I’m always weary when someone tells me that a show is funny. Most shows that claim to be funny are actually much the opposite, at least to me anyways. The problem with me being so resistant to accepting that a show might be funny is that I usually miss the ones that actually are. Arrested Development was canceled before I finally gave it a chance, same with Mr. Show. Well after a long time of a few different groups of friends trying to get me to check out this show, I’ve finally given it a legitimate watching, and it’s pretty damn funny.

The show is on HBO and is called Flight of the Conchords. It’s somewhat similiar to the Tenacious D show in format, only this one is consistently funny instead of only being occasionally amusing. If you’re like me, you need some proof. So check these out. Or don’t.

If you’re still unconvinced, then we have different tastes in funny.

And following up a previous post, Dan DeLillo’s book Cosmopolis has proven to be really good so far. The book essentially brings out the greed, absurdities, obscenities, and sexuality of modern life in a major city that seem to float just below everyone’s radar. Instead of damning this, though, the book seems to fascinate itself with it – reveling in it all. It’s very Andy Warhol-ish in that way. The book was reviewed fairly negatively across the board (with a few exceptions), but I’ve enjoyed it quite a bit. We’ll see how I feel about it when I finish it.