Posts Tagged with "satire"

Chevy Chase, satire and anger

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

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Dennis Perrin over at Red State Son has some interesting thoughts about Chevy Chase’s ongoing comedic straight-talk. I was particularly interested in what Dennis said near the end, comparing the blunt, righteous anger of comedians during Watergate to the weak tea being peddled today. Even with legends-in-the-making like Stewart and Colbert there seems to be [...]

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This just in: Stephen Colbert has a pair

Monday, May 1, 2006

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As many of you know, I spent much of my twenties trying to get things that were actually funny broadcast on television and published in magazines. This is relatively impossible when you’re dealing with a large-scale outlet like The New Yorker (for which Jon and I wrote pieces) or SNL (for which Jon and I [...]

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Tom Robbins, Life of Brian

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

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I’ve never read any Tom Robbins, but this interview certainly makes me want to pick some up. Can anybody suggest a book? Also, after a truly splendid article on PG Wodehouse, The New Yorker’s Anthony Lane follows it up with an incredibly blockheaded (and, frankly, insulting) review of Monty Python’s rereleased “Life of Brian.” The [...]

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Stephen Fry on PG Wodehouse

Thursday, January 15, 2004

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Kate got me the complete Jeeves and Wooster on DVD for Christmas, and we’ve been chomping through them at a steady clip. Both Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster and Stephen Fry as Jeeves are pitch-perfect. Meanwhile, Ed Page pointed me to a nice appreciation of PGW by Fry in the Independent. Have you read any [...]

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The Nation on The New Yorker on The War on Terror

Sunday, May 18, 2003

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Those of you irritated by my constant carping about The New Yorker magazine, might take a look at this essay by Daniel Lazare in The Nation. For those pressed for time, I’ll simply reprint the last two paragraphs of the essay below: “…The New Yorker may be just one example of a magazine that has [...]

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Satire, UK-style

Tuesday, January 28, 2003

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In England, there is satire about things other than celebrities. Some veterans of the late, lamented Establishment (for a few short years in the Sixties, the UK’s version of Second City) did an hour-long mockumentary called “Iraq and a Hard Place,” which you can read about (and download, if you have a fast connection). It’s [...]

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More Politix!

Thursday, January 23, 2003

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A professor from Iowa is set to battle AT+T over the phrase “Freedom of Expression.” He trademarked it, now they’re using it in an ad campaign. Get the full story here. Spurred on by lawsuit-loving companies, the world of intellectual property law is getting crazier and crazier. But since it is, here’s hoping that this [...]

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