James Thurber, Woody Allen and David Sedaris are among America’s 50 funniest writers, living and dead, as suggested by comedian and satirist Andy Borowitz (left) in his new book The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion published by The Library of America. Also making the grade were: [...]
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New Book Lists America’s 50 Funniest Writers
Filed Under: Books / Fiction, Books / Non-Fiction, Magazines, Movies, Newspapers, Radio, Stand-up, Television Tagged With: Andy Borowitz, Anita Loos, Bernie Mac, Bruce Jay Friedman, Bruce McCall, Calvin Trillin, Charles Portis, Dave Barry, David Owen, David Rakoff, David Sedaris, Donald Barthelme, Dorothy Parker, E. B. White, Fran Lebowitz, Frank Sullivan, Garrison Keillor, George Ade, George Carlin, George Saunders, George W. S. Trow, H. L. Mencken, Henry Beard, Hunter S. Thompson, Ian Frazier, Jack Handey, James Thurber, Jean Shepherd, Jenny Allen, John Hughes, Langston Hughes, Larry Wilmore, Lenny Bruce, Mark O'Donnell, Mark Twain, Michael O'Donoghue, Molly Ivins, Nora Ephron, O. Henry, Peter De Vries, Philip Roth, Ring Lardner, Roy Blount Jr., S. J. Perelman, Sinclair Lewis, Sloane Crosley, Susan Orlean, Terry Southern, The Onion, Tom Wolfe, Veronica Geng, Wanda Sykes, Woody Allen
Drunk Stoned…A Lively Reminder of Forgotten Era
A hip, subversive, and often bawdy publication, the National Lampoon magazine was – popularity wise – The Onion of it’s time, bursting onto the scene in April 1970 before delivering a career-launching theater production (Lemmings), sending key contributors to a then-emerging Saturday Night Live, and releasing a comedy classic in Animal House. But like a [...]
Filed Under: Books / Fiction, Books / Non-Fiction, Illustration, Interviews, Magazines, Movies, Radio Tagged With: Animal House, Anne Beatty, Breakfast Club, Brian McConnachie, Bruce McCall, Caddyshack, Charles Rodrigues, Christopher Cerf, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Deadwood, Doug Kenney, Edward Gorey, Fred Graver, George Carlin, Gerry Sussman, Ghostbusters, Heavy Metal magazine, Henry Beard, Jeff Greenfield, John Hughes, John Weidman, Josh Karp, Kindergarten Cop, Lemmings, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Miami Vice, Michael Gross, Michael O'Donoghue, National Lampoon magazine, NYPD Blue, P.J. O'Rourke, Peter Kaminsky, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Pretty in Pink, Rick Meyerowitz, Rob Hoffman, Ron Barrett, Ron Hauge, Sam Gross, Saturday Night Live, SCTV, Sean Kelly, Sesame Street, Spinal Tap, Square Pegs, Tedd Mann, The Mona Gorilla, The New Yorker magazine, The Onion, The Simpsons, Tony Hendra
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