Chris Farley

Man Crushing on Tony Romo

Please kill me

A handy guide to the worst local records of the '90s

Mayor Tom, Talk Show Host?

Dunno when this was done, but as evidenced by this just-posted clip it's clear Tom Leppert has a future as an early-Sunday morning community-affairs talk-show host when he's done being mayor. His interview with special guest Tennell Atkins is a little, oh, Chris Farley for my tastes, but it's promis ... More >>

'Toon Man

Robert Smigel is the hottest animator you've never heard of

Night & Day

August 20 - 26, 1998

Night & Day

April 22-28, 1999

Rubberneckin'

Leap-frogging through history with the Toadies

Blair Bitch Project

Boys will be girls in The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode, a ribald triumph of low comedy and high production values

The Carson of Denton

Live from Hailey's, it's Ed Forman!

Stud Farm

See SC's future legends

Straight Man

Kevin Nealon visits the Addison Improv

Summer(tell)all

A sportscaster shares handshakes and his story

Booger and Borat. Nice.

A sportscaster shares handshakes and his story

Low standards

Who comes to visit when you dial 911?

Free Will

Another SNL vet may be the next Bill Murray. Seriously.

Sucks, Dickie

Or: Just how does David Spade keep getting work?

Bomb Shelter

You can have an Atomic time at this West End sushi joint

Play It Loud

Scorsese rockudrama remembers The Band

Skip It

Why the best teen movie of the year, based on a beloved novel, won't be in theaters

Dirt Farmer

Sandler and Spade continue quest to dumb down America

Second to None

The famous Second City alumni may be missing, but their wit isn't

The Man of Many Face

Christopher Guest takes his comedy very, very seriously

Yo Momma

Martin Lawrence proves there's a fine line between fat and phat

Hank's for the memories

Hank Williams III hopes that country gold comes in threes

Lodge Owner Makes Rolling Stone

​As you can see, however, Dawn Rizos isn't mentioned by name in the October 29 ish -- and where's the publicity value in that? You remember what happened, right? Right: Newt Gingrich's Business Defense and Advisory Council solicited the owner of the topless joint for a donation in exchange for an ... More >>

Listomania: Ranking the 10 Best Seattle Grunge Bands of the '90s

​On December 31, 2009, when Chris Cornell tweeted that the "Knights of the Soundtable" would "ride again," fans assumed 2010 would become known as the year of Soundgarden, finding the '90s grunge legends reforming and regaining their once dominant form. Disappointingly, they were only half right; ... More >>

This Week In Dallas Music History: Leap Frogging Through History With The Toadies

The beginning of history as we know it​In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, we look back at an infographic we here at the Observer published to chart the career arc of The Toadies, following the release of their seminal record Rubberneck and through the production of their at-the- ... More >>

Michael Hinojosa, You're So Great. What Makes You, Michael Hinojosa, So Great?

​Over the weekend, The Marietta Daily Journal pointed out that somewhere on the Cobb County School District's website is an interview with Michael Hinojosa that's supposed to be distributed district-wide on Wednesday. The chitchat, shot with Cobb County's spokesman during the outgoing Dallas ISD s ... More >>

Dan Rather Reports: Pesticides Are Threatening the Bee Population. Also: Dan Rather Has a Job!

Flickr​In preparation for Greek Fest I was warned: "Beware of bees with your loukomades." The fried dough balls, dripping with honey, seemed the perfect attractor for a violet swarm. I pictured myself going all Chris Farley as I ran through the festival. Bees! There were no bees, though. I at ... More >>

Another Layer of Ogre

Flickr​In preparation for Greek Fest I was warned: "Beware of bees with your loukomades." The fried dough balls, dripping with honey, seemed the perfect attractor for a violet swarm. I pictured myself going all Chris Farley as I ran through the festival. Bees! There were no bees, though. I at ... More >>

Victoria Jackson, Tea Party Princess

Victoria Jackson went from the big leagues of comedy to the rabid right of modern politics.