TANcast

Day 30

I can’t begin this blog without first acknowledging the effect SModcast and Kevin Smith in general has had on me. Andy, Noah, and I would not be doing TANcast were it not for SModcast. Kevin’s inaccurately titled “Jersey Trilogy” provided many hours of fun at the TANhouse.

But a while back, SModcast had quite a few misfire episodes (almost as though they were stooping to TANcast quality). The fun banter and odd ball stories were getting shoved aside for the recurring themes of pot and hockey. I think it’s taken a noticeable uptick recently, but I very much remember being disappointed in SMods for quite a few months in a row. Well I wasn’t the only one who noticed this. Apparently people had left some comments saying so both on the SModcast site as well as Kevin’s View Askew message boards.

Yeah, big man, we’re talking about you and you can’t stop us. What now?

Among these comments were people who shared my opinion that the Tell ‘Em Steve Dave (TESD) podcast had now surpassed SModcast in comedic value. So I guess people were leaving posts saying that TESD had replaced SMod as their favorite podcast. Kevin reacted by getting his panties in a twist…

Um… why rank them at all? And why let us know who’s jockeying for which position in your heart? That’s tacky.

I think we’d all rather you just kept it simple and said “Thank you.”

Oh…I didn’t realize that the only appropriate response was to worship at the alter of Kevin. Granted, I’m no fan of negative comments, but if you put something out there, it’s going to be reacted to. You can’t get butt hurt at every little comment…especially when you own a million dollar home in LA and are famous for making movies.

I didn’t say any of this, because I was not moved enough to do so. Others however apparently have more passion and/or more time on their hands and refused to drop the issue. At which Kevin “Thick Skin” Smith (not a fat joke) had this to say… Read the rest of this entry »

Day 29

Back in July, my wife and I went to Walt Disney World for the first time! I talked about it on episode 109 of TANcast and I talked more about it on episode 11 of the Mr Frank’s Wild Ride Podcast.

But the big plan was to do a bunch of videos about it for my Tim Babb’s Kingdom Comedy series on YouTube. But it’s been over a month and…well…I’m still working on it.

The weight of my failure is heavier than this.

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Day 28

(I end up doing a lot of blog “sequels,” don’t I?)

The casting website that knew me so well last time is at it again. Apparently they were on a spree today because I got three e-mails from them in under an hour. Here they are in order of appearance:

Your TCF profile matches three criteria for the following role: Woman with Lap Top

Gender: MATCH
Ethnicity: MATCH
Age Range: MATCH

Description: GOOD COMEDIC ACTOR. FUNNY DIALOGUE TO BE PLAYED STRAIGHT.

In case you missed the description, it says they want the part to be played straight. So naturally you sent the part for a woman with a laptop to a guy. Yeah I can see how that’s the perfect part for me to play straight.

No matter how hard you try, you can’t Ctrl Alt Delete this image from your mind.

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This week…the boys resolve last week’s “cliffhanger,” Noah Reviews Piranha 3D, the boys lament the state of television, Tim goes to Vegas, and Noah’s wife has a great new idea for the show.

[CONTENT WARNING] TANcast features mature language and immature hosts but is NOT a representation of the stand up act of Tim Babb. Listener discretion is advised.

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Day 27

I don’t know how I’ve gone this long without being a Katy Perry fan! She’s hot, her music is catchy, I’m sure she annoys Andy, and most of all she can’t spell.

“Screw you, Clippy! I’m leaving it like that!”

But honestly, Katy has been flying under my radar. I mean I’ve heard of I Kissed a Girl but I never really gave Katy much thought. Then today my friend, comedian extraordinaire Sandy Stec, posts this status on her Facebook:

Sandy Stec wants to know what percentage of Katy Perry’s success is gimmick and what percentage is talent. (Note: breasts are not a choice here)

I didn’t think much of this UNTIL I listened to the latest episode of the Hollywood Babble-On podcast where they talked about how Katy ran afoul of Sesame Street fans. It seems Ms. Perry filmed a version of Hot N Cold with Elmo and a preview of it was posted on line. At this point, a bunch of people complained that it was inappropriate and now Sesame Street is pulling the song form their New Year’s Eve show. So THIS finally lit a fire under me to look it up. Here is the offending video: Read the rest of this entry »

Day 26

Omegle is a site where not only can you chat with strangers, you also find out exactly how strange they are. Truthfully most of my conversations on Omelge are pretty short…

You’re now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
Stranger: hey asl
You: 33/m/USA
You: Wanna be bffs?
Your conversational partner has disconnected.

But occasionally you get thrust into a conversation with someone that reminds you that the world is CHALK FULL of people you would never, ever, ever, EVER want to meet in real life… Read the rest of this entry »

Day 25

My wife and I went to dinner with her mom tonight and when we got back to the apartment, there was a cloak of stank in the air. It smells HORRIBLE! With the windows open or closed. There is no escape from this stink! It smells like rotten food and sewage had a kid who just took off his sweaty socks. I’m going to eat some beans just so I can get some relief from my farts. What the hell is that?! Make it stop! Please, oh please…make it STOOOOOP!!!!

PS-I would really like to blame this on my annoying downstairs neighbors (the ones who were so rude to my wife about or alarm). In fact, I do. It’s their fault. I have decided it.

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Day 24

Today Stephen Colbert testified before congress about migrant workers. First he gave his opening statement:

Then answered a few follow up questions:

…and then the poo-poo hit the fan…at least on Fox News. They acted like this was the worst thing to happen in Washington since McCarthyism.

Way to take exactly the wrong message from Colbert’s appearance. They marginalized the fact that this thing got more attention than any congregational committee since the impeachment. He is literally lending his power to give attention to this topic. And they act like he’s ruining our democracy. He wasn’t passing himself off as an expert but he did at least take the time to experience what the workers experience. How dare he share that experience and perspective.

Fox, stop sucking!

(PS-I haven’t seen what CNN and/or MSNBC have had to say…but if they had similar slams they can eat my soiled underwear too!)

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Day 23

First off, I’d like to make note that this is the first blog to be posted with my NEW laptop that I go thanks to Andy’s advice in TANcast episode 117. Can’t you sense that new laptop smell?

But that’s not what this blog is about…I’m in Las Vegas for the World Series of Comedy. I have already been knocked out. I came in second in my round, and only first place moves on to the semi finals. But don’t cry for me, I’ve met some great people who book shows all around the country (and one in Canada). So hopefully, that will translate to you seeing me at a club near you some time in the future.

But that’s not what this blog is about either…this blog is for the most awesome visual metaphor for Vegas ever that I discovered in my hotel room:

I know…it’s a little hard to see. It’s the toilet in my hotel room. A the risk of dropping my new phone, let me pull in a little closer…

Yes! That is money. Someone literally threw their money in the toilet in Vegas. Awesome!

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Day 22

So this blog is actually being posted in the past. I am currently in Las Vegas and I probably don’t have internet access at my hotel so I sent this blog into the FUTURE!!! And what is this blog about? Another “rejected by Cracked.com” article? Sorta. Let me explain.

Cracked has message boards to enter these contests, you have to post your entries on these message boards. One feature of the boards is that each member has “karma.” Basically people can vote you up or down depending on whether they like or dislike your posts (or really for any reason). You may be asking yourself, “Tim, why are you explaining all this? Is there a joke anywhere in our future? Why do I even read your stupid blogs?” Well calm down, prissy pants, here’s the pay off.

I used to have karma somewhere around 17 or 18…then, cracked ran a contest where we were asked to create counter productive public service announcements. I made this…

Within a few hours my karma dropped down to the single digits. Less than a week later, I was in negative numbers. So therefor, even though I am writing this blog more than 24 hours before the winners of this contest will be announced, I am 99.9999% certain that this entry will be rejected.

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