Ask Erik: Episode Sixty-Seven

To Erik: Who are your comedic influences?

Despite the fact that I tend to not be able to stand any of the newer "comedies" that come out in movie theaters, comedy has always been a pretty big part of my life.  Watching stand-up performances, classic humor movies, and even older cartoons all set me down the path of trying to be "funny" (or if not that, at least mildly entertaining) from a young age.

There are some pretty obvious influences, but some that might not be as well known.  I've even included a few modern influences, since my sense of humor is constantly shifting and adapting as I find just the right tone of humor to be "me."

Top Eleven: Top Eleven Of 2013

So yesterday I decided to revisit the source of most of the pain I felt doing this blog and look at the eleven worst things I had to deal with.  So let's turn it around for the eleven things I enjoyed reviewing, discussing, or simply prompting like an unpaid advertiser in the year 2013.

Podblast! Thrilling Adventure Hour

Some days, you just have to tune out everything and listen to something that makes you happy.

For that, they invented the podcast, the carry anywhere, listen anytime  radio program.  And there are podcasts about everything.  You want a podcast with Jillian Michaels from The Biggest Loser telling you how to get your life in order?  She has one.  You want a podcast from some record collectors discussing rare vinyl they've come upon?  There's a bunch of those.  You want a podcast about die-hard fans of a particular show who go by names of characters you might find in said show?

Well, they exist, too, and may God have mercy on your soul for listening to them.

In Podblast, I discuss podcasts I carry around on my little mp3 player, and discuss just what it is I like about them.