David Misch on Five Jokes
In his article for Splitsider.com (7/6/2017), comic, critic, writer and teacher David Misch brings up five jokes to make a point about authenticity in comedy: L...
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Update: Pastemagazine.com Interview with Deon Cole
Persona After reading this interview, I made some updates. The first is an update to post on Persona – where I talk about whether stand-ups “just b...
Chris Crespo, Comics with “Disabilities”
Inclusion [I’ve added this to my piece on “hot” funny women as the problem of inclusion is felt by People of Color and the differently-abled a...
Can Comedy Be Serious?
Philip Stamato of Splitsider.com, talking about late night comedy (6/28/2017) pretty much nails the premise of my humor projects: It seems like nobody can agree...
Update: Elle.com’s 2017 Women in Comedy
Here’s something I came across recently that sparked an update to the post on Persona– where I talk about the idea of comics being themselves on-sta...
TheRichest.com’s 15 Hottest Comedians
There is a perception in stand-up that beautiful women get more breaks because of their looks – breaks they don’t necessarily deserve. In his articl...
Ironic Satire
I’m still talking about Bill Maher’s 2007 HBO stand-up showcase, Bill Maher: The Decider, where, after greeting the Boston crowd, Maher begins with ...
More Problems with Satire
Brian Raftery of Wired.com (11/11/2016) points to the problems with satire as it is commonly understood: In fact, my dependence on satire was so severe this yea...
1 Month in the Tank
Hey everyone (all 1-3 of you who occasionally check in!), Today marks 1 month of posts! Ok, I actually missed two days, but have made them up and there’s ...
Update to Traditional Verbal Irony
Just to keep everyone abreast of the updates I make to the site, I decided I should announce them in separate posts, under Ramblings. This update is to Traditio...