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Ted Lasso, Nate and Coach Beard

Ted Lasso is the Empty Boat

April 15th, 2021 | by msalt

Probably the most surprising hit show of the last year is Ted Lasso, a concept that seems ridiculous. A hyper-optimistic [&hellip


Comedy

Buddhist humor, and other myths

November 21st, 2013 | by msalt

It’s sort of a truism that Buddhists are somewhat hilarity-impaired. I’ve submitted funny articles to the likes of Tricycle and [&hellip


Comedy

Tig Notaro on Being Present

April 25th, 2013 | by msalt

Young comedian Tig Notaro survived a well-publicized battle with cancer last year, and appeared on the Conan O’Brien show to [&hellip


Comedy

Does God have a sense of humor?

February 5th, 2013 | by msalt

More from Taoish favorite and hilarious comedian Arj Barker, this time from an Australian TV show called “The Great Debate.” [&hellip


Comedy

The illest Buddhist

January 22nd, 2013 | by msalt

Arj Barker is a great comedian, one of my inspirations since I started performing as a comic in the late [&hellip


Comedy

Winners casino marquee

Comedians as Daoist Missionaries

December 18th, 2012 | by msalt

by Mark Saltveit I’ve worked as a paid standup comedian on the West Coast for 12 years. It’s fascinating, rewarding, [&hellip


Comedy

The Discipline of Do Easy

December 8th, 2012 | by msalt

Before Good Will Hunting, before Drugstore Cowboy, even before Mala Noche, Gus Van Sant made a series of short, humorous [&hellip



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