Why would I buy tickets to see Steve Martin and Martin Short at The Fox Theatre later this year when I just watched their entire show on Netflix? Even if I had only seen bits and pieces of it, I still wouldn’t go because they didn’t make me smile, let alone laugh. The show’s subtitle, […]
A few weeks ago, I recommended Nell Scovell’s book “Just The Funny Parts,” in which she not only writes about her career as a TV (mostly comedy) writer, but also about the sexism she encountered both on the job and while looking for more opportunities. One of the personalities she wrote about was David Letterman, […]
My wife and I went to see the first of Trevor Noah’s two sold-out shows at The Peabody on Friday night, and we had a great time. Noah, who has really grown into his role as host of “The Daily Show,” did about 70 minutes of standup while moving about the stage, as my wife […]
It seems like we go through this every year. The White House Correspondents Association hires a topical comedian to headline their annual event in Washington, and afterwards, the usual humorless blowhards come out of the woodwork to decry that comedian’s material as being too harsh for such an august occasion. The haters already have their […]
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…
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 […]