07/27/1978
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN cites it as the prime example of going absurdly deep on a tiny subject, and as a favorite among long YouTube videos.
What it is
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.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2020 to 2026.
What Hacker News said
Recommends bdowling · 2020-11 · on “Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)”
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. [this video]
Recommends adzm · 2023-04 · on “If Philip Glass Were a Film”
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] [this video]
Recommends adzm · 2023-05 · on “The Odd Appeal Of Absurdly Long YouTube Videos”
It'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. [this video]
Cites yellowapple · 2020-12 · on “Philip Glass: My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies (2017)”
I'd listened to Philip Glass quite a bit through studying music in high school (including some exposure from the drum and bugle corps scene), but hilariously enough it's his composition for Kundun that stuck with me: [this video]
Cites kickscondor · 2021-05 · on “●●|●●●●●|●●|●”
These 'going deep' videos also bring to mind 'The Lasangacat Monologue': [this video] (Originally ran across this in HN comments btw)