Fun, feel good videos

Angela · Apr 20, 2018

Salento said:
You’re right, I thought the same thing, and I felt the need to add that propably the videos aren’t that accurate next to the Titles.

I know you did. I was just pointing out that I agree.

To be fair, the Fondas were the only really egregious example I noticed, that and the Steve Carrel one which is wrong. The rest are at least 1/4 Italian and lots of half and full Italians as well.

Did they forget Jimmy Kimmel?

Quite a number when presented like that..

National television news people represent another cluster: Chris Cuomo, Allison Camerota, Megyn Kelly, Maria Bartiromo, Neil Cavuto, Brian Kilmeade, Dana Perino, Kelly Anne Conway.

Angela · Apr 20, 2018

British comedian Michael McIntyre. I think he's so funny.

Maciamo · Apr 21, 2018

Angela said:
Love the show, love this crowd in Antwerp...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_hlvRNgGOQ

Great! I love that music too and I have been to Antwerp Central Station many times (it's only half an hour from here), but I had no idea that they performed this show.

Angela · Apr 21, 2018

Maciamo said:
Great! I love that music too and I have been to Antwerp Central Station many times (it's only half an hour from here), but I had no idea that they performed this show.

Antwerp has a bit of a history of these performances. This one, again in the station, has garnered 35 million views.

I love these "flash mob" performances. The quality does vary, though. In the case of these two from Antwerp I think they're great, not only in synchronizing such a large group of amateurs, but in the fact that they performed with such joy. The other thing that I noticed is the wonderful responses in the audience from people of all ages. In some places it's not that way.

Seems like a great town with great people. Now I'd like to go there some day.

Jovialis · Apr 21, 2018

Angela · Apr 21, 2018

My brother used to watch these on Saturday mornings with cartoons and old Abbot and Costello clips.

I really like slapstick comedy. I even laugh sometimes when I'm the one supplying the humor, in between the screaming and crying, that is.

One of my favorites of the genre are the Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers. I would be helpless with laughter watching them.

davef · Apr 22, 2018

SALENTO!!

Cookie Monster learn to make pizza but get cookie at end and learn new word SALAMI PICANTE!!!

OM NOM NOM NOM

Salento · Apr 23, 2018

Lady Gaga Carpool Karaoke

last-resort · Apr 25, 2018

Angela said:
Yeah, there are some mistakes...

I don't think Steve Carrel is part Italian.

That didn't look very much like Dean Martin. This is Dean Martin.

They left a couple of people out too, just off the top of my head: Ashley Judd the actress and Joe Bonamassa, legendary blues guitarist

It's rather iffy classifying some of these people as Italian-American, don't you think? I'm ok with the half Italians and even quarter Italians, but the Fondas? What is it, 150 years in the past?

Carrel is Italian on his father's side - Caroselli. Plus, have you seen him in profile - the schozz?
The Dean Martin photo in the piece was incorrect. You furnished the correct image.

https://www.biography.com/people/steve-carell-562090

Angela · Apr 25, 2018

last-resort said:
Carrel is Italian on his father's side - Caroselli. Plus, have you seen him in profile - the schozz?
The Dean Martin photo in the piece was incorrect. You furnished the correct image.

https://www.biography.com/people/steve-carell-562090

He is actually one-quarter Italian. It hardly counts in my book. I thought I had read that one of his grandparents was Armenian. I stand corrected.

Big noses are not specific or unique to Italians. Stop posting stereotypes and change your tone while you're at it.

Wordsworth:

davef · Apr 26, 2018

Salento said:
Lady Gaga Carpool Karaoke

lol watch this, especially when he says "may I suggest spaghetti MAAAARIAAAANAH"! I love that part and scream "yeeeeaaah" every time I hear it!

MAAAAARIAAAAAAAANA!!! WOOOO!!!! YEAAAH

last-resort · Apr 26, 2018

Angela said:
He is actually one-quarter Italian. It hardly counts in my book. I thought I had read that one of his grandparents was Armenian. I stand corrected.

Big noses are not specific or unique to Italians. Stop posting stereotypes and change your tone while you're at it.

Wordsworth:

Nothing wrong with my tone. Steve Carrel is male. He is Italian on his father's side. Of course it counts. An Italian (great performer) sets the standard for a schnozz.....

Oh, he is Italian on both sides. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Durante

A reference: Fowler, Gene Jr., Schnozzola: The Story of Jimmy Durante, Viking Press, 1951