The Writer’s Block by Burak Uzun
In honor of Groundhog Day this week’s clip for review features a very vocal groundhog.
My guess is that you will either love it or hate it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOp3bZxCdKA

Let us know what you think!
Email responses to TheComedyPoint@GMail.com

This will be the third installment of The Comedy Point Reviews with Grandma and Eric.
Each week a new piece of comedy will be reviewed and discussed on the show.
The clips that are chosen to be worthy will be featured on our website as a Comedy Point Instant Classic.

Burak Uzun is the Head Writer for The Comedy Point

Check out this story in the Miami Herald.

“OLDSMAR, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida man who called 911 claiming he’d been beaten and shot at was hoping the tale would get him a ride to a bar.”

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1402972.html

I can usually get my best material right from real life.

“He told the dispatcher he had a broken nose and bleeding ears, and claimed people were shooting at him.
Authorities say he was actually looking for a ride to another bar.”

And of course:

“37-year-old Gregory J. Oras is facing charges of misusing the 911 system and battery of a law enforcement officer.”

Why battery of a law enforcement officer?
Because when the cops refused to take this guy bar hopping “Oras kicked a Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy in the knees”.

Now I know you have many questions about this. I’m sure that someone can reasonably ask anything from:
Was this guy dropped on his head as a child?
To: how much can a taxi possibly cost in that town?

But my personal questions are:

a) Why doesn’t a guy this committed to partying have more friends to drive him around? I would think that he would be really popular with countless options for designated drivers.
b) Why isn’t the owner of the bar he wanted to go to willing to pick him up? Obviously anybody that gets that smashed is a potential goldmine of business for any bar. They should have spent the $3.00 on gas and went to get that cash cow! Assuming that he doesn’t start a brawl, blow the place up, step out on the bill or burn the bar down that would have been a smart business move for them. Even after he inevitably throws up in both the men’s and women’s bathrooms.

So that’s my view on it. The link to the article is right there. Take a look and give me your take (don’t worry it’s short – you can go back to raising your virtual ant farm on Facebook in no time).

Take it easy.

The Pound Per Week weigh-in is right around the corner.
And I’m sure there are those out there that think that we might resort to dirty tricks to make sure that Joel makes the weight. I’m here to say that we at The Comedy Point would never do anything underhanded to win this contest. We have nothing if not our integrity.

Here are some things that we can promise will not take place:
- We will not put Ephedrine in Joel’s cereal.
- We will not suspend Joel’s cell phone two feet from his reach while he’s on the treadmill.
- We will not schedule Joel a date with a divorced pilates instructor across town and then take his car keys so he has no choice but to run to her. (Actually, that’s a pretty good idea. We might do that one.)
- We will not feed Joel caffeine and nicotine.
- We will not feed Joel diuretics.
- We will not feed Joel caffeine, nicotine and diuretics.
- We will not make Joel walk around all week in a nylon suit. (With SOUL written across the front of course.)
- We will not make Joel wear ankle weights while on stage.
- We will not make Joel get a colonic.
- We will not try to squeeze out another pound or two by shaving Joel completely hairless.
- We will not lock him in a closet with nothing but cabbage soup and his laptop. (A man needs to be able to blog from anywhere.)

And of course,
- We will not kidnap Joel for the duration of Christmas dinner.

I hope this helps bolster everyone’s faith in the integrity of our contest.
What I can’t guarantee is what Joel might be wearing for the weigh-in.
Anything goes with that and I refuse to comment further.
My only advice is to turn your kids away from the webcast of the show while he’s getting weighed.

One last thing:

Please do your part to help.
We need everyone to be vigilant!
Keep your eyes open for Soul Joel at eateries in the area.
(Call us and we’ll pick him up right away.)
And, if you see anyone tinkering with the official scale come over and let me know what you thought of my blog.

Joel: Good luck and lay off the Panetone.