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Merrill Markoe
underrated
Nov. 12, 2020
Why Robert Benchley Was the Master of Comedy About Nothing
A chat with Merrill Markoe about what she learned from her favorite Algonquin humorist.
By
Bethy Squires
adult swim
Oct. 21, 2016
Space Ghost: Coast to Coast
and the Birth of the Weird
Any “weird” show on the air today has this brilliantly weird Adult Swim comedy to thank.
By
Ramsey Ess
Sept. 26, 2014
Inside the Confusing Origins of David Letterman’s Top Ten List
The following excerpt is reprinted with permission from Brian Abrams’s new book AND NOW…An Oral History of “Late Night with David Letterman,” […]
By
Brian Abrams
Apr. 10, 2014
This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Merrill Markoe Talks with Julie Klausner
The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. […]
By
Jessye Mc Garry
May 29, 2012
Checking in Halfway Through ‘And Here’s The Kicker’
Two weeks ago, we named And Here’s The Kicker as the first book of the Splitsider Comedy Book Club. The plan is to give everyone a month to […]
By
Jesse David Fox
Feb. 3, 2012
Watching Tom Snyder Interview Young Versions of Letterman, Markoe and […]
The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
By
Ramsey Ess
Feb. 2, 2012
Look Back on Letterman’s 30 Years of Stupid Pet Tricks and Top Ten Lists
David Letterman has been a late-night host for 30 years yesterday, and it’s worth taking a look back through this collection of clips ranging […]
By
Hallie Cantor
Jan. 6, 2012
Inside the Almost 100% Successful 1985 Late Night with David Letterman Book
Everyone knows that Merrill Markoe just wrote a book called Cool, Calm & Contentious. But did you know she also did a first book? It’s […]
By
Patrick Mortensen
things that make you go hmmm
Nov. 1, 2011
David Letterman Asked Ex to Write Jokes for His Intern Girlfriend
True story.
By
Willa Paskin