This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about National Lampoon’s: Christmas Vacation; the 1989 christmas comedy that has found it’s way into the club of Christmas Classics. So chop down a tree, invite your whole family over, and subscribe to the jelly of the month club, this podcast is anything but a vacation.1:15 - Standup Comedy: Grammy Nominations for the comedy albums of Patton Oswalt, Tig Notaro, Margaret Cho, Amy Schumer, and David Cross! 2:20 - Musicals: Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig developing a musical about musicals!4:50 - National Lampoon’s: Christmas Vacation (A Brief History)7:34 - Why is Christmas Vacation Funny?40:35 - Ben’s Wacky Facts45:57 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about Scrubs; the medical-comedy-drama-tv show! So get your PhD and scooter on over to Sacred Heart Hospital; this podcast might be the best daydream you have all day.0:48 - WAIL Pod iTunes Rating T-Shirt Giveaway 2016 Spectacular2:38 - Award News: Deadpool and Ryan Reynolds win Critic’s Choice Award, nominated for Golden Globes! 4:12 - Television: Dave Letterman interviews Tina Fey after her acceptance of the Sherry Lansing Award!7:36 - Scrubs (A Brief History)9:13 - Why is Scrubs Funny?38:50 - Ben’s Wacky Facts45:23 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com Dave Letterman Interview with Tina Fey: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/tina-fey-david-letterman-interview-parenting-anxiety-alec-baldwin-952250 “Guy Love” From the Scrubs Musical Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7hjdC8-jbw The Wacky Fact Todd Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qo-oETV0bw NHL Las Vegas Golden Knight Reveal: https://streamable.com/9pgu

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about the legendary Robin Williams. Robin is no longer with us, but his contagious comedic spirit will live on. So put on your fat suit, grab your rainbow suspenders, and stand on top of your desk; you ain't never heard a podcast like this. *Applause* 3:20 - Box Office: Potential Barbie movie starring Amy Schumer4:35 - Television: Emma Stone hosts SNL for her third time, now among the ranks of Will Ferrell, Lilly Tomlin, Martin Short, and Robin Williams.6:57 - Robin Williams (A Brief History)9:49 - Why is Robin Williams Funny?44:21 - Ben’s Wacky Facts55:05 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com Robin Williams’ Inside the Actor’s Studio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_180P6Jj_s&t=2952sMork from Ork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ZOShgW44YRun By Fruiting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-WMuNSr6PYFriend Like Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Op1TaXmCwGood Morning Vietnam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erf2iFHG44M Pancake Face Email Pic: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/cf/e1/65/cfe165f4b8971040acc04f4629e495c6.jpg

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about music in comedy! Comedy and Music go hand in hand, and we get to showcase some of the most musically hilarious songs and artists of all time. So grab your saxophone and/or whoopie cushion and get ready for the silliest sing-a-long of your life.

2:01 - Netflix: Michael Che’s standup special: Michael Che Matters! Also Gilmore Girls is a thing you can watch.

6:15 - Movie News: The Nice Guys! Very Funny! Not too late to see it before your friends call you a band-waggoner

8:06 - Humor and Music/Music and Comedy/ Singing and Laughing: (A Brief History)

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This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about Arrested Development; the ahead-of-its-time sitcom with the world’s worst/most hilarious family. So hop on your segway and head on down to the banana stand because we have a favor to ask of you!0:58 - Netflix: Dave Chapelle lands Netflix Deal.2:03 - Television: Pete Holmes and Judd Apatow’s new show Crashing! Check out the trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjyY4SjaG00 3:10 - Arrested Development (A Brief History)4:25 - Why is Arrested Development Funny?46:20 - Ben’s Wacky Facts52:10 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to: [email protected] can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com Mrs Featherbottom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KORggXkvujI Franklin Delano Bluth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-PkutG_Q2Q

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about Space Jam! Twenty years ago Warner Brothers and Michael Jordan decided to cash in on the most bizarre film possible, a live action animated sports comedy, for kids! So grab your 90’s nostalgia, forget everything you love about Looney Tunes and Michael Jordan, and welcome to the Space Jam.1:19 - Television: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg working on two new TV Shows! 5:09 - Box Office/Movie News: Willy Wonka Prequel in talks with producer David Heyman. 7:21 - Space Jam (A Brief History)9:28 - Why is Space Jam Funny?40:15 - Ben’s Wacky Facts47:08 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com VERY OLD SPACE JAM WEBSITE! http://www.warnerbros.com/archive/spacejam/movie/jam.htm 30 for 30: Space Jam: https://www.yahoo.com/tv/video/30-30-space-jam-game-155008766.html

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about Jack Black; the musical comedian with a flair for slapstick and the ridiculous. So grow out your hair and grab your acoustic guitar: this is the greatest podcast in the world (It’s just a tribute).1:12 - Box Office: Drew Goddard to direct Deadpool 2, but will he be funny enough?4:35 - Television: Dave Chappelle will host SNL for the first time ever!6:56 - Jack Black (A Brief History)8:28 - Why is Jack Black Funny?41:01 - Ben’s Wacky Facts46:40 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com Eagle Egg Dive from Nacho Libre:https://youtu.be/bdLT4OUOLO4Yo-Yo Ma’s Cousin:http://www.tzr.io/yarn-clip/5588bc23-c466-456a-83a8-0c979777c219 The Fatties: Fart 2https://youtu.be/cU7bD1O1Quc“What the hell, bro?”https://youtu.be/cDfQo1ANeLM

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about some of the best Halloween TV Specials! From The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, to Saturday Night Live Sketches, we take some time to laugh about why the spooky-funny genre works. So get some leftover candy, and be prepared to be scared, but not really, but maybe!1:25 - Netflix: Hot Fuzz, Spooky Classic! Edgar Wright! Simon Pegg! Nick Frost!2:56 - Box Office: Boo! A Madea Halloween & Inferno! 4:33 - TV: David S. Pumpkins on SNL!5:34 - Halloween TV Special!6:55 - The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror (V)15:49 - Community, Epidemiology16:52 - Modern Family, Halloween18:52 - Brooklyn 99, Halloween23:12 - Friends, The One With The Halloween Party26:16 - Spongebob Squarepants, Scardeypants29:16 - Boy Meets World, And Then There Was Shawn31:20 - The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)35:25 - SNL Halloween Sketches49:39 - Ben’s Wacky Facts47:02 - Halloween Shoutout! 48:34 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com David S Pumpkins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS00xWnqwvI

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about the independent film turned cultural phenomenon, Napoleon Dynamite. So put on your roller blades and get pulled into Preston, Idaho for the dryest, squintiest, freakin sweetest film around.1:00 - Netflix: Demitri Martin Live (At the Time) - Netflix adds $800 in debt5:50 - Box Office: Director Tim Miller drops out of Deadpool Sequel, Tarantino petitioned - Space Jam 20th anniversary theatre screenings10:25 - Napoleon Dynamite (A Brief History)13:55 - Why is Napoleon Dynamite Funny?43:20 - Ben’s Wacky Facts48:55 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com Napoleon Dynamite Dance (Watch if you want to live again): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcWPiHjIExA “Your mom goes to college”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tJWouZcmX8

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about the America’s favorite workplace sitcom, The Office! Dunder Mifflin is hiring; so jump in your Sebring and head over to Scranton, Pennsylvania for the zaniest, funniest, most uncomfortable job of your life.1:10 - Netflix: Chris Rock Netflix Deal4:21 - Box Office: Masterminds is a movie that you can see6:32 - The Office (A Brief History)10:43 - Why is The Office Funny? 34:50 - Ben’s Wacky Facts46:23 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com Diwali Song - https://vimeo.com/53444736Creed talking about Ed Trucks death - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICgmke-RPegWilliam Charles Schnieder - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grMBw8xKBl4