Hats Off
Nobody not named Trump, Mueller, or Barr got more media attention last week than Memphis’ own U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen, who brought a small, plastic chicken to work.
He also brought a bucket of KFC to flavor Attorney General William Barr’s failure to appear before Congress with 11 herbs and spices. The screwball stunt — perfect social media bait and late-night fodder — remains fairly ubiquitous and will no doubt be mentioned elsewhere in the pages of the Flyer as well.
But comedy matters here at Fly on the Wall. Even in Congressman Cohen’s moment of glory, Sarah Silverman’s professional advice can’t be overstated.
“The plastic chicken is funny,” Silverman tweeted. “But the plastic chicken AND bucket of chicken isn’t — it’s what we call in comedy a hat on a hat.”
Game of Elvis
If this column has illustrated anything over the years, it’s this: Sooner or later, Elvis eats everything.
This week, King culture collided with Game of Thrones. Sophie Turner (aka Westerosi badass, Sansa Stark) married Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers in an Elvis impersonator-officiated ceremony in Las Vegas on the 57th wedding anniversary of Elvis and Priscilla Presley.
But wait, there’s more. Cosmo reports that trash from the ceremony has become collectable, and a discarded Ring Pop wrapper is currently going on eBay for $1,325. The saga continues.
