So, as I think I have mentioned before, I will be teaching a course on Conspiracy Theories later this year. It has been my tradition (as of four weeks ago) to start each session I teach with a comedy sketch culled from my archive of good TV (I also have an archive of bad TV, such is my equanimity)Â and I’ve been nutting out possibilities for the new course. I’ve found a few pieces that are entirely appropriate but have hit a big wall in my search for the first clip.Â
A big, gigantic, ego-shaped wall. (more…)