Comedians vs. C-SPAN
Before tonight’s nerd prom in Washington, here’s a montage of various comedians at the White House Correspondents Association dinner making cracks about C-SPAN over the decades…
No Longer Conflicted About Cosby
For several years, I was conflicted about Bill Cosby. It started, of course, when women by the dozens began coming forward with stories about how he had drugged, sexually assaulted, and raped them. While the #MeToo movement has taken off since the claims against Harvey Weinstein and other powerful men, Cosby’s ugliness pre-dates much of […]
A Wolf Much Funnier Than Blitzer
I just caught up with comedian Michelle Wolf’s HBO special, “Nice Lady.” I wasn’t familiar with her before — not being a regular viewer of “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” — but she had me laughing out loud several times. She’s going to be the entertainment at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner this […]
Random Thoughts
Using our voices instead of our fingers to get information from search providers and elsewhere is becoming more and more common. I recently bought an Amazon Alexa and am amazed at how good it is at voice recognition. I rarely have to repeat myself, and the response is nearly instantaneous. Google’s voice search is also […]
Rain Pryor Talks About Richard Pryor
Comedy legend Richard Pryor would be 77 years old today. Here’s a conversation I had several years ago with his daughter, Rain Pryor, when she published her book about him, “Jokes My Father Never Taught Me.” We discussed the N-word controversy that’s still humming after the Michael Richards incident and the reaction of some black […]
Andy Friendly, “Willing To Be Lucky”
My conversation with TV writer/producer Andy Friendly, who worked with Richard Pryor, Tom Snyder, Johnny Carson, Roseanne, Dick Cavett, and many more.