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Villain, I have done thy mother.
Years later, and they're still pals.

Unlike The Eagles.

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John Mulaney & Conan Plan Their Impending Lawsuit | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
YouTube video by Team Coco
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December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
"Donald Trump is what a hobo imagines a rich man to be."

—John Mulaney (2007)

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John Mulaney Is Obsessed With "Law & Order" | Late Night with Conan O’Brien
YouTube video by Conan O'Brien
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December 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The actor who plays the Queen Mother in s01 of "The Crown" is currently fifty-four years of age.

Hubba-hubba, mum.
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
This is one of the four (4) times I cry during "Day of the Doctor."

Whatever.

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The Eleventh Doctor Meets The Curator (Tom Baker) | The Day of the Doctor | Doctor Who
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November 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Very old Tom Baker is pretty cool-looking.

#MyDoctor

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November 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I wish Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend could have gotten a proper chance at love.

You can tell Peter's not afraid to motor 'round to Her Highness's downtown abbey.

Ladies?

#DoingBetterTogether
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I'm so sorry, John. I think this thing posts automatically.

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November 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm starting to wonder how deep this will go.

"Double Fake Secret Brits"

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November 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
That's a reference.
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Three really funny men with regional accents have a fake fight on a podcast.

I feel like that scouse fella from "Adolescence" won.

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"Make me laugh!" | Stephen Graham on Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
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November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Here's Bob Mortimer making up names for four minutes.

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[WILTY] The Many Names of Bob Mortimer
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November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Do By Friday #429: "Pure Information"

Merlin is the good birthday boy.

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Pure Information | Do By Friday
Merlin is the good birthday boy.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Reposted by Merlin Mann
The fascinating guitar player on this classic song is Wilko Johnson.

Thirty-seven years later he would go on to play Ser Ilyn Payne on Game of Thrones.

You guys, the guitarist from Dr. Feelgood totally killed Ned Stark, and no one is talking about this.

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Dr.Feelgood 【She Does It Right】
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November 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
It's my birthday, so tonight I ~may~ invoke my privilege to force my stupid teen to finally watch "Drive" (2011).

I probably won't because honestly the ongoing threat and constant harassment is pretty fun by itself.

Anyway.

He drives.
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
What a remarkably detailed song. Every cubic inch of this song is thoroughly considered and emotionally optimized.

Imagine being in a room in 1964 and hearing this happening.

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The Beatles - Please Please Me
YouTube video by Paulo Roberto
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November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The fascinating guitar player on this classic song is Wilko Johnson.

Thirty-seven years later he would go on to play Ser Ilyn Payne on Game of Thrones.

You guys, the guitarist from Dr. Feelgood totally killed Ned Stark, and no one is talking about this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHm7...
Dr.Feelgood 【She Does It Right】
YouTube video by wa e
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November 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I feel like a lot of people don't get how great and weird XTC were.

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XTC - Helicopter - Live - Paris 1979
YouTube video by marisaele
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November 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
If I could say, this is a pretty strong playlist.

"Rockpile + 70s UK Pop"

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Graham Parker - Protection (Official Video)
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November 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
If June Carter were in my grade, I would have made her a mixtape.

And the irony is it would have included this song by her son-in-law.

The timestream gets complicated given the music video for the song features actual footage of the singer marrying her daughter.

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NICK LOWE - CRUEL TO BE KIND - HQ Best Version. New Audio.
YouTube video by StiffRecordsLtd
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November 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Current Country Crushes

1. Young Minnie Pearl
2. Young June Carter
3. Coon Creek Girls
4. Young Hank Williams

Move it on over, amirite?
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Charles Grodin's a contender for my favorite Letterman guest.

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The Best Of Charles Grodin | David Letterman
YouTube video by Letterman
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November 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I love Country music, but I also really like Western music.

These are different things, and ultimately that's a great thing for our American Experiment.

#DoingBetterTogether

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" I'm an Old Cowhand "  Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks
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November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The premise is that Christian Bale keeps blowing his per diem on poor investments.

Things like, say, a "reverse toilet." As envisioned by a man who has no skill or expertise at envisioning toilets.

Improv is the best.

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Bob Mortimer & Richard in HYSTERICS over Bob's toilet story | Travel Man EXTRA
YouTube video by Travel Man
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November 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Imagine opening your weird second rock album with the sentence, "They crowded up to Lenin with their noses worn off."

What a powerful decision for four confused southerners in their early 20s.

#DoingBetterTogether

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Harborcoat
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November 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"It's by a group of gentlemen from Athens, Georgia called 'R.E.M.'"

This TV episode from 1983 was a big moment for a lot of us.

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R.E.M. Performs "Radio Free Europe" & "So. Central Rain" | Letterman
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November 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM