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Parks and Recreation tackles Feminism and the Great Outdoors

Parks and Recreation tackles Feminism and the Great Outdoors

By | October 14, 2011 at 2:02 pm | No comments

Gather ‘round wee Swanson wannabes of Pawnee: Big Ron and Brother Nature want to take you on a thrilling journey into the Great Outdoors to learn how not to be killed or die. You’ll get lukewarm beans. Just remember: Be a Man. Ron Swanson, naturally, is the troop leader...

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Parks and Recreation recap: Leslie Knope is prouder than ever

Parks and Recreation recap: Leslie Knope is prouder than ever

By | October 10, 2011 at 2:26 pm | No comments

News item #1: Ron’s mustache is back! News item #2: City Council candidate Leslie Knope has written a book! It’s called Pawnee: The Greatest Town In America and she is promoting the everloving crap out of it. Let’s hop onto the book tour heard ‘round the world. (Or...

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Parks and Recreation recap: “I’m Leslie Knope”

Parks and Recreation recap: “I’m Leslie Knope”

By | September 23, 2011 at 2:11 pm | One comment

The new season of Parks and Recreation premiered last night and, oh, what fun we had. And we found out so many things! So grab your go-bag and hightail it out of wherever you are and enter a world of municipal hijinks, dong shots, and big, abstract dreams. At Li’l...

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Amy Poehler and UCB launches ‘secret evil’ plan on SiriusXM

By | June 7, 2011 at 12:20 pm | One comment

SiriusXM radio’s Raw Dog Comedy Channel is launching an exclusive weekly show that will feature live sets recorded at the legendary Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater. The show will boast live sketch, improv and stand-up performances on channel 99 (Raw Dog Comedy.) The show...

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Parks and Recreation recap: “Li’l Sebastian” (season finale, part 1)

By | May 20, 2011 at 5:03 pm | No comments

Jean-Ralphio and Tom are scheming. They want to start a new exclusive high-end entertainment/events production conglomerate. It’s called 720 Productions--because they’ll go around the world twice for their clients. I’ll give you a moment to clean up the vom before I...

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Watch Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Jimmy Fallon take on 'Jersey Shore'

By | May 6, 2011 at 11:08 am | No comments

You may remember that last month Jimmy Fallon and co. launched an incredibly funny new mini parody show called Jersey Floor during his late-night chat fest. Well, today we have an all new episode, starring comedy goddesses Tina Fey and Amy Poehler! You're going to want to sit...

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Parker Posey guests on “Parks and Rec” this week; go behind the scenes!

By | May 2, 2011 at 6:25 pm | No comments

Leslie Knope vs. nemesis is always fun, whether it be Marsha, the right-wing bitchface, Joan, the passive-aggressive TV host, or longtime Amy Poehler fan and improv superstar Parker Posey! Posey says she took one look at the Parks and Recreation script she was sent and agreed to...

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Parks and Recreation recap: “Jerry’s Painting”

By | April 29, 2011 at 5:06 pm | 2 comments

Resident Parks Department artiste/erstwhile buffoon Jerry has painted an, um, interesting piece for the community art show that leads directly to Tom Haverford being henceforth known around Pawnee as “Fat Baby.” Fasten your Renaissance-era angel diaper and let’s take a...

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Parks and Recreation recap: “Camping”

By | March 25, 2011 at 3:28 pm | No comments

People of the urban landscape, let’s get rustic! Pack your dream journals and mechanical head massagers, because we are going camping with Leslie Knope and the rest of the Pawnee Parks Department. City Manager Paul has called a press conference to officially declare the...

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