GreenTherapy.com Presents ExtravaGANJA
January 25th, 2007 by Alex
There are many things that create a perfect match for each other - peanut butter & jelly, rum & coke and (my personal favorite) marijuana & laughter. Knowing this full well, Green Therapy is hosting another ExtravaGANJA in Hollywood, CA.
Green Therapy’s goal is to “raise awareness of the benefits of medical marijuana and to help bring patients some relief by giving them a laugh or two”. That sounds like a damn honorable mission statement to me.
Performing comics include Joe Rogan, Jeff Ross, Doug Benson, Dom Irrera, Todd Glass and more. There’s also going to be an afterparty featuring Los Marijuanos and the DVD release of ‘Get Pony Boy’. Overall, it’s going to be one entertaining night.
Tickets cost $20 at the door with a $5 discount to medical marijuana patients. The event is being held in The Comedy Store, located at 8433 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood.
Doug Benson is one of my favorite comics, so I’m definitely dropping by this show. If you support medical marijuana then come on down and have a great night.
Colbert Talks with Drug Policy Alliance Head
January 10th, 2007 by AlexWhy not start the morning off with something funny? Here’s Stephen Colbert and Ethan Nadelmann having a “debate” about the War on Drugs.
Who exactly is Nathan Nadelmann? He’s the Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance.
Stephen is a master of turning an interview into an improv comedy fest, but you can tell Nathan really tries to get some solid numbers out there for the public to digest.
He also does a good job talking about incarceration, legalization and the right to alter one’s own body - all while keeping Stephen on his toes. Even the audience responded well.
Matching wits with the Soaring Eagle himself has to be daunting as hell, but I think it went over damn well.
Read on to see Part 2 of the Colbert/Nadelmann interview.
Smokin’ with Super Heroes in LA
January 3rd, 2007 by TimContinuing the proud tradition of stoner comedy, the THC Comedy Tour has produced one damn fine video.
Sure, living in SoCal has its perks - girls, the ocean, Universal Studios and where movie magic is made. But, the real reason most people move to Los Angeles is simple … to smoke joints with super heroes like Batman & The Hulk. Yea!
[via MySpace: THC Comedy Tour]
Anti-Drug PSA is Comedy Gold
November 1st, 2006 by Alex
This gem of a PSA was pointed out by a Pitchfork Media staffer, and damn is it funny. It’s a well known fact, even proven scientifically, that the governments massive anti-drug campaign is useless. Well, except for wasting lots of money, it’s great at that.
Here is another in the long line of retarded PSAs. This one is great, because not only does it say weed turns you into a poser, but an indie-rock listening poser. Noooooooooo!
You can download the Poser PSA here or read the full transcript below:
Robotic Voice: Being popular was all I could think about last year. I wanted to, like, be cool with everybody. I listened to music that I didn’t like and laughed at stuff that wasn’t funny. I programmed myself to be a totally different person to everyone.
*computer voice starts to change into a real human voice*
Female Voice: But I wasn’t myself. Now I’m not pretending to like indie rock or anything like that. And people think that’s cool.
Male Narrator: Live above the influence. Above weed. Check out abovetheinfluence.com. Sponsored by the ONDCP and the Partnership For A Drug-Free America.
I don’t know what Partnership for a Drug-Free America has against Dinosaur Jr., The Pixies or Pavement but it seems like they’re the ones living on Shady Lane.
[via PitchFork Media]
