kaufmanesque

* Darci finds the future of comedy: Ralph Handel.

* Three funny people I like are performing at the WYSIWYG talent show tonight: Mandy Stadtmiller, Dan Allen and Blaise K.

* Happy Birthday, Eugene Mirman.

* Do you wear contacts? Print out a coupon for a free full-sized bottle of Renu contact solution.

* How to save SNL: bring in one special guest writer for each episode - like a guest host, but behind the scenes. Book them all at the beginning of each half-season so they have time to prepare and get their ideas together. Stop making the players' screen time dependent on writing themselves into their own sketches. Let writers write and performers perform - and give each guest writer the respect afforded someone who isn't burned out and who is going to help save your show. What that show needs is NEW BLOOD and real writers who have more interest in coming up with funny ideas than being in the spotlight.