there are times for an and and times for a but and this is a really great time for an and.
i spent part of my weekend proofing my nephew's college application essays, and if this dude went to penn, then my nephew is going to mega-harvard.
@shadow_operative is a big fan.
and comics who are not former cast members don't often host (in reply to the post before this one). as big as nate has gotten, i was pretty surprised when i saw he was hosting. i guess with the multiple strikes going the past few months, all bets are off.
was he ever officially a writer or part of the cast before he got fired? i don't know the story.
everything netflix touches turns to shit.
i remember back in january, they did a full billboard blitz on the sunset strip. basically they had a movie coming out every month with big movie stars in them, and they advertised all 10-15 at once. movies we had never heard of, and we were looking them up, etc. that was their play in 2023 - big movies with big stars.
not sure any of them have been worth seeing. the latest one with emily blunt and chris evans is chilling in the low 20's on rt. i know fuck the critics and rt and blah blah, but i don't know one quality piece of content below 35-40% on there. crowdsourcing works.
the best nate special is probably his most recent on prime. the two netflix ones are also solid. there are also a bunch of assorted clips you might find on youtube or on siriusxm comedy channels (that's where i first became a fan). lots of bits i've heard i have no idea what special they belong to or where they came from.
here he is with a bit featuring vy:
they don't even do this, they just say this.
i could be off base here, but pretty sure turning it into an abbreviation was an attempt to minimize and belittle their nonsense, and likely originated with people like us, who weren't buying their bullshit.
standout performance from john candy as well, stepping outside his usual comfort zone.
some great character actors in there as well, especially on garrison's team.