lucky louie

"The Write Wing": White House personnel has been shifting quite a bit. Scott McClellen was replaced by Tony Snow, the Vice President was replaced by the newest model... And now, Bush's long-time speech-writer, Michael Gerson, has resigned (probably with a pretty good letter). From now on, we'll probably hear Bush's speeches fall to a less embellished tone, doing his normal "delivering facts you already knew" routine. Jon then made an excuse to sing, "Everything's comin' up rooooses!" and then explained, "I cannot sing or dance. I am what's known in the business as a 'single-threat'."

As I mentioned last August, comedian Louis C.K. will be starring in Lucky Louie, a new sitcom for HBO. I've been a pretty big fan of Louis C.K. for some time now, so I was thrilled to hear about this. At least, I would be thrilled if I actually had HBO, which I don't, so I guess instead of "thrilled" I should have written "really depressed." Oh well, I'm just glad this guy's got his own show, because he's very funny. Did you see his recent appearance on Leno when he kept calling his four year old daughter an "***hole" for not putting her shoes on when asked? That was freakin' hilarious. Anyway, they're calling it HBO's first sitcom. I guess Curb Your Enthusiasm and earlier shows like Dream On  and The Larry Sanders Show don't count because they weren't taped in front of an audience. The show kicks off this evening at 10:30 p.m. EST.