7/31/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Mills Brothers – Caravan

The Mills Brothers recorded the Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington exotic jazz composition Caravan a cappella making the instruments’ sounds with their voices. The Mills Brothers honored Duke Ellington with this swing version of his Caravan.

Mills Brothers – Caravan

The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed The Four Mills Brothers, and originally known as The Four Kings of Harmony, were an African-American jazz and pop vocal quartet who made more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records. The Mills Brothers were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.

9/24/17 O&A NYC COMEDY- THE SUNDAY MORNING FUNNIES: Eddie Murphy- James Brown’s Celebrity Hot Tub Party

James Brown (Eddie Murphy) sings about a hot tub in this classic SNL sketch from 1983 (season 9). Murphy captures Brown’s soul style before disrobing and getting into the water. Continue reading

7/29/17 O&A NYC IT’S SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: The Funnies- Welcome to Reality -Comedy Central The President Show


Comedy Central’s The President Show introduces Anthony Scaramucci Donald Trump’s Mini Me. Enjoy as the president welcomes the newest (and possibly the raunchiest) member of his White House team. Continue reading

7/26/17 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Black Dynamite – “Diff’rent Folks, Same Strokes” or “The Hunger Pang Games”

In Black Dynamite – Diff’rent Folks, Same Strokes or “The Hunger Pang Games Child Services is finally on to the Whorephanage and slaps them with a shutdown notice!
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3/1/23 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Moms Mabley- Comedienne, Social Activist, LBGTQ Icon

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Moms Mabley performing a comedy act (1948) one of her lines “Cab Calloway once call me a dog. I would like to be a dog if Cab Calloway would be my tree.” Continue reading

7/17/17 O&A NYC MONDAY MORNING FUNNIES: The Translators – Interpreting Donald Trump (The Daily Show)

Donald Trump has presented special challenges for international translators. The Daily Show has decided to help them in the age of Trump.  Continue reading

7/5/17 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Little Black Sambo (1935)

Little Black Sambo, produced in 1935 by UB Iworks Studio, is a controversial book and cartoon containing racist stereotypes typical of the time. Due to its racist overtones the short film shows up on many banned cartoons and racist cartoons lists. Continue reading

6/15/17 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Melania Moves To The White House

Melania Trump has finally moved into the White House and Stephen Colbert landed the first interview with the First Lady.  Continue reading