Music:
Ben Folds, The Weakerthans, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Uncle Tupelo, The Jayhawks, Wilco, The Format, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Tenacious D, The Statler Brothers, Son Volt, Fountains of Wayne, The Decemberists, The Mountain Goats
Movies:
All Marx Brothers...even Big Store, Most Kevin Smith, Barely any Kubrick.
Television:
Mr. Show, The State, West Wing, Prison Break, America's Funniest Home Videos (except the ones that involve children or animals...yawn), Any and all television documentary shows (Airline, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Family Plots) The Sopranos, The Ultimate Fighter, Family Guy.
Books:
Harpo Speaks, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Fargo Rock City, High Fidelity, The Corrections, Both of Wrestler Mick Foley's Autobiograpies, All of Al Franken's books.