Archive for the ‘Humor’ Category

Mayoral Candidate Breaks Into Song During Live TV Appearance

by Mediaite.com
Well this is certainly something you don’t see every day. During a live “Coffee With The Candidates” segment on Fox Providence’s Rhode Show, Mayoral hopeful Chris Young wasted no time in demonstrating his true passion to the local host, in what may go down as the most awkward interview ever.

No cheering in the press box

by Mike Bako
What happens when the allegiances of a fan crosses paths with the real world of sports journalism? The tried and true axiom of “no cheering in the press box” was put to the test this past week resulting in a firing and ridicule for two autograph seekers.
Ridicule does not lose anyone a job [...]

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Short takes on Rand Paul, Steven Slater, Kanye West, and Charlie Rangel

Short takes – sound bites from TJ
Kanye West has been invited back to the MTV Video Music Awards show. Prediction: he won’t be grabbing the mic from Taylor Swift or anyone else this year. In fact, there may be a few sketches where other people grab the mic out of his had repeatedly. It will [...]

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News Now – TJ Walker talking about Flight attendant Steven Slater

“I’ve had it!” The new Howard Beale emerges

by The Daily Beast
A JetBlue flight attendant fed up with a rude passenger took to the airplane’s PA system to cuss out the man, then grabbed two beers, activated, and slid down the emergency inflatable slide, and went home Monday

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Christian Science Monitor: How did Obama do on the view

Analysis from a variety of perspectives

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An example of a great Best Man speech

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Sound bite of the week “the son of the devil’s spawn.”

Sound bite of the week goes to Rep Eric Massa for calling White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel “the son of the devil’s spawn.” Wow! if there is a newspaper or website editor or talk show producer who can pass up a juicy quote like this, I’d love to meet him or her.

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Presenting the 1st Annual Snoozy and Snazzy Awards For The Best and Worst Speeches At The Academy Awards

TJ Walker #1 USA TODAY Best-Selling public speaking author and presentation trainer to past Miss Universes, Super Bowl Winners, Nobel Peace Prize Winners presents the 1st annual Snoozy and Snazzy awards to the best and worst speakers at the Academy Awards.
For video analysis from TJ go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUvRcScaAGI

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Leno Goes Late Again, Will He Speak Up

AVAILABLE For Interviews – #1 USA TODAY Best-Selling public speaking author and trainer to past Nobel Prize winners can offer his commentary on the performance of Jay Leno as he re-launches The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 1st.

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