A NIGHT OF COMEDY, HUGGING, AND THE OCCASIONAL AWKWARD SILENCE; HOLD THE MUSIC: I have little to say about last night's comedy block, but didn't want it to go unlauded. I'll limit my comment to the comedy goldmine that is Ron Swanson's wood shop. Mark commented on the oily rags atop the wood-burning stove, but neglected to mention the immediately adjacent propane tank, and there seemed to be layers and layers of safety-hazard gags jostling for attention.
Also, I covet Ron Swanson's extensive array of well-stored clamps. Realism in the background of a one-episode set often isn't a priority on half-hour comedies, so I appreciate that somebody -- be it somebody in set design, set construction, or expert woodworker Offerman himself -- was there to ensure that the woodworker's clamp fetish was accurately represented. You really can't ever have enough clamps.
