More than 30 years ago, stand-up comedian Joel Hodgson created a unique comedy show for a St. Paul, Minn., television station. “Mystery Science Theater 3000” featured Hodgson and a pair of robots forced to watch old B-movies, with only their running commentary keeping them sane. MST3K became a cult TV show, moved to cable networks like Comedy Central and Syfy, and even produced a feature film.
Snoochie Boochies, Jay Mewes returns to Buffalo
Last week I got the chance to chat up Jay Mewes, star of several Kevin Smith movies including the iconic “Clerks” from 1994. Mewes is super talkative, as he awaited his next opportunity to play the game “Fortnight” on his Facebook Live stream, which is pretty much what you would expect from the pop culture persona he’s developed for 25 years.
Catching up with Tom Green
Back at the turn of the century (which frankly feels like an old-timey thing to say, but it’s accurate), Tom Green was a fast-rising star in comedy with his outrageous and provocative sketch/talk comedy “The Tom Green Show” on MTV. While his popularity peaked around 2000-01, Green has continued to perform comedy with his standup tours all around the world.