When you sign with Yuks you aren't allowed to perform at any other clubs in cities where a Yuks exist.
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Last year I was added to the Yuk Yuks roster of stand-up comedians.
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Meanwhile, the Lampoon has teamed with Long Island City Artists to provide yuks on Friday nights.
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Whatever happened to random, light-hearted yuks, and will we ever be able to get back to them?
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But, I supposed I shouldn't have been surprised, after all Yuks made it clear who it thinks matters.
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The old Boston standby David Ortiz now yuks it up with A-Rod on Fox's postseason studio show.
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I got a couple of "yuks" out of this one, hope you did too (I'd feel silly laughing by myself.).
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We know these two are going to provide us all with SNL yuks and four-octave jams for years to come.
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Speaking of the Emmys, Stephen Colbert was announced as this year's Emmys host, which should make for lots of very timely (and political) yuks.
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But "Boss" trowels on the clown white, strenuously reaching for nonexistent yuks instead of trusting in the talent of its likable but ill-used cast.
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On the latter score, there's a decidedly British streak to the humor that will likely deliver fewer yuks on the Yank side of the Atlantic.
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We're probably doomed to die at the feet of ATLAS in the inevitable robot uprising, so we might as well get our yuks in now.[TNW]
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"We don't want to see video not of any importance to the public being circulated for yuks among police officers or posted on YouTube," Stanley said.
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We'll bring real-time analysis — policy, yuks, everything in between — from the reporters who covered the pair during their presidential runs and from a health policy expert.
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Bad enough that Paul yuks it up in the video while dressed in what can only be described as 21st century clown gear, the archetypal ugly American abroad.
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I was politely but cryptically told on a call with Yuks head office that if I wrote the article, it wouldn't be good for me or my career.
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Here, Amy Schumer yuks it up with her gal pals (Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon) in a cafeteria scene featuring zippy jokes about systemic abuse, suicide, public hangings, and... fashion.
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Like some of the other unfunny female-driven comedies, this one tries to turn raunch into hilarity, yucks into yuks, but it's hard to laugh when a movie treats women with contempt.
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NFL teams bought all the way into the craze this weekend, with the Dallas Cowboys getting receiver Cole Beasley lodged in an airplane overhead for yuks following their lopsided victory in Cleveland.
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Yet some distinctive Bong touches emerge, like the oafish snack-bar clerk (Song) who becomes his unlikely hero, the sincere emotion of a family in crisis and the coexistence of lowbrow yuks and satirical wit.
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Nor can the production, including that alarming lighting by Jen Schriever, be faulted; Silverman seems to have staged the play exactly as Wohl intended, stopping shy only of a laugh track to get the audience coughing up yuks.
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I love the Comedy Cellar, I love specific clubs that I can work out [material] in L.A. and New York, but I'm not like, "Man, if I could get to Yuk Yuks in Cleveland, this thing would really sing," you know?
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"Downhill" has a few yuks, but for the most part, it cuts the comedy, substituting that icky feeling that comes from being trapped on a train, plane or bus, trying not to eavesdrop on the couple in the next row.
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A throwaway line about heteronormativity (I'm sure I heard that right) suggests that someone behind the scenes would like viewers to believe that there's a degree of self-awareness to all the desperation and yuks about booze, babes and bros.
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Set in an eternally snow-blown Norway, but with an entirely English-speaking cast doing an assortment of accents, The Snowman resembles nothing more than a full-length parody of an awards-bait movie produced for yuks by Saturday Night Live.
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A little earlier this year, Yuk Yuks put on a show at their downtown club called "White Males Matter"—an embarrassing attempt at racist trolling as promotion for a show whose revolutionary idea was that it would only have white guys on it.
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Nonetheless, Ms. Aniello barrels ahead with limp penis jokes, yuks and a little upchuck, throwing in a starry guest appearance and the requisite slow-motion wolf-pack shot of the women strolling in a line, an image so stale it's an entry on tvtropes.org.
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It's become this rather unfunny running joke that The Melvins run through bassists like Kleenex—but, apart from cheap yuks, it's worthwhile to actually take some time to look at the artistry of deposed but certainly not disposable players like Joe Preston, Lori Black, and Kevin Rutmanis.
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Something about the way that the series slackened brought out a vintage of Ginobili's game that hasn't been seen in a while—the socceresque hopscotching compound drives, the mercurial wriggling from one pool of space on the floor to another, the odd just-for-yuks nutmegging.
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I can't recall a play that managed to find a tone that offered up yuks and topics as serious as the glories and perils of capitalism, the role of faith in a culture obsessed with money and the havoc wreaked when immense bets are made with other people's money.
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It is a big ol' stupid floppy bag full of exposed nerves, a tragicomic design flaw that doubles as a funhouse full of hilarious yuks just sitting and waiting for a foot, or, in this case, a shinbone, to unlock their hilarious pleasures for all the world to point and laugh.
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For all the yuks about Rohrabacher's ancient Martians question (the Congressman is a bit of a character), he also noted at the hearing that NASA still hasn't figured out how to bring back rock samples from Mars, never mind sending a crewed rover like the one at the museum to the planet.
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For those unfamiliar with it, Yuk Yuks is Canada's largest chain of stand-up comedy clubs, with clubs stretching across the country and also innumerable one-off gigs, from daytime corporates to shows at golf course ranges in the backwoods of the Ottawa Valley that feels like a combination of Coach's Corner and The Wicker Man.
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When the Yuks/Kruds are harvesting flowers for heat, The dynamite explodes with multiple colors that make the Yuks/Kruds laugh.
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The Hotsy Totsy (Hypertherm) : The Hotsy Totsy is a fireplace that keeps the queen warm when the Yuks/Kruds cut down the flowers and made logs or carry sticks for heat. It also keeps the water from flooding the city and powers up The Dark Box. The Dark Box (Krud'o'Pod) : The Krud'o'Pod is a machine that undoes the effect of the Kolour Guitar/Musical Colour Gun, reverting affected Yuks/Kruds back to their normal selves. It is implied by Lord Krabo that the Dark Box may turn Joyces into Yuks.
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A few of the Yuks/Kruds colonized the area and evolved colors of their own, renaming themselves Joyces/Verigreens. They venerated the Prism and built a high altar upon it. The Yuks/Kruds who chose to stick to their original lives continued mining for coal till they gradually exhausted their supplies. The animosity between the two insect civilizations began when a violent Yuk/Krud known as King Bakrako/Katheter the First came up with the solution of using the Joyce's/Verigreen's flower stalks as substitute fuel sources.
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The series takes place on the planet Karbon/Krud, though the UK dub does include references to locations on Earth. Episode 6; Planet Karbon/The Black Planet reveals that Karbon/Krud was originally a dark, colorless rock inhabited by a single race of insects; the Yuks/Kruds. The Yuks/Kruds survived the planet's hostile environment by burrowing deep into it for coal. At one point, a Prism shaped meteor hit the planet and nourished the site on which it landed with color and energy, resulting in a flower-filled paradise.
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Vokalizers : A walkie- talkie-like microphone that the Yuks/Kruds used after their voices were affected. It only appeared in a two-parter "It's Katching/Epidemik" and "The Kure". A similar Vokalizer was seen in "Fulgor's Kwest/Krud Konfession", possibly as a prototype.
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He has romantic feelings for Aelia/Alex. And unlike the others, he likes flowers. Lord Krabo (Lord Draffsack) :Original Voice: Paul Bandey Neil McCaul (UK dub) :A cockroach. Grouchy, stressed, power-hungry, egotistical and something of a coward, the Prime Minister of the Yuks/Kruds.
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Being hit by koal juice causes depression in Joyces, which may be cured by the energies of the prism. Most Yuk soldiers and most vehicles are armed with the weapons. Yuks appeared immune to Koal juice, but it still becomes stuck to them, as it does with Joyces. Koal juice itself is a dull green substance.
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Cadet collar and shoulder sleeve insignia Cadet captains' shoulder sleeve insignia Cadets are not referred to as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors. Instead they are officially called fourth class, third class, second class, and first class cadets. Colloquially, freshmen are plebes, sophomores are yearlings or yuks, juniors are cows, and seniors are firsties.Atkinson (1989), p. 43.
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It can die if it is not maintained properly. Kolour Guitar (Musical Colour Gun) : A handheld contraption used by Fulgor/Flynn. Though outwardly it resembles and plays like a guitar, violent plucking of its strings will cause it to fire blasts of colored pollen. The blasts have no effect on Joyces/Verigreens, though they entice Yuks/Kruds into fits of laughter.
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Queen Bakrakra/Katheter the Third is the fearsome ruler of the Yuks/Kruds, and a descendant of the tyrannical King Bakrakro/Katheter the First. She is so cold- hearted that she must spend much of her time in a massive warming furnace. Prince Acylius (Prince Maximillian) :Voiced by: Teddy Kempner (UK dub) : A mantis. The son of Queen Bakrakra/Katheter, and heir to the Yuk/Krud throne.
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"Listing, 1996" Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed February 8, 2014Brantley, Ben. "THEATER REVIEW;A Simply Charming Couple Headed for a Dead End" The New York Times, May 22, 1996 New York Magazine describes Ancient History as “a genuine achievement [as] Ives spins a dance that is Strindberg with yuks … the dialogue is crunchy and saucy [as] these lovers are buffeted about circularly, hilariously, and scarily.”Simon. “Laugh Trap.” New York Magazine.
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Lord Teknocratus (Lord Synapse) :Voiced by: Neil McCaul (UK dub) :A weevil. The constantly relaxed chief engineer of the Yuks/Kruds who tirelessly creates contraptions to further their cause, or reverses the unfortunate effects of Joyce/Verigreen counter-attacks. Krabo/Draffsack is always blaming him when his inventions fail to deliver the desired results. Lord Kretinus (Corporal Fugg) :Original Voice: David Gasman Andy Secombe (UK dub) : A weevil.
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Darren Frost (born January 21, 1971) is a Canadian actor and stand-up comedian. He frequently performs at Yuk-Yuks comedy clubs, and he competed in the 2007 Seattle International Comedy Competition. Darren is known for his eccentricity and often extremely taboo material; he describes his aim as being "to slam a stapler against the forehead of popular culture." Frost is most well known for voicing the character Sam on Time Warp Trio.
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Armed with the mighty Kolour Guitar/Musical Colour Gun - an electric guitar that fires blasts of colorful pollen - he is the brave, and sometimes reckless, champion in the fight against the Yuks/Kruds. Aelia (Alex) :Original Voice: Karen Strassman Caroline Bliss (UK dub) : A butterfly. She is the daughter of the Joyce/Verigreen leader and adopted sister of Fulgor/Flynn. She tends to the Great Prism and assists her father in his scientific explorations.
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Strangely, a few Yuks/Kruds - such as Acylius/Maximillian, Krabo/Draffsack and probably Queen Bakrakra/Katheter - are not affected by them. Dragonfly Squadron : The Joyce's main line of defense, these mechanical dragonflies fire blasts of pollen similar to those of the Kolour Guitar from their abdomens. Flower Konnons : The Joyce's new weapons that only appeared in 'No Presents for Khristmas' and shoot like the Kolour Guitar. Kolour Dynamites : Colourful explosions used by Fulgor/Flynn.
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A record player concealed in its pedestal played a stack of 78 RPM phonograph records of a woman laughing. When the records finished, an attraction operator re-stacked and restarted them. A woman named Tanya Garth performed the laugh.Big bucks for yuks / Defunct Playland's Laughing Sal could bring pretty penny Accessed 25 November 2018 PTC produced two other "ballyhoo" (attention-getting) figures, Laffing Sam and Blackie the Barker, which used a similar construction.
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For The Globe and Mail, Rick Groen called the film a northern gothic spin on Something Wild, and wrote that "the menace pulls up considerably short of skin-crawling suspense, while the sex lacks any real steam (unless you count a mild flirtation in the laundry room). These gaps may well be deliberate - Pozer's idea of comic dissonance - but the yuks just aren't there."Rick Groen, "Film Review: The Michelle Apartments". The Globe and Mail, January 12, 1996.
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Kat- Kat : Off-road vehicle, able to cross deserts, mountains, and a marsh in the summer. It is intended for the transport of Yuk/Krud troops and the invasion missions of the Joyce territory. Koa (Frogbuckets) : Giant frog-like war machines, the Koa/Frogbuckets act as both the Yuks'/Kruds' heavy fighting forces and as material collectors. Usually controlled by two pilots, they are fully amphibious and their hulls are completely immune to Joyce/Verigreen pollen blasts.
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Following its home video release, "Monty Can't Buy Me Love" received mixed reviews from critics. Giving the episode a positive review, Currentfilm.com considered it to be "one of the best Mr. Burns-centric episodes ever", and that it has "some classic Burns moments, especially when Monty describes exactly what it took for him to capture the creature." Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide stated that, while the episode "doesn’t do a lot to expand the character", it "manages a reasonable number of yuks".
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In 2014 the hour-long version will be playing at the Toronto, Winnipeg and Halifax Fringe Theatre Festivals. He wrote for the Toronto Star and the Toronto Sun and was responsible for the guide book Making Out in Toronto (1980). As a freelancer for United Press International, he covered the Toronto Blue Jays for ten years, including their back to back World Series wins. Nasimok was the second feature act at Yuk Yuks Komedy Kabaret and appeared on A&E;'s "Evening at the Improv" and Showtime's "Spectacular Evening in Canada".
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The ancient Bandava land within the boundaries of Kurmale parish has been populated even before these times. The archeological artifacts of these earlier times has been found at the Kurmale castle mound between the Yuks, Rundāle and Meņģi, Grotleja and Sudmalleju ancient burial ground. In the 1920s, antiques were found at Vilgāle Lake, on the hillside near Bauži House. The historical site of the Karate hill between the Saddle and Kurmale hillfort, almost all has been removed in process of construction of the Edole road in the 1970s.
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In 1998, he was chosen by Now Magazine as their Comic of the Year. Since 1995, he has hosted The Nubian Disciples All-Black Comedy Revue, a monthly showcase of Black comics at Yuk-Yuks in Toronto. The show has featured performers such as Ronnie Edwards, Mista Mo, and Gavin Stephens; and has been attended by celebrities such Russell Peters, Dave Chappelle, Tommy Davidson, and Vince Carter. He has appeared in his own late-night TV series, After Hours (2001), as well as the Gemini-nominated CBC special Thick and Thin with Ronnie Edwards.
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Beurks/Yuks (Kruds) are monochromatic insects that live in a rotting tree stump in a swamp - they continually try to conquer the Flower City in the name of their Queen, namely for the fuel source the flowers provide. Exposure to brightly colored substances (pollen, juices from mushrooms) causes them to enter states of uninhibited laughter. Yuk soldiers that are not main characters resemble crickets, whereas Yuk citizens that are not main characters are beetles. Reine/Queen Bakrakra (Queen Katheter the Third) :Voiced by: Andy Secombe (UK dub) :A praying mantis.
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Dee was relatively successful long before being on Last Comic Standing. He had already had his own comedy special on The Comedy Network in Canada, appeared on the Comedy Network special "The Nubian Disciples", and performed at the world-famous Montreal Just for Laughs International Comedy Festival, having his segment aired on Just For Laughs. He has appeared in television commercials and has performed at many comedy clubs, including Just For Laughs and Yuk Yuks. Dee also had a role in the 2006 film Trailer Park Boys: The Movie, where he played the role of Donny.
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The Laugh Resort was one of the most popular stand-up comedy clubs located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For several years it was the only competition to the Yuk-Yuks chain in downtown Toronto. Because of this fact well known visiting comedians frequently visited the club, and it became a home of Canada's independent and more alternative comics. The club moved from its location next to The Second City's historic Old Fire Hall to a central downtown location in the basement of the Holiday Inn on King Street in 2000, and closed in 2008 when the hotel chain was sold and the basement space was needed to build a new luxury restaurant.
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Rea, Steven, "His Are Kinder and Gentler Yuks in These Days of Shock and Schlock", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 14, 1990 At age six, he halted blowing out the candles on his birthday cake because comedian Jack Carter was on TV. After Carter finished his guest spot, Moore at last blew out the candles.Schwarzer, Jeanne, Humor Doesn't Have To Shock, Says Comedian, The Times Herald, July 20, 1990 At age seven, Moore saw his first live nightclub comic, Cozy Morley, at Club Avalon in North Wildwood, New Jersey.Kent, Bill, Make 'Em Laugh, The New York Times, July 30, 1995 By age nine, Moore earned his first dollars doing puppet shows at other children's birthday parties.
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" The Australian newspaper The Canberra Times described Blame It on Rio as "one of the worst movies ever made and definitely the most banal piece of rubbish to have Michael Caine's name on the credits—and he has quite a few bombs to his credit."Hugh Lamberton, "TV Movies" The Canberra Times, May 6th, 1991. (p. 36) Roger Ebert gave the film 1 star out of a possible 4, writing: "It's really unsettling to see how casually this movie takes a serious situation. A disturbed girl is using sex to play mind games with a middle-aged man, and the movie get its yuks with slapstick scenes [...] What's shocking is how many first-rate talents are associated with this sleaze.
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AbsolutePunk's Cody Nelson was similarly cautious, claiming that "while their third record ... may be the group's weakest effort to date, it still shows off their abilities as hook writers and as the preeminent hip-hop satirists in today's industry". Some critics were less than favorable in reviews. Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times claimed that "The Wack Album feels awfully short on fresh ideas", noting songs like "Hugs", "Perfect Saturday", "I Fucked My Aunt" and "You've Got the Look" as "retreads" of ideas used on previous material. Spin magazine's Garrett Kamps had similar reservations, claiming that the album comprises "a handful of ... tracks bordering on genius, a few offering genuine yuks, and the rest sounding so half-baked they could be an ice-cream flavor", criticising in particular "You've Got the Look", "I'm a Hustler (Song?)", "We Are a Crowd" and "I Don't Give a Honk".
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" Michael Atkinson of The Village Voice gave the film a positive review, saying "The variety of its cadaverous style is never less than inspired; never has the human skull's natural grin been redeployed so exhaustively for yuks." Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B, saying "As an achievement in macabre visual wizardry, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride has to be reckoned some sort of marvel." Manohla Dargis of The New York Times gave the film four out of five stars, saying "Cinema's reinvigorated fixation with the living dead suggests that we are in the grip of an impossible longing, or perhaps it's just another movie cycle running its course. Whatever the case, there is something heartening about Mr. Burton's love for bones and rot here, if only because it suggests, despite some recent evidence, that he is not yet ready to abandon his own dark kingdom.
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Mike Joyce of The Washington Post wrote that "Amish Paradise" was "by far the cleverest and funniest track that Bad Hair Day has to offer [and] it ranks right up there with such Yankovic classics as 'Another One Rides the Bus,' 'Smells Like Nirvana' and 'Eat It.'" He also enjoyed "Gump", but felt that the remainder of the parodies were weak, particularly citing "Cavity Search" as "a sophomoric attempt to extract yuks". However, Joyce noted that "some of the biggest laugh-getters" on the album were Yankovic's originals. A record review from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette concluded that "'Weird Al' Yankovic's ninth collection of original songs and parodies reinforces his reign as pop music's King of Comedy", and that the record "showcases Yankovic's unparalleled ability to capture the styles of other bands and turn boring pop songs into fun tunes." J. D. Considine of The Baltimore Sun noted that while Yankovic's music can be "sophomoric and silly", Yankovic himself "can also be pretty smart".
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