“Smithers! I want my tea!” – C.M. Burns “Doesn’t it bother you that he orders you around like that?” – Marge Simpson “Oh, actually, I value every second we’re together. From the moment I squeeze his orange juice in the morning til I tuck him in at night. He’s not just my boss. He’s my best friend, too.” – Mr. Smithers “Bah! Too hot!” – C.M. Burns “You’re right, sir. It’s scalding me as we speak.” – Mr. Smithers Happy Birthday, Harry Shearer!
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Makeup Quote of the Day
“Ice to see you.” – McBain Happy (belated) birthday, Harry Shearer!
Quote of the Day
“Ninety seconds to core meltdown.” – SNPP Computer Voice “Sir, there may never be another time to say: I love you, sir.” – Mr. Smithers “Oh, hot dog. Thank you for making my last few moments on Earth socially awkward!” – C.M. Burns Happy birthday, Harry Shearer!
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“My germs! My precious germs! They never harmed a soul! They never even had a chance!” – C.M. Burns Happy birthday Harry Shearer!
Please Stop With the $14 Million Number
“If I’d spent my life listening to Dismal Doras like you, I wouldn’t be worth two-hundred-million dollars today.” – C.M. Burns “But according to your most recent biography, you only have one-hundred-million dollars today.” – Lisa Simpson “I’ve ha-, . . . I’ve . . . ” – C.M. Burns “Um, actually, sir, it’s, uh, considerably less than that.” – Mr. Smithers A nice, headline grabbing number, preferably with a dollar sign next to it, is a well known pageview booster. So let this be my usual renewal related reminder that there is no creditable public information on what the current or…
Rumor Control: Harry Shearer (Possibly/Probably) Leaving Zombie Simpsons
“Nobody’s mentioned me, have they?” – Principal Skinner “I thought I heard someone say your name in the cafeteria, but they might have been saying ‘skim milk’.” – Bart Simpson The internet is full of reports that Harry Shearer will not be doing voices for the recently announced two season renewal. This being the internet, the certitude of the headlines ran a bit ahead of the actual information. Here are the facts: 1. Over the last couple of days, TMZ (I know, gross) reported that Shearer was not on board with the most recent renewal. 2. Late last night (though…
Quote of the Day
“This novelty foam hand is ludicrously oversized. Go swap it for a smaller one.” – C.M. Burns “It is a bit ostentatious, sir. I’ll be right back.” – Mr. Smithers Happy birthday Harry Shearer!
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“Sir, have you had enough exercise for this morning?” – Mr. Smithers “No. Let’s go another twenty miles.” – C.M. Burns Happy birthday Harry Shearer!
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“Well that nice lady set the cause of biological warfare back thirty years!” – C.M. Burns “We’re only now finally caught up.” – Mr. Smithers Happy birthday Harry Shearer!
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“I’ve never seen such an obvious attempt to curry my favor.” – C.M. Burns “Fabulous observation, sir. Just fabulous.” – Mr. Smithers Happy birthday Harry Shearer!
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“Mr. Burns is suffering from what we medical men call hypohemia. In layman’s terms, it’s quite simply a lack of blood.” – Dr. Hibbert “Damn it doctor, I’m no idiot, I know what hypohemia is! What I want to know is what can we do about it?” – Mr. Smithers “Well, at this point our only hope is a transfusion.” – Dr. Hibbert “How long does it take to sterilize a needle?” – Mr. Smithers “A few seconds.” – Dr. Hibbert “Well skip it! Just leave me enough to get home!” – Mr. Smithers Happy birthday Harry Shearer!
Simpsons Alumni Update: Lovitz & Shearer Interviews
Two quick alumni updates for you: 1) Lovitz takes his show on the road – with a stop in Calgary – This is an extensive Calgary Herald interview with Jon Lovitz about three nights of standup he’s doing there this weekend. This makes me sad that we missed another season or two of The Critic: Arguably, Lovitz’s finest post-SNL moment came in 1994-95 with his animated series, The Critic, in which he voiced the lead role of movie critic Jay Sherman. The Critic got off to a shaky start on the ABC network but things were looking up for the…
Simpsons Alumni Update: Harry Shearer (He Just Won’t Stop!)
Harry Shearer’s documentary about how Katrina and the Army Corps of Engineers fucked New Orleans will be going to theaters one night only: Monday August 30th. Trailer: Local show times all across the US can be found here. Give ’em hell, Harry.
Simpsons Alumni Update: Harry Shearer (Yet Again)
Harry Shearer went on the local New York FOX affiliate’s morning program yesterday to flog his new album, “Greed and Fear”. It contains humorous songs about the recession, one of which you can listen to on YouTube. The FOX affiliate’s website has video of his four minute appearance here. Far and away the best part is when he does a couple of Simpsons voices over the halfhearted yet squirming objections of the eminently replaceable local FOX morning people. It starts around the 2:15 mark of the video. The hostess implies that he’s not allowed to do any of the voices…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“It’s me sir, Bobo! Hug me, squeeze me, tug at my fur.” – Mr. Smithers “Enough! Stop this grotesque charade. Now find my teddy. Oh, and uh, leave the costume.” – C.M. Burns Happy birthday Harry Shearer!
Simpsons Alumni Update: Harry Shearer (Again)
At this rate Harry Shearer is going to wear out our “Simpsons Alumni” category, but I guess you can’t keep a funny man down. Besides, there’s simply too much awesome in this interview to just bury it in tomorrow’s Reading Digest. In it he talks about why liberal talk radio can’t get a foothold, the processes of comedy, and his upcoming documentary about Hurricane Katrina (which he hopes to have ready in time for the fifth anniversary next year). The whole thing is a fun read, but two quotes jumped out at me. In reverse order (bold mine to denote…
Simpsons Alumni Update: Harry Shearer Podcast
Harry Shearer was on this podcast last week (via). His interview starts right at the 30:00 mark and goes for quite awhile. There’s a lot of interesting info and it’s worth a listen, but here are some of the highlights: He knew Mel Blanc when he was a child actor. He does some Lovejoy and Flanders commentary about Marge in Playboy. Said doing the table read with Michael Jackson (at Jackson’s manager’s house) was one of the most awkward moments ever. Castellaneta was stuck in traffic but Jackson was right on time and instead of goofing off or chit chatting…
Simpsons Alumni Update: Harry Shearer
Shearer has created an art installation called The Silent Echo Chamber (hee hee). I’ll let The Columbus Dispatch explain: The installation — previously shown in Chicago; New York; and Ridgefield, Conn. — features news feeds of politicians, TV hosts and commentators captured in the moments before going on live television. They fidget with microphones, scratch, adjust clothing and watch themselves on monitors. The vignettes, shown on a continuous loop, are from the 2008 presidential campaign and include candidates Barack Obama and John McCain; and James Carville, Anderson Cooper, David Gergen, Sean Hannity, Larry King and Henry Kissinger, among others. It’s…
Spinal Tap vs. The Lego Lawyers
“We salute you, our half-inflated Dark Lord!” – Derek Smalls Simpsons all-star, and American Hero, Harry Shearer is also, of course, a member of Spinal Tap. They went on tour this summer and they were using footage from this YouTube video in their show: Now Lego is balking at letting them use it on the DVD: As final editing was being done on a concert DVD of the tour, which included footage from the video projected on stage, Lego declined to grant permission to use its figures, which are protected by copyright. “We love that our fans are so passionate and…