I may not be a comedian, but I do know this: a lot of people have a lot of opinions on how to break into the field. One of the most common pieces of advice I’ve heard is that aspiring performers must relocate to Los Angeles or New York City, where they’ll inevitably have to wait tables or babysit rambunctious children until they can book a major gig. It doesn’t have to be that way though, says comedian Lahna Turner, who believes there are many different ways to make it in the industry. Being a small fish in a big pond isn’t the solution for everyone, and she’s all about what works best for each particular person. She loves her life, so the comedian must be doing something right!

The commercial parody is not the most sophisticated form of humor out there — usually it’s some variation of the same joke over and over again — but done well, they can be very, very funny. In the last few years, especially since we some of us now spend about 17% of our workdays emailing funny videos to one another, the commercial parody has become even more widespread. Here are a few of the best.

With all the debate over privilege, race, nepotism, hipsterism and feminism in HBO’s “Girls,” it’s easy to forget there’s a sizable coalition of pearl-clutchers who are also icked out about the new HBO comu-drama. And it’s not because Lena Dunham has a famous mom or Lena Dunham’s character has a leg up in life. It’s because the girls on Girls are having the s-e-x.

The Washington Times described it as a “sexual wasteland” that shows how my generation has been “tutored by a popular culture that doesn’t much care” about romance and love. Sex is leading to the downfall of women! Now why do I feel like I’ve heard this before…