Yakov Smirnoff

A little blast from the past: Yakov Smirnoff is a comedian who had a moderately popular run in the mid 1980's. He is Ukrainian-American and was known for jokes that made fun of the differences between culture and language in the US and the USSR. It is likely he was the inspiration for much of Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat.

Here's a great clip of Yakov Smirnoff from HBO's 9th Annual Young Comedians Show.

Hularious

Have you heard about Hulu? Hulu is a joint venture between NBC and News Corp. (parent of Fox) that recently came online. It is a free site (ad supported) that provides high quality streaming video of a whole bunch of TV shows and movies.

Here are some of the comedy TV shows I recommend for great laughs:

30 Rock (currently showing Season 2)
Barney Miller (a few from various seasons)
NewsRadio

In future posts I'll post more links to some of the great content on Hulu.

Worst day at work

If you're ever feeling like you're having the worst day at work, refer to this post about a guy who had a worse day than you thought possible.

Welcome!

Welcome to Best Laughs!

My sister commented to me recently that she'd like to laugh more and I promised to periodically send her some ideas for things she could read, watch, or listen to that would make her laugh. After further thought, I realized a lot of people could benefit from those things I'd send her, so I decided to turn it into a blog instead. So, kick back and enjoy a few laughs! Please send any suggestions to bkhouser@gmail.com.