Once again Paul and I are honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with a webcomic artist and produce something really frickin cool. Edmund Finney’s Quest to find the Meaning of Life is a very inventive webcomic, and Dan is a super-nice guy who has been great to work with. We appreciate that he was able to make time in his busy schedule to bring Edmund to Woody After Hours, and we’re really excited about the strips that are coming up.
Jesse and I had a table at What the Hell?! Con this past Saturday in Greensboro, North Carolina. The table was covered with big and colorful prints, four different promotional fliers and 20 unique superhero sketch cards. All in all it was an impressive array of merchandise. None if it was WAH-related, mind you, but it was still very impressive. I attended some good sessions, met some good people, ate some good food and generally had a good time.
Last, but not least, check out this Late Show promo that ran during the Super Bowl:
You can read the story behind the promo here at USAToday.com.
Today I had to choose between reviewing Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon. Either way I was going to end up with a Jimmy. I decided to flip a coin and let fate decide. Here were my favorite monologue jokes from last night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon:
Who saw the premiere of Lost last night? A lot of people had it on the DVR, so they spent the whole day saying, “Nobody tell me what happened, nobody tell me what happened.” Then when they got home they watched it and they were like, “Somebody tell me what happened., somebody tell me what happened.”
Admiral Mike Mullen, the military’s top officer, wants to end Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Of course the top officer’s cool with it. I want to hear what the bottom officer has to say.
A new report found that cheap perfumes can contain bacteria, antifreeze and urine. This explains Calvin Klein’s newest scent: The Subway.
A man in Australia was arrested for kissing a police dog at a pub. In his defense he had no idea she was a cop.
The desk segments were ?uestions and Dance Your Hat and Gloves Off. The titles sound better than the segments actually were.
Jessica Alba was the first couch guest. She’s promoting the new film Valentine’s Day. I like Jessica and thought the interview was good. The best part for me, however, was the round of beer pong that they played afterward:
Michael Strahan was the second couch guest. Michael is a former New York Giants player and is now an analyst on Fox NFL Sunday. I first saw Michael when he was a guest on the Tonight Show last year. I liked him then and I still like him now. He’s got a great attitude that makes him a fun guest. Here’s a clip to show you what I mean:
Harper Simon was the musical guest. He was great. I really enjoyed his performance.
There are two reasons to celebrate today. First, it’s Groundhog’s Day. Yay! Second, it’s Letterman’s 28th anniversary hosting a late-night talk show. So let’s spend some time with the legend himself. Here were my favorite monologue jokes from last night’s Late Show with David Letterman:
I’m coming to work today. I’m driving myself in. All of a sudden I look in the rearview mirror and I think, “Oh my God!” Now I’m paralyzed with fear. And I double-check; I look in the mirror again. “Oh my God!” You know what it was right behind me? A Toyota.
Toyota is recalling like, I don’t know, seventy-million cars or something, because once you hit the gas pedal the car won’t stop. And I said to myself, “What is the big deal?” In New York City we’ve had those forever, they’re called taxi cabs.
Anybody see the Grammy Awards last night? Lady Gaga won for Best Gaga. And then there was a duet, Elton John and Lady Gaga. Did you enjoy that? Eh, you might be gay. I’m just saying.
President Obama got out of jury duty. Now how ’bout that? That’s democracy in action. Even the President of the United States is called to serve on a jury. And so he was able to get out of jury duty. No word yet on getting us out of Afghanistan.
The desk segments included the Top Ten Surprises in the $3.8 Trillion Federal Budget:
Bruce Willis was the only couch guest. He’s staring in the new movie Cop Out. Bruce made a hilarious entrance running around the stage in a Jets jersey waving pom-poms and getting the audience riled up for the New York football team. It was only after he sat down, and David reminded him that the Jets had been eliminated this past weekend, that Bruce admitted he had planned his entrance weeks in advance and figured the Jets were a lock. Good stuff.
And that was only the first of a ton of comedy Bruce brought to the interview. For example, here’s a clip of Bruce’s new product:
The last time I reviewed Bruce on the Late Show I mentioned how much I enjoyed his wiliness to do physical comedy for a laugh. It’s great to see that he’s still sticking with that formula. He really does a great job and makes his interviews a ton of fun to watch.
Ne-Yo was the musical guest. He had a nice performance:
