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Friday, January 23, 2015

How I Created an Instant Social Life Using Meetup

…time Yesterday I watched Johnny Depp’s latest comedy, “Mortdecai” with the “Intellectual Conversation” Meetup. The movie was supremely silly, but the group members – again, all women – were smart…

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Barack Obama and Jon Stewart: News in the Age of Social Media

It wasn’t his first appearance on Comedy Central’s Daily Show with Jon Stewart, but it was sure to be President Obama’s last. Stewart is retiring from the show in August…

Friday, April 10, 2020

Follow Up Open Thread: Movies!

…with an interesting mix of comedy, drama, and romcoms. Some were so-called ‘cult movies” (but am I the only one that loves “the Big Lebowski?” The comments section was alive…

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Vote: Senior Planet “Aging With Attitude” Film Awards

…local pharmacy, it’s a slow countdown to sparks flying in “I’ll See You in My Dreams.” Filmmaker Brett Haley has fashioned a fine romantic comedy that takes its time getting…

Monday, October 21, 2013

Texts With Gran: Wisdom and Humor from Elders

If you know the hit British TV comedy “The Office,” you know creator-director-actor Ricky Gervais, who plays a tone-deaf boss David Brent in the original version. This fall, Gervais is…

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Video of the Week: Aging Passionately

…bored, I fake it. Attitude, attitude. How do I train? I train by saying yes to whatever comes my way: drama, comedy, tragedy, love, death, losses. Yes to life.” You…

Friday, July 16, 2021

Open Thread Update: Summer Plans

…walks, garden clubs, picnics and other outdoor meet ups. “So strange to be around so many people but fun! All outside activities, brunch, a comedy club, and outdoor movie!” -Christine…

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Meet the Trainer: Nathan Swan

…is my favorite. I also love going to stand-up comedy events. Once in a blue moon I’ll even do a stand-up set at an open mic myself. What does aging…

Friday, May 18, 2018

The Power of Play

…involve humor, such as watching a funny movie or going to a comedy club. All in all—with thanks to the playful older adults that I’ve come to know—I’ve learned that…

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Too Old for TikTok? Nope!

comedy and lip-syncing to music. The TikTok app gives them high tech tools like filters, control over video speed, access to professional audio and more. Watch this video to find…

Thursday, September 1, 2022

WATCH: Craig Ferguson on Why We Worship Youth

  We pulled this clip out of the archives; it’s good for a rueful chuckle. This blast from the past is an insightful piece of comedy by Craig Ferguson, the…

Friday, December 12, 2014

Nominating “Derek” for the Dreck Award

…Gervais, who’s best known for his cutting—though very funny—stand-up comedy persona (and his equally cutting role in the British version of “The Office,”) actually had an opportunity with “Derek” to…

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Senior Planet talks to…Rhea Perlman

…as a magician in coming-of-age comedy Marvelous and the Black Hole. Wed 40 years to Danny DeVito – amicably separated the past nine years – the couple are proud parents…

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Sarandon on becoming grandma – and more picks from the week online

…in the comedy “Tammy,” opening July 4. Time magazine talked to her about constructing the grandma role and the difference between aging Hollywood style and in real life (Sarandon is…

Sunday, January 28, 2024

The Man Cave on… Car Technology

…the comments!   Shawn Westfall: A US Air Force veteran and a nationally recognized performer and teacher of improvisational comedy, Shawn Westfall has worked as a journalist, as the fiction…