Stand-up and stand-up backlash are such old news now. I’m not gonna get into it. The debate happened, and like acid rain, the Heenes, what to do about nuclear waste, and other controversies, it faded away while you weren’t looking. Accept it: Stand-up is here to stay. It will never sit down.

Headlines ripped from the pages of our book Quality Workday Distractions, available now for gift giving! Remember, comedian Jim Gaffigan says, “UsedWigs.com is like the bacon of the internet. Mmm. UsedWigs.”

Norm MacDonald kills on Conan O’Brien with his “vintage” jokes shtick. Love it. Jim Gaffigan and Neko Case also appear.

John Krasinski busts outs of his Jim Halpert persona playing 100% against type as a marauding, tattooed, ex-con thief hell bent on avenging the brutal murder of… no wait… he’s playing Halpert again, but this time with an indie-guy beard and glasses. Way to go, Strecth. He’s paired with the cute but droopy Maya Rudolph [...]

Jim Gaffigan on Bacon – I think we’re all a little tired of bacon on the Internet, not the actual edible pig product, I’m talking about the cyber kind. That said, no one has been a better advocate or speaks more eloquently on the power of the sliced pig than comedian Jim Gaffigan, so he gets a pass.

Photos: Actor Jeff Bridges is pretty handy with a camera, here’s a cool collection of behind-the-scenes photos from the “Iron Man” movie. I like the shot with Mrs. Coldplay on the cell phone. She’s so very busy.   [via metafilter] Boo! The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008 Boo: Part 2! I don’t read Paste magazine [...]

Topics: Look Back at Podcast #1 (Good Lord!), Devo, Jim Gaffigan, Bad Concert Fans, Old Man Heckler and Rap Ringtones. Interview: Tomato from Sound of Urchin. Playlist: Sound of Urchin, Computer vs. Banjo, The Long Winters and The Okmoniks.