THE VIDEO SHELF · garfield absurdist analysis
07/27/1978
An hour-long absurdist Lasagna Cat video in which John Blyth Barrymore muses philosophically on a single Garfield strip. It is set to the full score of Philip Glass's Kundun.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN cites it as the prime example of going absurdly deep on a tiny subject, and as a favorite among long YouTube videos.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- lasagnacat
- Topic
- garfield absurdist analysis
- Format
- comedy
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I prefer `lasagnacat` for my existential/surreal Garfield riffs. [LINK] My favorite may be this one, a one-hour single-take monologue about finding the meaning of life in a Garfield strip. [VIDEO]
bdowling on Hacker News · 2020-11
In Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)I never realized this was also the score used in the 07/27/1978 episode of Lasagna Cat [0] which is also a great watch. [0] [VIDEO]
adzm on Hacker News · 2023-04
In If Philip Glass Were a FilmIt's only an hour, but I love this deep absurd analysis of a single Garfield comic. An hour long, set to the music of Kundun by Philip Glass. [VIDEO]
adzm on Hacker News · 2023-05
In The Odd Appeal Of Absurdly Long YouTube Videos
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.