How Well Do You Know Cheer From Cheers?Can you distinguish between the addictive Netflix docuseries and the beloved legacy sitcom? Hopefully! But maybe take this quote quiz just to be sure.
The Year in Interviews
In 2016, we interviewed over 150 people from the comedy world, from established and rising standups to figures on or behind-the-scenes in […]
The Collected Wisdom of Bill Murray
Arguably one of the most beloved living comedians, Bill Murray is four decades deep into a prolific career in the comedy industry. In the […]
The Collected Wisdom of Tina FeyIt’s obvious Tina Fey is one of the most talented, hard working, and successful people in comedy history. She was the head writer for Saturday […]
The Collected Wisdom of Chris RockWriter. Director. Movie star. Broadway actor. Voice actor. He appeared on both Saturday Night Live and In Living Color. He created a hit […]
Louis C.K. Addresses Receiving so Much Attention“I don’t think anybody but the president should have that kind of coverage for everything they say. I don’t prepare statements and have a team […]
If You Spun It, Here’s How It Would Have Happened
Now that we know Judith Regan was fired from HarperCollins over a volley of anti-Semitic remarks, it strikes us that with the recent bumper crop of Great Moments in Racism — Michael Richards–gate, Rosie-gate, Mel Gibson Über alles — our culture has found a new cottage industry: Awesome excuses for Great Moments in Racism. And nearly all of them have shown up already in the Regan affair. After the jump, a cheat sheet for spinning your next ching chong.
party lines
AARP Winners Hate Retirement
The American Association of Retired Persons changed its official name to just AARP in 1999, thereby eliminating that gauche r-word from the middle of its moniker. And it’s a good thing, too, considering how honorees at the AARP Impact Awards luncheon this afternoon reacted when asked how they plan to spend their retirements:
Valerie Harper: “Oh, not to retire! I don’t see myself retiring in the near future — I want to be just like Ethel Barrymore, never retiring!”
Marlo Thomas: “I’m never going to retire. I love to go to Barbados to water-ski and swim and sit in the sun with a lot of sunscreen on. But I only like that because I work before and after; I couldn’t do it otherwise.”
David Hyde Pierce: “My ideal retirement would be to not retire.”
Remind us not to hire them as our spokespeople. — Jocelyn Guest
