http://blog.bigfatwhale.com The blog of "Big Fat Whale" cartoonist Brian McFadden Sat, 10 May 2008 11:59:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Patton Oswalt's gonna be performing at the Somerville Theatre tonight right down the street from my place in Davis Square. Add Boston's (Charlestown specifically) own Walsh Brothers to the line-up, and The Alternative Comedy Festival is the must-see Greater Boston comedy show of the year. I have excellent tickets thanks ... http://blog.bigfatwhale.com/2008/05/10/patton/ click for comic Remember when everyone flipped their shit over Miley Cyrus' shoulder? Real news outlets covered that hubbub instead of actual newsworthy events. Not much else to say about this one, except that I had to do some research about the tween idols. My original Saved By the Bell references ... http://blog.bigfatwhale.com/2008/05/09/this-week-in-innocuous-celebrity-body-parts/ I watched a certain summer blockbuster yesterday and saw a rather troubling trailer. It appears to have a solid premise, but Hamlet 2 has at least one major problem: Steve Coogan's distractingly inaccurate American accent. It's the sort of nasally, stilted voice hacky black comedians use when describing how us honkeys ... http://blog.bigfatwhale.com/2008/05/08/oh-poor-coogs/ click for comic Hopefully this comic strip won't become a series of 52 recurring bits. But people seem to like this one. Next Week: This Week in Innocuous Celebrity Body Parts! http://blog.bigfatwhale.com/2008/05/02/kids-say-the-most-pragmatic-things-vol-iii/ If you're looking for something to do this weekend, and live in the Boston area, check out Somerville Open Studios. My pal and roommate Greg will be opening our doors to random strangers. I don't know if I'll have time to do much mingling, but if I do, I'll be ... http://blog.bigfatwhale.com/2008/04/30/somerville-open-studios/