TV to laugh at

I sit on the couch nursing a baby a lot right now, and that's how I justify the amount of TV I watch these days.  I have a few notes on what's on TV these days:

1.  I'm pretty sure Tyra Banks is getting crazier every day.  I haven't read her book, "Modelland" , but I read all about it.  And this week's episode of America's Next Top Model was all about her book.  Instead of a photo shoot, the contestants had to do a "fashion movie" that was based on Tyra's fabulous new novel.  It was completely insane.  One girl was dressed as a cat, one was rubbing a toothbrush all over her face while crying, one was spraying whipped cream in her mouth (while Tyra told her not to be provocotive--hah!), one girl was sorting through the trash, and so on.  It was hilarious in a werewolves in Breaking Dawn kind of way.  I'm pretty sure Tyra was dead serious about her film.  I wonder, when I watch this stuff, if those contestants are rolling their eyes away from the camera, and thinking, Whatever it takes to get that money and TV time.  One word:  cuckoo!

2.  The Office has kind of tanked, although last night's episode got some laughs.  It was Tim and my go-to for a good laugh, and it's just not the same anymore.  After being told by everyone we know for ages that Modern Family was awesome and funny and not overly offensive, we finally started on Season One.  Boy, were those friends right.  It is HILARIOUS.  You know a show is great when you can't pin down who the best character is, because they're all so dang good.  (I admit, Cameron is my favorite, although the rest are great, too.)  So now Modern Family is our go-to for a good laugh.  Of course, it's not on streaming yet, so we have to wait around for the discs from Netflix, so we can only go to it on the days it's at our house.

3.  Does anyone else remember the show "Malcolm in the Middle"?  I watched it here and there when I was in college, and thought it was funny, but didn't get that into it. Now, as a mom of 3 boys, I find it much funnier and extremely entertaining.  It's available on streaming, which means it's our other go-to for funny TV when we're doing the dishes or folding the laundry. One of my favorite lines from Lois:  "Sometimes you have to yell.  It's the only way they'll listen."  Amen.

So, funny TV. I love it.