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1. John Mulaney to Star on Broadway in a New Comedy About Love

Author

Bahr, Sarah

Subjects
All In: Comedy About Love (Play) -- Planning, Comedians -- Works, Broadway theater -- Planning, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

''All In: Comedy About Love,'' a new play by Simon Rich, includes a celebrity cast taking on the roles of pirates, dogs and other zany characters. John Mulaney is coming [...]

Published
2024

2. Ed Helms's podcast explores a Washington Post scoop that rocked America

Author

Daniels, Omari

Subjects
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Powers and duties, Podcasting, Electronic surveillance -- Reports, Comedians -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Omari Daniels When Ed Helms received a book from his aunt as a Christmas gift in 2014, it didn't just sit on his shelf. The actor, writer and comedian [...]

Published
2024

3. John McIntire comedy talk show in Oakmont dedicated to Dr. Cyril Wecht

Author

Papalia, Alexis

Subjects
World's On Fire (Video Series), Comedians -- Works, Forensic pathologists -- Appreciation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Alexis Papalia Jun. 7The world's on fire and John McIntire is here to make everyone laugh about it. Since 2007, McIntire has been hosting a comedy talk show with [...]

Published
2024

4. A song about Drake's butt might be a real breakthrough for AI art

Author

Park, Gene

Subjects
BBL Drizzy (Sound recording) -- Authorship, Artificial intelligence -- Usage, Comedians -- Works, Video production -- Methods -- Technology application, Music videos -- Authorship, Artificial intelligence, Technology application, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Gene Park The chorus rings out in the hallways of your mom's home, wedding chapels, spin classes and your own head. âBBL Drizzyâ is an infectious hit, and plenty [...]

Published
2024

5. Six Comics, All Very Streamable

Author

Zinoman, Jason

Subjects
Worst Daddy in the World (Television program), Hot Cross Buns (Television program), Straight for Pay (Television program), Seasoned Professional (Television program), Hello Again (Television program), On The Road (Soder, Dan) (Television program), Comedians -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Jenny Slate, Dan Soder, Cara Connors, Tig Notaro, David Cross and Dave Attell stamp these hours with particularly rich sensibilities. Jenny Slate, 'Seasoned Professional' (Amazon Prime Video) [Video: Watch on [...]

Published
2024

6. Larry David lives in hell

Author

Kachka, Boris

Subjects
Curb Your Enthusiasm (Television program), Comedians -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Boris Kachka In the 1940s, the German playwright Bertolt Brecht spent five years in exile, most of them in a tidy white house in Santa Monica, Calif. He didnÇÖt [...]

Published
2024

7. New 'SNL' star Hernandez just needs FIFA on his iPad, whisky

Author

Avila, Pamela

Subjects
Saturday Night Live (Television program), Comedians -- Works, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Pamela AvilaUSA TODAY Stand-up comedian and self-proclaimed short king, Marcello Hernandez has proved to be a comedic force since joining 'Saturday Night Live' as a featured player. Hernandez has [...]

Published
2024

8. 'Curb' Spun Gold Out of Gripes and Grievances

Author

Poniewozik, James

Subjects
Curb Your Enthusiasm (Season 12) (Television program), Curb Your Enthusiasm (Television program), Comedians -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

At the end of his 1999 HBO special, ''Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm,'' David wraps up a stand-up comedy set by telling his audience he has no more material for [...]

Published
2024

9. After diversity scandal, ceremony looks for redemption on new network

Author

della Cava, Marco

Subjects
Golden Globe Awards -- 2023 AD, Entertainment industry -- Rites, ceremonies and celebrations -- 2023 AD, Comedians -- Works, Scandals -- 2023 AD, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Marco della Cava, USA TODAY The Golden Globes formally invites you to give them another chance. After a few years of self-inflicted scandal, the first big awards show of [...]

Published
2024

10. Teaching Middle School Students About Structural Racism with Trevor Noah's 'Born a Crime'

Author

Almanssori, Salsabel

Subjects
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Autobiography) -- Educational aspects, Comedians -- Works, Institutional racism -- Educational aspects, Business, Fashion, accessories and textiles industries, Retail industry
Abstract

The first chapter of Trevor Noah's Born a Crime grabbed the attention of the entire class. 'Run,' it's pointedly called, and it details the story that led to Noah, his [...]

Published
2022
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11. A Political Divide Is an Easy Line To Walk Across

Author

Zinoman, Jason

Subjects
Beautiful Dogs (Television program), Comedians -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The comic's savvy approach fits into the evolving meaning of conservatism and has resulted in hugely popular stand-up specials, like ''Beautiful Dogs'' on Netflix. At the start of his new [...]

Published
2023

12. May as Well Turn Dread on Its Head

Author

Vincentelli, Elisabeth

Subjects
Death, Let Me Do My Show (Play), Comedians -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The writer-performer wanted to avoid the pandemic, but couldn't. Her new solo show dives into birth, death and cosmic confusion. Rachel Bloom came to perform her latest live show in [...]

Published
2023

13. Giving Stand-Up the Old Razzle-Dazzle

Author

Zinoman, Jason

Subjects
Now More Than Ever (Television program), Comedians -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

In his new Max special, ''Now More Than Ever,'' the comedian mixes cringe comedy and cabaret to dizzying effect. John Early's boundary-blurring new Max special, ''Now More Than Ever,'' has [...]

Published
2023

14. 'Alternative Holiday Vibes' to Make the Yuletide Gay: A trio of queer acts go on the road this festive season in shows that range from 'the silly and wholesome to the sexy and blasphemous'

Author

Spitznagel, Eric

Subjects
Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show (Performance), O Come Let Us Adore Them (Performance), Have You Heard of Christmas? (Performance), Drag queens -- Works, Comedians -- Works, Dancers -- Works, Arts and entertainment industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

If your idea of the perfect holiday show involves dancing sugar plums and family-friendly carols, there's no shortage of options. But if you're looking for something a little different--say, a [...]

Published
2023

15. British Political Landscape Attracts a Transplant Idea

Author

Ibekwe, Desiree

Subjects
Pod Save the U.K. (Podcast), Comedians -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The company behind ''Pod Save America'' is starting a British version of the popular liberal show. One evening early in 2018, the British comedian Nish Kumar received a call from [...]

Published
2023

16. Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking Mulaney's 'Baby J' on Netflix, Aerosmith returning to Pittsburgh one last time

Author

Owen, Rob

Subjects
Baby J (Television program) -- Appreciation, Screenwriters -- Demonstrations and protests, Comedians -- Works, Concerts -- Planning, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Aerosmith (Music group) -- Planning
Abstract

Byline: Rob Owen May 1In this episode of the 'Pittsburgh Pop' podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including [...]

Published
2023

17. 'SNL' parodies Angel Reese on Weekend Update

Author

Holland, Monica

Subjects
Saturday Night Live (Television program), Comedians -- Works, Women basketball players -- Portrayals, News, opinion and commentary, Louisiana State University
Abstract

Byline: Monica Holland, Lafayette Daily Advertiser, USA TODAY Network The level of LSU women's basketball star Angel Reese's fame has gone all the way to 'Saturday Night Live.' Not quite [...]

Published
2023

18. Inside the List

Author

Egan, Elisabeth

Subjects
Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation (Autobiography) -- Rankings, Comedians -- Works, Best sellers -- Rankings, Literature/writing
Abstract

With the unfortunate exception of menus and cash registers, the idea of ''disruption'' now feels like a prepandemic phenomenon. But Hannah Gadsby breathes new life into the concept in her [...]

Published
2022

19. THE 40ISH MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN COMEDY

Author

Abramovitch, Seth

Subjects
Filmmakers -- Works, Comedians -- Works, Arts and entertainment industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

THR polls industry insiders and mines the data (because what s I more hilarious than polling and data?] to assemble this second X annual list of the artists and executives [...]

Published
2019

20. 'That Felt Real to Me': When Reality Theatre and Reality Television Collide

Author

McLeod, Kimberley

Subjects
Nathan for You (Television program) -- Criticism and interpretation, Theater -- Evaluation, Reality television programs -- Evaluation, Comedians -- Works, Performance art -- Evaluation, Parodies -- Evaluation, Theater companies -- Evaluation, Arts, visual and performing, Literature/writing
Abstract

In an episode of his satirical television show Nathan for You, comedian Nathan Fielder creates an original theatre production in order to exploit a legal loophole that allows smoking in bars if it is part of a performance. The project begins as a one-off invisible theatre performance but quickly morphs into an experiment in the possibilities and limits of theatre of the real when Fielder re-stages the initial event with actors so the production can be repeatable, and thus marketable as a consistent product. In the 'Smokers Allowed' episode, Fielder's comedic attempts to painstakingly recreate events highlight the inherent ridiculousness of reality-based performances. This Nathan for You episode brings together two related approaches to performance-reality television and reality theatre--that are linked through their focus on reality, but which tend to diverge in content and reception. In doing so, he reveals a double standard in the cultural valuation of reality television and theatre of the real-one that ironically relies on an anti-theatrical bias towards televisual forms. At a time when there is heightened anxiety about what constitutes reality and an increasing concern that all realities are constructed, Fielder's satire raises a number of pressing questions related to performance and the real, including: How might a satirical, comedic approach to theatre of the real help us understand omissions and biases within this form? How might acknowledging that all reality-based art forms are fundamentally absurd open up this field to new possibilities? Dans un episode de son emission tele satirique Nathan for You, l'humoriste Nathan Fielder monte une production theatrale inedite pour exploiter une clause qui permet de fumer dans les bars en toute legalite dans le cadre d'une performance. Au debut, le spectacle ne doit avoir lieu qu'une seule fois et passer inaperque, mais la chose a vite fait de se transformer en exploration des possibilites et des limites du theatre du reel quand Fielder decide de mettre en scene le spectacle initial avec des comediens de maniere a ce qu'il puisse etre reproduit et donc commercialise en tant que produit homogene. Dans l'episode <>, les tentatives humoristiques par Fielder de reproduire les evenements dans leurs moindres details soulignent le ridicule inherent aux performances axees sur la realite. Cet episode de Nathan for You regroupe deux approches a la performance--celle de la tele-realite et du theatre de la realite--qui partagent un meme souci de la realite, mais dont le contenu et la reception tendent a diverger. Ce faisant, Fielder fait ressortir un double standard quant a la valorisation de la tele-realite et du theatre du reel qui, de maniere ironique, s'appuie sur un discours anti-theatral favorable aux formes televisuelles. A une epoque ou l'on se soucie de plus en plus de ce qui compose la realite et de la maniere dont celle-ci est construite, la satire de Fielder souleve un certain nombre de questions urgentes relatives a la performance et a la realite. Par exemple, comment une approche satirique et humoristique au theatre du reel peut-elle nous aider a comprendre les omissions et les prejuges presents dans ce genre? Et comment le fait de reconnattre que toutes les formes d'art basees sur la realite sont fondamentalement absurdes peut-il ouvrir ce champ a de nouvelles possibilites?, Scene one. It looks like an average night in the 1881 Club in Pasadena. Some patrons sit at tables and others hover by the bar ordering drinks and chatting with [...]

Published
2018

21. Your Romantic Red Flags, Raised for All to See

Author

Cherelus, Gina

Subjects
Why Are You Single? (Media program), Dating (Social customs) -- Humor and anecdotes, Comedians -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

As the host of ''Why Are You Single?,'' a new live game show, the comedian will help determine whether you are the problem. On a Wednesday night in Brooklyn, onstage [...]

Published
2023

22. This Weekend I Have

Author

Lyons, Margaret

Subjects
Break Point (Documentary Film), Trial & Error (Television program), Atsuko Okatsuka: The Intruder (Television program), Comedians -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Our TV critic recommends checking out a distinctive stand-up special, a tender tennis documentary and a true-crime mockumentary you might have missed. This weekend I have ... an hour, and [...]

Published
2023

23. Dave Chappelle (Gersh)

Author

Hayden, Erik

Subjects
Chappelle's Home Team (Television program), Television programs -- Production and direction, Comedians -- Works, Arts and entertainment industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Dave Chappelle (Gersh) will executive produce and host four Netflix comedy specials, dubbed Chappelle's Home Team, with each featuring a different comic introduced by [...]

Published
2022

24. Mo's Mo Amer: The stand-up comedian's Netflix comedy, inspired by his own experience, brings a nuanced portrait of immigrant life to the small screen

Author

Diamond, Jason

Subjects
Mo (Television program), Comedians -- Works, Immigrants -- Portrayals, Arts and entertainment industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

At its core, Netflix's Mo is a show about faith. There's the faith Mo Amer's character and his family have in the American legal system that they hope will make [...]

Published
2022

25. Stand-Ups Caught In the Parent Trap

Author

Zinoman, Jason

Subjects
The King's Jester (Television program) -- Personalities, Ladykiller (Television program) -- Personalities, Little Big Boy (Television program) -- Personalities, Comedians -- Works, Parenting -- Methods -- Portrayals, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Specials from Nick Kroll, Hasan Minhaj and other young dads and moms show just how difficult it is to mine fresh insights from such worked-over terrain. There are an endless [...]

Published
2022

26. PUBLICIZING PRIVATE LIVES IN A RAINBOW NATION: THE YEAR IN SOUTH AFRICA

Author

Tembo, Nick Mdika

Subjects
Born a Crime and Other Stories (Nonfiction work) -- Criticism and interpretation, Exit: A True Story (Autobiography) -- Criticism and interpretation, Miss Behave (Autobiography) -- Criticism and interpretation, Authors, American -- Works, Women executives -- Works, Comedians -- Works, Humanities
Abstract

Free speech during the apartheid era was not possible, especially for blacks. M. Neelika Jayawardane noted in her 2013 Symposium Magazine article, titled 'Memoirs Take a Daring Turn in South [...]

Published
2017

27. This Weekend I Have

Author

Lyons, Margaret

Subjects
Interview With the Vampire (Television program), Ramy: Season 3 (Television program), Jungle (Television program), Comedians -- Works, Novelists -- Works, Actors -- Works, Actresses -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Our TV critic recommends a vampy adaptation, a surprising rap drama and the astonishing return of ''Ramy.'' This weekend I have ... an hour, and I'm tired of zombies. 'Anne [...]

Published
2022

28. Mike Birbiglia's Next Act Is Coming to Broadway

Author

Paulson, Michael

Subjects
The Old Man & the Pool (Play) -- Planning, Comedians -- Works, Broadway theater -- Planning, Stage adaptations -- Planning, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The comedic storyteller, who previously brought a solo show to Broadway in 2018, has a new act for a new age. Mike Birbiglia, the comedic storyteller who has mined his [...]

Published
2022

29. The Queue

Author

Brooks, Raillan

Subjects
Prey (Television program) -- Personalities -- Evaluation, Only Murders in the Building (Television program) -- Personalities -- Evaluation, Comedians -- Works, Actors -- Works, Actresses -- Works, Online social networks -- Usage, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, TikTok (Online social network) -- Usage
Abstract

Raillan Brooks, an editor for Arts & Leisure, is using the dregs of August to recharge with new favorites and old standbys. 'Only Murders in the Building' In the first [...]

Published
2022

30. James Murray and Carsen Smith Take Young Readers to Area 51 for Some Alien Fun

Author

Fales, Melissa

Subjects
Area 51 Interns (Picture story) -- Appreciation, Comedians -- Works, Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

COMEDIANS CARSEN SMITH AND JAMES 'MURR' MURRAY of Impractical Jokers fame have joined forces to create Area 51 Interns, a new children's book series about a group of kids who [...]

Published
2022

31. Alex Borstein (WME)

Author

Hayden, Erik

Subjects
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits (Television program), Comedians -- Works, Arts and entertainment industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Alex Borstein (WME) is readying her first Amazon Original comedy special, Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown [...]

Published
2023

32. Netflix employees are staging a walkout today as a fired organizer speaks out

Subjects
Netflix Inc. -- Labor relations, The Closer (Television program) -- Political aspects, Online information services -- Labor relations, Online services -- Labor relations, Comedians -- Works, Demonstrations -- Planning -- United States, Transgender people -- Portrayals, Information services -- Labor relations, Company business planning, Online information service, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=1047307202 BYLINE: ANDREW LIMBONG HOST: SCOTT DETROW SCOTT DETROW: Workers at Netflix are expected to stage a walkout today. It's the culmination of [...]

Published
2021

33. Netflix employees call for accountability

Subjects
Netflix Inc. -- Labor relations -- Public relations, The Closer (Television program) -- Political aspects, Online information services -- Labor relations -- Public relations, Comedians -- Works, Online services -- Labor relations -- Public relations, Information services -- Labor relations -- Public relations, Company public relations, Online information service, Market trend/market analysis, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=1047400950 HOST: ARI SHAPIRO ARI SHAPIRO: Netflix has been answering public criticism about the comedian Dave Chappelle's latest comedy special, and it also [...]

Published
2021

34. 'Marcel the Shell' made it to the big screen by staying small

Author

Floyd, Thomas

Subjects
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On (Motion picture) -- Appreciation, Filmmakers -- Works, Comedians -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Thomas Floyd Crafted out of a hermit crab shell, a googly eye and a pair of pink Polly Pocket tennis shoes, Marcel the Shell leaves an outsize impression that [...]

Published
2022

35. Performing a Comedy, About Abortion

Author

Jacobs, Julia

Subjects
Oh God, a Show About Abortion (Play), Oh Gosnell (Play), Filmmakers -- Works, Comedians -- Works, Abortion -- Portrayals, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Roe v. Wade 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
Abstract

Alison Leiby had just performed her show ''Oh God, a Show About Abortion'' when she learned of the leaked draft opinion showing that the court could be on the verge [...]

Published
2022

36. Her Show Changed. She Did, Too

Author

Soloski, Alexis

Subjects
Better Things (Television program), Comedians -- Works, Actors -- Works, Actresses -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The bittersweet FX comedy wrapped up on Monday with a final encapsulation of its motto, Adlon said: ''Life is funny, and we can't stop living because things are awful.'' ''I [...]

Published
2022

37. The talented Mr Pooter, suburban literature, and a run-in with Jeffrey Archer

Author

Hislop, Ian

Subjects
Diary of a Nobody (Novel) -- Authorship, Comedians -- Works, Novelists -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

I have spent the week rereading The Diary of a Nobody, which is probably not a very good idea when writing a diary for the New Statesman. The fictional diary [...]

Published
2022

38. Chappelle walkout not just about transphobia

Author

Finke, Leigh

Subjects
Netflix Inc. -- Labor relations, The Closer (Television program) -- Political aspects, Online information services -- Labor relations, Comedians -- Works, Online services -- Labor relations, Transgender people -- Portrayals -- Civil rights, Information services -- Labor relations, Online information service, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Leigh Finke, Media producer Members of the trans employee resource group at Netflix staged a walkout Wednesday. The resource group also released demands for Netflix to comply with, including [...]

Published
2021

39. Netflix Employees Walk Out to Protest Chappelle Stand-Up Special

Author

Koblin, John and Sperling, Nicole

Subjects
Netflix Inc. -- Officials and employees -- Demonstrations and protests, Dave Chappelle: The Closer (Television program) -- Demonstrations and protests, Online information services -- Officials and employees -- Demonstrations and protests, Comedians -- Works, Online services -- Officials and employees -- Demonstrations and protests, Information services -- Officials and employees -- Demonstrations and protests, Online information service, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The protest involved dozens of employees and was one of the most visible signs of worker unrest in the history of the streaming service. Amid cheers and chants of ''Team [...]

Published
2021

40. Dave Chappelle's controversial comedy special is a catalyst for change as Netflix walkout leads to calls for reform

Author

Andrews-Dyer, Helena

Subjects
Netflix Inc. -- Labor relations, The Closer (Television program) -- Demonstrations and protests, Online information services -- Labor relations, Comedians -- Works, Online services -- Labor relations, Information services -- Labor relations, Online information service, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Helena Andrews-Dyer Netflix employees at the streaming giant's campuses around the world walked off the job Wednesday in protest of Dave Chappelle's latest special, the company's defense of the [...]

Published
2021

41. How the controversy over Dave Chappelle's special put Netflix on blast

Author

Andrews-Dyer, Helena

Subjects
Netflix Inc. -- Public relations, Dave Chappelle: The Closer (Television program) -- Social aspects -- Public opinion, Online information services -- Public relations, Comedians -- Works, Online services -- Public relations, Transgender people -- Portrayals, Information services -- Public relations, Company public relations, Online information service, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Helena Andrews-Dyer As Netflix endures another week of the maelstrom created by Dave Chappelle's controversial comedy special that shows no signs of slowing down, the streamer finds itself on [...]

Published
2021

42. Netflix fires employee for sharing information about Dave Chappelle's special amid LGBTQ backlash

Author

Bella, Timothy

Subjects
Netflix Inc. -- Officials and employees, The Closer (Television program) -- Political aspects, Online information services -- Officials and employees, Comedians -- Works, Online services -- Officials and employees, Disclosure of information -- Laws, regulations and rules, Employee dismissals, Information services -- Officials and employees, Government regulation, Online information service, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Timothy Bella Netflix fired an employee who leaked 'confidential' and 'commercially sensitive' information regarding Dave Chappelle's latest stand-up special, the company said Friday, after backlash from the LGBTQ community [...]

Published
2021

43. Netflix CEO argues that Chappelle's new special, criticized as transphobic, is too popular to cancel

Author

Mark, Julian

Subjects
Netflix Inc. -- Officials and employees, Online information services -- Officials and employees, Comedians -- Works, Online services -- Officials and employees, Chief executive officers -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Transgender people -- Influence, Information services -- Officials and employees, Homophobia -- Influence, Online information service, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Julian Mark In response to criticism that Dave Chappelle's new special is transphobic, Netflix's co-chief executive in an internal memo defended the comedian and said the streaming platform will [...]

Published
2021

44. 'SNL' introduces a new Biden while parodying infrastructure negotiations in the season premiere

Author

Rao, Sonia

Subjects
Saturday Night Live (Television program) -- Political aspects, Infrastructure (Economics) -- Planning -- Political aspects, Comedians -- Works, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Sonia Rao Comedian James Austin Johnson's 'Saturday Night Live' career is off to a strong start, as the new hire kicked off the Season 47 premiere with a high-profile [...]

Published
2021

45. A frog eat frog world, progress in American politics, and Zelensky's comic timing

Author

Barnett, Anthony

Subjects
Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022-, Servant of the People (Television program) -- Personalities, Comedians -- Works, Tadpoles -- Physiological aspects, Progressivism (United States politics) -- Forecasts and trends, Presidents -- Powers and duties, Market trend/market analysis, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

I've recently returned from six weeks crossing the US, including a week filming progressive politicians and activists in Washington DC, with Aaron White, openDemocracy' s North America editor. Back in [...]

Published
2022

46. Screen Savior

Author

Nussbaum, Emily

Subjects
Servant of the People (Television program) -- Personalities, Presidents (Government) -- Ethical aspects, United States foreign relations -- Political aspects, Ukrainian foreign relations -- Political aspects, Comedians -- Works, Teachers, Prime ministers, Satire, General interest, Literature/writing, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Emily Nussbaum Screen Savior tifIllustration by Jo�o FazendaVolodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump15 In the first episode of 'Servant of the People,' Ukraine's smash-hit political satire, a schoolteacher in Kiev [...]

Published
2019

47. The Post-Embarrassment Media Campaign

Author

Poniewozik, James

Subjects
New York, New York -- Political aspects, Electioneering, Mayoral candidates -- Political activity, Comedians -- Works, Political campaigns, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

He once called himself the opposite of Trump. But he is another test of the theory that in politics, there's no such thing as bad publicity. Years from now, when [...]

Published
2021

48. How Paul Mooney made 'SNL' a cultural phenomenon with one Richard Pryor/Chevy Chase sketch

Author

Butler, Bethonie

Subjects
Saturday Night Live (Television program), Television writers -- Works, Comedians -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Bethonie Butler In 1975, a new sketch comedy show was nearing the end of its first season on NBC. 'Saturday Night,' as it was then known, had premiered with [...]

Published
2021

49. Python Actor Offers Digital Art (Not Spam)

Author

Livni, Ephrat

Subjects
Comedians -- Works, Graphic arts -- Prices and rates -- Marketing, Art auctions -- Forecasts and trends, Company marketing practices, Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The highest bid for Mr. Cleese's work is now about $36,000. ''I think it's very funny,'' he said. ''At the same time, we might make some money.'' The comedian John [...]

Published
2021

50. Comedians are struggling to parody Biden. Let's hope this doesn't last

Author

Zoglin, Richard

Subjects
Comedians -- Works, Parodies, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Richard Zoglin For Print Use Only. A sense of unease is starting to build. On 'Saturday Night Live,' Alec Baldwin has put away the blond wig and orange makeup, [...]

Published
2021

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