New article from me in the New Socialist on how AI is the aesthetic of postmodern fascism.
09.02.2025 18:09 β π 283 π 91 π¬ 6 π 3@mbalazo.bsky.social
Comedian/co-host of Evil Men (thesonarnetwork.com/evil-men). Album MICHAEL 1, COMEDY 0 here: songwhip.com/michaelbalazo/michael-1-comedy-0
New article from me in the New Socialist on how AI is the aesthetic of postmodern fascism.
09.02.2025 18:09 β π 283 π 91 π¬ 6 π 3Lou Reed performing "Men of Good Fortune" live in New York in 2006. Originally off the 1973 Berlin album. m.youtube.com/watch?v=EfFP...
03.12.2025 02:57 β π 25 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
05.12.2025 22:28 β π 1225 π 453 π¬ 122 π 558me in a yellow dress in a sunflower field
Had to cancel a gig last night coz my larynx exploded again (see pinned post, getting real tired of it tbh) and if anyone would like to see my Edinburgh show from this August I posted it on my Patreon so you can still see me yelling if you like.
patreon.com/soozuk
Tom Henry had me and @soozuk.bsky.social on the latest episode of The Tom Henry Show.
Watch here: youtu.be/eD-R88qn3_4?si=ZsbyOI23z3N5h6vq
Whoa!
03.12.2025 18:29 β π 33 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0Philip K Dick movies all have names like CORTICAL IMPASSE and are based on short stories called like "Let's See What's Going On Down at the Brain Factory"
Was reminded of my very favorite tweet of all time today:
02.12.2025 21:26 β π 3038 π 635 π¬ 16 π 22Sooz "Princess Nut Nuts" Kempner @SoozUK β’ 1h Having one of those "why don't I just marry someone extremely rich?" days. Any proper rich guys who understand that the main attraction is going to be having a spare room I can use as a studio hit me up pls. ) 41 δΈ 000 REDACTEDβ’ 1h Apologies if this is a personal question, but do you have a garage or shed? 000 1| Sooz "Princess Nut Nuts" Kempner @SoozUK β’ 1h 000 Why? 17 ill REDACTED β’ 1m You can convert it into a half decent studio without crazy money and no need for a rich man :) 11 δΌ 000 Sooz "Princess Nut Nuts" Kempner @SoozUK Replying to @REDACTED Did you just mansplain rooms to me?
FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THIS
30.11.2025 17:07 β π 1137 π 117 π¬ 19 π 3@arrannz.bsky.social
30.11.2025 16:11 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Sooz can you please give me a quick call?
29.11.2025 14:44 β π 15 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A movie marquee advertises for the films Nuremberg in Zootopia 2
really went dark for the sequel
28.11.2025 17:41 β π 13773 π 2115 π¬ 159 π 145Iβm saving some big humour for then!
27.11.2025 20:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0ATTENTION: humour fans
My CD recording in Toronto on Friday is SOLD OUT, but there are some tickets left for Saturday.
Get them now, or become sorrowful!
SAT NOV 29
W/Hilarity Strikes (Ben Stager, Sam Burns, Nathan Hare) & Sooz Kempner
ποΈ: comedybar.ca/shows/michael-balazo-records-a-new-comedy-cd
Of course. But millions of Canadians are excited to see what happens next to the unforgettable characters from The Sweet Hereafter. Such as Mitchell Stephens, the lawyer from away.
26.11.2025 03:29 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Well, itβd be nice to catch up with the characters!
26.11.2025 03:25 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0ATTENTION: Prime Minister Carney
Please use your power to force them to make a sequel to this:
I would order Johnny Depp to make 4 more Mortdecai movies
25.11.2025 20:53 β π 79 π 6 π¬ 7 π 0Jackie Chan and Roman Polanski at the (Paris) premiere of RUSH HOUR 3 (Ratner, 2007)
The boys!
25.11.2025 21:14 β π 19 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Trump is forcing Hollywood to make a new Rush Hour. Now itβs time for Mark Carney to demand The Sweet Hereafter II.
25.11.2025 22:33 β π 47 π 12 π¬ 6 π 3Rush Hour 3 was admittedly not great but I think theyβll get it right with Part 4 now that theyβve had 18 years to think and reflect.
25.11.2025 22:00 β π 55 π 4 π¬ 5 π 0Get your tickets for Saturday to see a show you will always remember!
25.11.2025 13:54 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0- Kendrick vs. Drake
- Juicero
- Paul McCartney creating "Wonderful Christmastime"
- Crime Mob creating "Knuck If You Buck"
- The "Honk If You're Horny" bumper sticker
Iβm recording a new comedy CD this weekend at Comedy Bar on Bloor Street in Toronto.
FRI NOV 28
W/Jackie Pirico, James Hartnett & Chris Locke
SAT NOV 29
W/Hilarity Strikes (Ben Stager, Sam Burns & Nathan Hare) & Sooz Kempner
Tickets: comedybar.ca/shows/michael-balazo-records-a-new-comedy-cd
RIP Jimmy Cliff
youtu.be/Kddp0S1NB4E?...
Sooz Kempnerβs 4th Annual End of the World NYE Party Completely free but donations welcome From 9pm GMT twitch.tv/soozkempner
New Year's Eve is a BITCH. It's a fortune to get a cab or get in to a pub and things get CRAZY. Since 2022 I've turned down any NYE gigs offered coz who can be arsed to travel when I can just do it from my own bastard bedroom. Join me with your fave bevvy this NYE! FREE!
twitch.tv/soozkempner
To me, Toronto is the most exotic place on earth. Where else has so many stores and banks?
22.11.2025 02:07 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0trump staring at his phone while looking amazing
Donald Trump left on two blue ticks after Zohran goes back to New York π’
21.11.2025 22:30 β π 364 π 44 π¬ 4 π 4GET YOUR TICKETS for my upcoming CD recording at Comedy Bar in Toronto!
FRI NOV 29
W/Jackie Pirico, James Hartnett & Chris Locke
SAT NOV 29
W/Hilarity Strikes (Ben Stager, Sam Burns, Nathan Hare) & Sooz Kempner
Tickets: comedybar.ca/shows/michael-balazo-records-a-new-comedy-cd
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Canada can rock without fear once more!
21.11.2025 20:47 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If you're in Toronto next weekend you should go and see @mbalazo.bsky.social record his third album (the first two are available to listen to for free online and when I heard the first one I got a crush on him). AND GET THIS, he's FLYING ME OUT to be a support act on the 29th. So get tickets NOW.
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