Live from Japan, It’s Saturday Night!
Japanese television is something I think that I will never understand. My mother is Japanese and her favorite game in the world is musical chairs, so perhaps that will give you a glimpse into the Japanese culture that I know. You can now get a glimpse into Japan’s form of sketch comedy as they kicked off their own version of the American comedy staple, Saturday Night Live. The show’s humor is different from that of the American show and is described as having “a heavy influence of Japanese Konto style slap-stick comedy.”
To hold you over to the next SNL Japan episode, here are some funny and bizarre clips from Japanese television.
Human Tetris:
Binocular Soccer:
Kittens in Bowls:
Human Art, “The Reason She Got Mad At Me:”
I love Japan.
Vivienne Westwood wants her own TV show
As told by Carrie Kania
In an interview with Vogue UK, Dame Vivienne Westwood - no secret, my favorite designer – admitted that she is interested in hosting a chat show called “Get a Life”
This is fine with me.
The world may not need another show with celebrities pitching products and productions, another show with musical guests and scripted off-the-cuff remarks, another show awkwardly tackling serious subjects while Bieber waits in the wings to discuss his haircut – but the world does need more from Dame Westwood.
“It would be called Get A Life – and it’s on two levels, get a life for future generations but also what are you doing right now with your own life? If we are an endangered species it is your duty to do something about it and get the most out of it,” she tells Vogue (UK) .
Other celebrities who should host talk shows that I would watch, include Lindsay Lohan, Karl Lagerfeld, Lady Gaga, and Barry Gibb.
Brett Favre open fly jeans
In honor of the cathartic Green Bay Packers win last night, a little light humor at the expense of #4.
NBC goes Golden
In honor of the most joyous news that America’s sweetheart, Betty White will be hosting Saturday Night Live on May 8th if decided to curate some of my favorite Betty moments.
Betty and the girls on safe-sex
Here’s a clip from a Golden Girl’s rehearsal. I’d punch my mother of have worked on this show.
I’m always up for a good St. Olaf story. I was devastated to learn that this was a fictional Minnesota town. I’d planed to retire there. Old Space Needle …
Our Favor!te Things: Kate & Jeremy
We forge ahead with our list of favor!te things. Book editor extraordinaire Kate and YIL regular contributor Jeremy offer their 2009 round-up.
KATE’S FAVOR!TES
Favor!te Film: Inglourious Basterds
Favor!te Album: Neko Case’s Middle Cyclone
Favor!te Concert: Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert at Madison Square Garden
Favor!te Book: Christopher McDougall’s BORN TO RUN
Favor!te Designer: Calypso St. Barth
Favor!te TV show: 30 Rock 
Favor!te Website: someecards.com
Favor!te Twitterer: Justin Halpern, Shit My Dad Says
Favor!te You Tube Video: I’m On A Boat
JEREMY’S FAVOR!TES
TR: The future president
Favor!te Film: Up was a solid film, but I’m still waiting for some more Oscar bait.
Favor!te Book: Wilderness Warrior by Douglas Brinkley. Teddy Roosevelt used to wrestle his pet bear on the White House lawn. Those were the days.
Favor!te Fashion Designer: The Hill-side. Two words: denim neckties.
Favor!te TV show: Predictably, Mad Men. But in terms of new stuff, I’m all over Jersey Shore.
Favor!te Blog: The Constant Siege (often NSFW)
Favor!te Real Housewife: “Thick As Thieves” Caroline
Favor!te Twitterer: Warren Ellis (AKA Internet Jesus). A sample: I have 149,935 followers. The 150,000th must kill someone of my choosing or I will murder their family.
Favor!te You Tube Video: Not technically Youtube, but The Ed Hardy Boyz I SAID “SWEET BELT BUCKLE, BRO!”
