Funny That Way: The Julia Scotti Story - TAPinto.net

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In 1985, I ​had the opportunity of ​appearing with a very funny comedian ​by the name of Rich Gagliardi​ at a small comedy club in Palmyra, New Jersey. Rich, ​who would start performing as ​'​Rick Scotti​'​, went on to be named the "Funniest Comedian in New Jersey" on Showtime television, ​as part of the ​"​Funniest Comedian in America​"​ contest. By the way, the comedian who went on to win that title that year was Ellen DeGeneres.

Rick for several years after that toured all the major comedy clubs in the country such as Catch a Rising Star and the Improv in New York City, the Comedy Factory Outlet in Philadelphia, and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Appearances in theaters and on television shows follow​ed​ the pathway of such comedy legends as Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno. And then, Rick dropped out of sight and out of comedy.

Rick went through gender-confirmation surgery and emerged as Julia Scotti - but this time as a high school English teacher. She never had a thought that she would do stand-up comedy ever again. But, the comedy bug was so strong, that she decided to try her hand at it again.

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​"Funny That Way", tracks the return of Julia to the stages of comedy clubs ---along with her reuniting with ​her ​son and daughter. Director Susan Sandler tells a "vibrant story through interviews, extensive archival footage of Rick Scotti’s performances, home movies, stills, and observational footage" as Julia gets to form new relationships with her now-grown children.  The real highlight is her appearance on "America's Got Talent", where she came out as transgender to a national audience. While Julia did not win that year, she won the hearts and minds of her audience ​who gave her a standing ovation for her performances.​ ​

Director/Producer Sandler wrote the ​script for ​Golden Globe-nominated film “Crossing Delancey”​ ​as well as projects for Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, Disney, TNT, Columbia Pictures, ​and ​Jersey Film​s. Ms. Sandler is on the faculty of NYU Tisch School of the Arts​. She tells Julia's tale with great story-telling skill, much personal respect, and most importantly - love of the subject matter. Funny That Way was recently featured as a very special part of the Nantucket Film Festival and is making its way around the film festival circuit. 

Hopefully, the folks at the Acme Screening Room will make "Funny That Way" part of their offerings very soon. It will be worth the wait. 

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Three Funny Jokes about Parrots - AmoMama

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Parrots are known to be intelligent animals and are mostly owned as pets for their companionship. Here are three jokes involving humans and these interesting birds.

A man walked into a pet shop with the intent of buying a parrot. The shop owner then pointed out three identical parrots.

The shop owner pointed to the parrot on the left and noted that it costs $500. The man asked why it was so expensive.

A parrot on person's hand. | Photo: Pexels

The owner replied and explained that the parrot knows how to use a computer. The man then asked about the next parrot on the perch.

The owner explained that the second parrot costs $1000 because it knows how to use the online operating system in addition to everything the first parrot can do.

Photo of two parrots | Photo: Freepik

By now, the man was even more surprised, but he went on to ask about the third parrot, which the shop owner explained cost $2,000.

Once again, the man asked what made the parrot special and why it was that expensive. The owner then replied:

"To be honest, I've never seen him do a thing, but the other two call him boss!"

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Enjoyed that joke? Here's another good one about a man who went to a bar with his pet parrot. They got to the bar around 5 pm and started drinking, watching TV, and eating peanuts. Later on, they started having mixed drinks and took turns taking playing shooters.

Eventually, the bartender yelled that they were in the last round of shooting, and the man signified that he and the parrot were interested in one previous game.

Photo of a barman mixing drinks in a bar | Photo: Shutterstock.com

The bartender then sets them up, and they started shooting. Suddenly, the parrot fell and passed out. After the parrot passed out, the man threw some money on the bar and proceeded to leave.

Seeing that he was leaving, the bartender yelled and told the man he could not just leave his pet lying in the bar. The man replied:

"That's not a lion, that's a parrot."

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Here's a final joke about a man who broke into a house and a parrot who was in the place when the burglar arrived. With his flashlight shining bright on the floor in the dark, the burglar heard a voice that said Jesus is watching him.

Confused and surprised, he looked around to check where the voice came from. He, however, didn't find anything and continued searching for valuables.

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Soon he heard the voice again, and this time, he shined the flashlight all over until it rested on a parrot. The burglar then asked if he was the one that spoke.

The parrot admitted that he spoke while adding that he was just trying to warn him. The burglar was a tad confused and went on to ask the parrot for his name. He replied and said his name was Moses.

A parrot ontop of its cage at night | Photo: Shutterstock.

The burglar wondered why the parrot had a name like that and asked what kind of people named him Moses. The bird then answered and said: "Well, I don't know. I guess the same folks who would name a Rottweiler Jesus."

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INTERVIEW: Rafael Albuquerque talks FUNNY CREEK - Comics Beat

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Funny Creek, the comiXology Originals series written by Rafael Albuquerque and Rafael Scavone and illustrated by Eduardo Medeiros, is coming to an end on September 1.

The book is a very cool comic, set in the 1980s and conceptualized around a young girl who falls into her favorite show.

This setup has enabled the creative team to play with a lot of different themes and aesthetics, and today The Beat has an interview with Albuquerque about the book.

You can find our conversation below!

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ZACK QUAINTANCE: So, I really like the mix of influences in Funny Creek. Can I start by asking where the idea for this book came from?

RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE: Thank you! We started developing the idea around 3 years ago, trying to, first, leave our comfort zone and create something aimed for younger audiences, and second, a project where we could work with Eduardo, so, something specifically designed for him. The initial ideas were completely different, but considering Eduardo’s background in animation, that brought us some ideas about the path we could go on. The main references definitely came from “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, style wise, and tone wise I can say that Pixar’s “UP!” and “Inside Out” were definitely things we were constantly thinking while conceiving this story.

QUAINTANCE: Another thing I really like is the 1980s setting. What inspired you to set the book in that era?

ALBUQUERQUE: Honestly? Our childhood. I remember being a kid who loved Bozo’s show, in the eighties. That’s also a big inspiration on the story, of course. At the time I was so into that show and those characters that I remember, my dream was to find a way to BE in there, with the craziest outcomes possible (such as getting into the phone line and digging it until finally finding a way out in Bozo’s red phone.). Remembering these things, we realized that a kid’s imagination is something deviant, and I think old memories like this kind of drove us to build the affection that Lilly has for this show and especially Clumsy Clown.

QUAINTANCE: Did this being a digital-first series influence the way you created it at all, and if so, how?

ALBUQUERQUE: Not really. There were some guidelines regarding the digital reading, and we tried to fit in them, but story wise? No. We just wanted to make sure to do something that would work both digitally and printed, with the same impact.

QUAINTANCE: As an artist yourself, how did you convey the art style you wanted for these comics to Eduardo Medeiros and Priscilla Tramontano?

ALBUQUERQUE: This was a collaborative process. Eduardo co-wrote the story as much as Rafa and I had our hints into the artwork. This is how we work in Stout Club, pretty much in every single project, but specifically for Funny Creek, Eduardo was the mind behind the art direction and he did such a great job on it. His storytelling is fun but also deep, and layered, that’s exactly what a story like that needs. If we couldn’t work with him in this project, we’d definitely just move on and do another storyline. No one else could do that the way he did.

QUAINTANCE: Finally, what can you tell me about the upcoming conclusion issue?

ALBUQUERQUE: It will be surprising. It’s risky. I think either people will love it or hate it. And we’re all good with it. This is the story we wanted to tell since the beginning. It’s a story about loss, about grief, tough subjects at pretty much any age, but especially as an inventive kid, how would you deal with it? This question drove us until the end of Funny Creek and I personally think the final chapter is bold and brave, and I’m proud of being part of it.

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The fifth and final issue of Funny Creek is due out via Comixology on Tuesday, September 1st.

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Candidate draws criticism over meme about Wisconsin shooting - ABC News

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A Republican congressional nominee is facing criticism for a social media post, which he later deleted, of a meme that appeared to support a teenager charged with  killing two people during protests in Wisconsin

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A Republican congressional nominee in Alabama is facing criticism for a weekend social media post, which he later deleted, of a meme that appeared to support a teenager charged with killing two people, and wounding a third, during protests in Wisconsin.

Barry Moore, the Republican nominee for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District, posted a meme Saturday that depicted Kyle Rittenhouse carrying a rifle with the caption “fought back" and what appeared to be two other people slumped on the ground during protests with the caption, “didn't fight back.”

Rittenhouse faces homicide charges in connection with the deaths of two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin and the wounding of another.

Rittenhouse, armed with an AR-15 style rifle, joined several other armed people in Kenosha, where businesses had been vandalized and buildings burned after a police shooting that left Jacob Blake, a Black man, paralyzed. Prosecutors said Rittenhouse killed two people and severely wounded a third. His attorney maintains he acted in self-defense.

Moore later deleted the post and apologized for its graphic nature, saying he should have expressed his feelings “in words, not just with a meme.”

“Mr. Moore’s decision to share a post defending Kyle Rittenhouse’s actions was wrong ... As our nation grapples with ending systemic inequality, we need leaders committed to fairness and compassion, not ones who stoke division,” Phyllis Harvey-Hall, the Democratic in the race, said in a statement about the post.

The Alabama Democratic Party called the post “offensive and indefensible.”

Moore wrote a follow-up post calling the situation complicated and that he was “troubled that a young man felt compelled to take up arms to protect lives and property.”

“This is a horrible, complicated situation, and I’m troubled not only by the shooting of Jacob Blake but also how peaceful protests turned into rioting, burning, rampant destruction of a vibrant, growing town and acts of violence against police,” Moore wrote.

Moore and Harvey-Hall are competing for the congressional seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Martha Roby.

Roby did not seek re-election.

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How Accurate Are Memes Comparing Tamir Rice and Kyle Rittenhouse? - Snopes.com

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On Aug. 24, 2020, a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was captured on cellphone video shooting Jacob Blake, a Black man, multiple times as he tried to enter his vehicle. Demonstrations against police brutality erupted in Kenosha on Aug. 25, after Blake’s death. These protests spiraled into chaos when white, armed agitators appeared on the streets. Some, like teenager Kyle Rittenhouse, were accused of shootings.

Memes emerged online comparing law enforcement’s treatment of Rittenhouse — who is white — to that of Tamir Rice — a Black boy shot and killed by police in 2014 after his toy gun was mistaken for a real one.

Snopes readers shared versions of these posts with us and asked us to look into their accuracy. While the two scenarios are glaringly different, especially in their outcomes, most of the claims aligned with the facts in each case.

What Happened to Tamir Rice?

On Nov. 22, 2014, 12-year-old Rice was fatally shot by a police officer in Cleveland, Ohio. Rice had been playing in a park and posing with a toy gun that fired plastic pellets, according to The New York Times.

Police received a 911 call that day that there was a “guy in here with a pistol.” But the caller’s complete message that the gun was “probably fake” and the person holding the gun was “probably a juvenile” was never conveyed to the officer involved in the shooting.

Within seconds of arriving at the park, the police officer shot Rice in the abdomen at point-blank range. The officer later said that he warned the boy three times to raise his hands, a claim many have doubted.

What Happened to Kyle Rittenhouse?

On Aug. 25, 2020, footage showed 17-year-old Rittenhouse firing at protesters with an AR-15-style firearm after being chased in Kenosha. He was not legally old enough to wield an assault rifle in that state.

Video footage showed police tossing bottles of water to Rittenhouse and other armed white people, telling them: “We appreciate you guys.” This occurred shortly before the shootings he was later implicated in.

After Rittenhouse allegedly shot three people (two fatally), The New York Times reported that “police vehicles remained stationary during the gunfire.” Rittenhouse then walked with his hands up towards the police, while bystanders called out to them that he had just shot people. But the police drove by without stopping in order to assist victims.

Rittenhouse then drove to his home town of Antioch in Lake County, Illinois, about 20 miles from Kenosha. We can’t confirm if Rittenhouse went home to sleep, but according to reports, he was arrested the next day — on Aug. 26 — at his mother’s house.

He was charged with two counts of reckless intentional homicide and one count of attempted reckless intentional homicide. He was also charged with reckless endangerment and possession of a deadly weapon by a person under the age of 18, according to a criminal complaint. At the time of writing this, Rittenhouse was being held in a juvenile facility in Illinois, while authorities planned to extradite him to Wisconsin. 

Conclusion

While the majority of the statements presented in the meme are accurate, the contexts are very different. We also could not prove what Rittenhouse did when he returned to his home town before getting arrested. We thus rate this claim as “Mostly True.”

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Kate Beckinsale Delivers Epic Burn to Troll Who Tried to Ruin Her Bath - The Blast

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Beckinsale's epic clap back was well-received by her fans, and the response racked up over 11,000 likes in just a few hours.

The star's response also garnered hundreds of comments from her true fans, with praise like, "imagine getting told off by one of the most beautiful women on earth! 🤣🤣🤣 what a tool!"

Another fan wrote, "well said Kate. Keep posting, I love you, you're gorgeous and sincere. I also love your cat, he's adorable."

The troll did not have a followup ... which was probably for the best.

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Lil Durks Says Tekashi69's Camp Offered Him $3 Million To Troll - kiss951.com

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 12: Lil Durk attends the Def Jam Upfronts 2015 Showcase Powered By Samsung Milk Music & Milk Video at Arena on May 12, 2015 in New York City.

Lil Durk and Tekashi69 are back at taking shots at each other on social media. Tekashi recently made an announcement that his new album TattleTales will be released on Sept. 4.

The controversial rapper also shared a video from his trip to Chicago, which is Lil Durk’s hometown. In the video, Tekashi claimed to pay respects to Durk’s late cousin Nuski, who was shot and killed.

In the video, 6ix9ine is holding a bouquet of flowers and he kneels down to pray in the street.“CAME TO OBLOCK .. came to pay my respect to [Lil Durk] cousin Nuski who was killed by gun violence,” Tekashi wrote in his caption. “We need to change as a community #RIP NUSKI.”

The embattled Brooklyn rapper’s trolling garnered a response from Durk. The Chicago rapper announced that his new album The Voice would drop the same day, Sept. 4.

 Lil Durk also took to Instagram Live and claimed that Tekashi’s camp offered him $3 million to keep their feud going. “That b—- ass label called me, somebody from his camp called somebody from my camp, talking about they’ll give me $3 million to keep trolling with this n—-,” Durk said.

However, the rapper says he turned it down. “This s— dead. I never turn my back on the f—in’ streets—ever,” he said. “I’m a f—in’ voice. That money s— ain’t gon’ change a motherf—er.” He also vowed to never mention 6ix9ine again. “I ain’t gone never respond to this n—- ever f—n’ again,” he said.

Glennisha Morgan is a Detroit-bred multimedia journalist and writer. She writes about intersectionality, hip-hop, pop culture, queer issues, race, feminism, and her truth. Follow her on Twitter @GlennishaMorgan.

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