Newswire 8.17.15 Jason Zinoman’s piece in today’s New York Times was a nice homage to some past and present friends and other folks, too. NY Times Remembers Charlie Barnett and Others He does a nice job of reminding us of Charlie Barnett for example, however he misses a key episode of the story which I […]
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Scampaign 2016. Trump Files For Moral Bankruptcy
Scampaign 8.10.15 So Donald Trump doesn’t have the time for “Political Correctness?” Fine. Can’t he at the very least spare a second or two not be an absolute douche? I guess I would be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt over an issue like The NFL’s Washington “Red Slurs,” but when it […]
Hyp Hyp Hypocrisy. Iran, Israel and Military Aide To The Ayatollah
Hyp Hyp Hypocisy 8.10.15 I got to spend some time yesterday with some dear old friends who I love and respect tremendously and was mildly surprised to find how deeply they are opposed to the nuclear deal with Iran. In short, the threat they perceive to Israel is at the root of all this, yet […]
Scampaign 2016. The First Debate. 8/6/15
It’s silly season in presidential politics right now, with a cricus clown leading the pack and people asking seriously if it’s for real? No. It’s not. We haven’t even bused voters in for the Iowa Straw Poll yet. Michele Bachman won that one last cycle and took the lead. Then Herman Cain stepped up for […]
Covering Comedy
On April 1, 1986, I launched Comedy USA magazine with a party and live show at The Comic Strip in New York. It was a magazine dedicated to rising stand up comedy stars and everything about their business. The conceit that made this publication different was that the people who produced it were also professionals […]