“Unpack My Luggage” Just Became a Go-To Joke For Me

kcst_3.jpgMore proof the Star-Telegram gets it: We just screened some episodes of the paper’s “DaFoWo Show,” in which kind, smart, cool local journalist Kristin Campbell and some other guy give us their four-minute stand-up take on the week’s news. Now, I giggled at this, but I went to public school. Everything amuses me. But noted private school snobs Adam McGill and Tim Rogers each gave it their stamp of approval, which was kind of shocking, given their normal reaction to anything purporting to be funny. (”BOR_RING!”) It’s not riotous, but it’s a clever and amusing webcast, and the use of random video clips is perfect, especially the Hoff vid in the second one we watched. Well done, folks. Should just get better with age. Some minor notes:

  1. The guy should camp it up, Nathan Lane-style. Just to add some contrast to the understated professionalism of Campbell.
  2. Campbell should stick to red sweaters. We were unanimous in our sartorial appreciation of the red sweater.
  3. More Tom Leppert jokes, for those of us east of 360.
13 Comments to ““Unpack My Luggage” Just Became a Go-To Joke For Me”
  • SB

    More red sweaters, please.

  • Kate

    This qualifies as “Stuff White People Like”

    http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/

  • Bob Barker

    pretty good production for something owned by Disney

  • MIssing Dots

    Love me some sweater puppets

  • Eric Celeste

    Actually, now owned by McClatchy:
    www.mcclatchy.com/

  • John Metz

    Thanks for the kind write-up, Eric. We appreciate it.

    I’ll try to camp it up this week just for you, though there’s only one Nathan Lane … just like there’s only one some other guy.

    Take it easy,
    John

  • Sam Merten

    BOR-RING.

  • Marty Cortland

    Eric is right about Adam McGill. He’s a tough nut to crack. In my case, though, he’s kind enough to pretend that he hasn’t read my column.

  • Eric Celeste

    Sam is my new favorite Merten.

  • alfred

    Yes, KC needs to be sweaterier. And John needs to be much for flaming. But…
    From what I know about the people who are at the top of organizational chart at that newspaper: They’re gonna be pissed when they find out that some of the kids are doing “balls” and “semen” jokes.

  • SB

    http://www.clickondetroit.com/.....etail.html

    More reason to love Kristin.

  • Sam Merten

    @Eric

    For the record, you’ve always been my favorite Celeste.

  • Eric Celeste

    Damn you, Kate. That Stuff White People Like website is awesome. And long. And a time waste. White people like me love time wastes.

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