Patton Oswalt's Epic 'Star Wars' Rant Wins 'Parks and Rec'

Filibustering — a governmental practice basically built in to allow lawmakers to hear themselves speak for long periods of time — is perhaps one of the dullest things to go on in real life. So leave it to Patton Oswalt to make filibustering a work of pure comedic genius.

On Thursday's episode of Parks and Recreation, Oswalt guest stars as a Pawnee resident who invokes a bylaw about citizen filibustering to delay a city council vote. The show's producers gave Oswalt full creative power for the scene, asking him to simply "ramble a bit about whatever subject he wanted."

And he did — about Star Wars. Read more...