The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for January 31, 2024

surprised you didn’t end up at the Def Comedy Jam’

For those who don’t get it, Matlin is deaf and starred in West Wind, Switched at Birth and other things. R2D2 must have heard it wrong as “deaf star.”

Good one, and I learned something!

Thanks for the explanation!

Tour bus passes a group of geeks engaged in Star Wars cosplay. The bus driver is unprepared for this and resorts to his script. Hahaha

Had to think for a moment, but that’s hilarious. Made me LOL!

Apparently Marlee isn’t the only one with a hearing problem in this strip.

Mixed up again, C-3PO?

Better than hearing “Dead Star”

Marlee was one of the few earthbound star sightings I had when I lived in Southern California (at my favorite Japanese restaurant called Sakura in La Cañada Flintridge). Her table was near ours, but we didn’t interrupt her meal. I know I’d hate it if someone got between me and my sushi!

That’s no moon.

That tour sounds like fun.

What!? What1? Give me a sign.

Do you mean West Wing?

Yes

Watch West Wing: it’s great!!!

This is one of the few Hilburn strips in which it’s up to the reader to supply the pun.

No sign of her.

wow, what a def strip…

funny

Thks.

3CPO is obliquely saying Han Solo speaks with a lisp, haha.

Of course “deaf star” is correct, but before I read that in the comments, I thought the joke had something to do with “Star Tours,” which is a name of one of those sightseeing buses in Hollywood, as well as the name of the first Star Wars ride at Disneyland.