Tastes like Grant Goodeve
Did you know that famed Eight is Enough actor Dick Van Patten owns a dog food company? IT’S TRUE!!!!!!!!!
-Jimmy Pardo, Never Not Funny #612, #608 (and many others)
Heeeyyyyyy, here’s where the title goes
Hey did you know Henry Winkler is the nicest guy in show business?
-Jimmy Pardo, Never Not Funny #608 (and others)
I wonder if they met at Molly Ringwald’s barbecue?
Hey did you know the guy who played Jake in 16 candles wasn’t really an actor?*
-Jimmy Pardo, Pardcast-a-thon 2009, Janet Varney segment
*Although this claim cannot be independently verified, I was directly ordered by Mr. Pardo to post it. I take no responsibility for its veracity.
Not for use on computer monitors
Did you know that Michael Nesmith’s (of the Monkees) mother invented Wite-out?
(Technically, it was Liquid Paper.)
-Submitted by stubbypete
Too many double-entendres to choose from
Did ya know that Sean Penn and Madonna went to Pink’s hot dog stand on their first date?
-Matt Belknap, Never Not Funny #602
[ insert oak ridge boys reference ]
Did you know that the stripper pictured on the cover of Tom Waits’ classic album Small Change is one Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira: Mistress of the Dark?
-Submitted by Keith Talent
Make me up before I go-go
You won’t believe this! Did you know that [Jim Carrey / Mike Meyers / Eddie Murphy / Roddy McDowell] had to spend [3 hours / 5 hours / 7 hours / bajillion hours] every day getting makeup applied for his role in [The Grinch / Austin Powers / The Nutty Professor / Planet of the Apes]? It’s true!!!
-Matt Belknap, Never Not Funny #604
Albert Einstein is a comedy genius
Hey, did you know that actor/director Albert Brooks, and Super Dave Osborne are brothers? Their real names are Albert and Bob Einstein.
-Submitted by Pat Francis
David Johansen, Part 2
Hey did you know David Johansen (also known as Buster Poindexter) played the cab driver in Scrooged? [Previous David Johansen trivia here.]
-Jimmy Pardo, Never Not Funny #601