, then enjoy the first video and move on.

2) This song is the weirdest mash-up I've seen in a while - Heavy Metal, industrial techno, and Japanese girl band. It works.  This song has been running through my head for a week now and I still like it.  

To begin this week, Babymetal and Electric Callboy with Ratatata! 

OUTSTANDING!

Now adult content from here on out.

So there was a comedy show in Philadelphia where Bill Burr took the stage.  After one or two jokes, the Philly fans (which are notoriously some of the most obnoxious fans anywhere) started booing.  What happens next is legendary comedy.  Bill Burr turns on the audience. He melts down and starts roasting the hell out of them. It takes a few minutes but he really gets going towards the end.

I'm not sure how much of this was ad-libbed versus jokes he knew but wasn't necessarily planning on using this show, but some of the smackdowns he delivered are instant classics.  As you listen to this, notice how he's so good that the crowd starts cheering for him in the end.  It's literally the Blues Brother's movie, where the final concert is in front of a hostile crowd but Jake and Elwood win them over.

Once again, the language in this video is REALLY ROUGH! Viewers be warned!  Because of that, you have to watch this on YouTube.  Follow the link below.

He actually counts down how many minutes he has left in the beatdown he delivers in Philly. The lines about Rocky...

The video starts with a still image but around 2 and a half minutes in it becomes the video from the actual rant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_H_Suj7SEs

That routine has become a legendary all-time classic. So many comedians are in awe of it.  

Bill Burr actually talks at length about what happened there, and his self-reflection is amazing to listen to.  He talks about the crowd wasn't horrible to all the acts, and that the show itself was a bad idea. It's also amazing to hear him show real concern about becoming a one-trick comic, the guy that sits and riffs on the city he is in.  He didn't become that (thank God!), but I could see how the demand for him to do that in every town could jeopardize the career he wanted.  

Speaking of the Blues Brothers here is that all-time classic scene from the movie.

Have a great weekend.

Make sure you stay up to date on your vaccinations.