June 25, 2012
At The Just For Laughs Festival in Comedy’s First City Reclamation of The Second City as Chicago’s once pejorative nickname happened long before I developed an interest in comedy. And as an avid […]
Jan. 18, 2012
Talking to Chris Lilley about Angry Boys, Summer Heights High, and We Can […] Subtlety is probably not what you’d expect from a comedian who trades in fat suits and black face, but it’s the medium in which Australian […]
Dec. 28, 2011
The Year’s Best Humor Writing 2011 It’s a good thing I enjoy humor because, if I had to estimate, I’d put the number of humor pieces I’ve read this year somewhere in the low […]
Apr. 8, 2011
Watching Stoner Movies as a Lifelong Non-Smoker
Never have I found myself defenseless against the undead, or an ex-pat African prince, a thirty-something careerist shopping for surrogates, […]
Mar. 22, 2011
A Guide to Comedians in Commercials: ‘Hey, It’s That Guy!’ Comedians in commercials are definitely a thing. I’m no good at trivia, but I can always impress my (non-comedy nerd) friends and family […]
Mar. 1, 2011
Your Wildest Dreams, Within Reason: The Intersection of Fantasy and Harsh […] “Like blurbs, an author’s choice of title is very important… Take Gravity’s Rainbow. That is a terrific title. Why? Because it tells you what […]
Jan. 24, 2011
The Onion News Network’s Spot-On Evisceration of Cable News Most people tuning into Friday’s premiere of The Onion News Network on IFC probably knew what to expect. For over 20 years, The Onion’s brand […]
Dec. 31, 2010
The Year’s Best Humor Writing Save the occasional illustration, picture, or creative departure from form, print and web humorists are charged with making us laugh without […]
Dec. 20, 2010
The Depressive’s Guide to Comedy: Laughing to Keep From Crying I often joke about being depressed and uninsured* because laughter is literally the best medicine I can afford right now –- and I’ve shopped […]
Oct. 21, 2010
Where Have All the Humorists Gone?, Part 2: Conversations with Modern […] Be sure to check out Part 1 of Where Have All the Humorists Gone?, Robert Benchley, S.J. Perelman and the Decline of Modern Humor […]
Oct. 19, 2010
Where Have All the Humorists Gone?, Part 1: Robert Benchley, S.J. Perelman […] Among aspiring comedy writers, the would-be print humorist seems rare. Though The Onion, McSweeney’s, and The New Yorker are high-profile […]
