The Field Poll, which usually does a decent job of measuring opinions in California, finds a 25-point gap between those who approve of Gay Marriage and those who don't. A 25-point gap! That's especially significant because as far as I know, public sentiment has only ever moved in one direction on this issue. If you […]
Teller (of Penn &…) reveals secrets of being a great magician. For some reason, he leaves out the one about making sure the saw is sharp enough when you cut the lady in half. That was the thing I always got wrong. […]
Our friend Shelly Goldstein has a story to tell you. Pay close attention, kids… […]
Today's potatoes are from Laverelle Stecklien, Blackfoot, ID. # Rick Santorum should be worried. His presidential campaign was just posthumously baptized by the Mormons. # […]
Speaking of folks on the radio: Throughout February, regular listeners of Radio Rashy, the weekly podcast of writer Paul Dini and magician-actress Misty Lee, have been subjected to a steady dose of me. I recorded four episodes of my silly anecdotes and they've been posted one per week this month. The last one is there […]
Back in this here post, I said complimentary things about Raised Eyebrows, a book by a gent named Steve Stoliar. Steve worked for several years for Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush, more commonly known as Julius H. Marx, even more commonly known as Groucho. He was a witness to the controversial craziness that was Erin Fleming, […]
Here's one of my favorite comedians, Pete Barbutti, on The Tonight Show. This, people, is how you tell a joke… […]
WonderCon is less than three weeks away. For those of you who find the Comic-Con in San Diego too overwhelming, this one may be just right. And for those of you who can't wait for Comic-Con, WonderCon can be a nice way to tide you over 'til then. Run by the same expert crew, it's […]
I recently did a long overdue revamp on the website of my amigo/partner Sergio Aragonés. It has an all-new look and is now running on software that will make it simple for us to keep our promise of updating it on a regular basis. When you get a moment, go take a look at read […]
Number one hundred and sixty-two in a series… […]
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Just read two reviews of the Oscars by different friends of mine. Ken Levine is always funny when he doesn't like something. Leonard Maltin is always wise even when I don't agree with him. (Leonard, you and I need to have a talk about this aberrant notion you picked up somewhere that Joan Rivers is […]
On Sunday, my pal Jeff Abraham and I drove out to Glendora, which is about an hour's drive from my area, to see a fun matinee event. It was called The Jonathan Winters Show but it was really a variety show featuring four acts, the last of which was Jonathan. It took place at the […]
Once again, here's a valuable lesson for you all: Never play cards with a man named Richard Turner… […]
How are things going in Afghanistan? Not well says Fred Kaplan. […]
Every year, the Internet seems to erupt with the sentiment that we've just seen the worst Academy Awards ceremony ever. I'm never sure what folks are expecting. It's an awards show. 70% of it is giving awards and most of that is stuff like Best Cinematographer which is never going to be entertaining no matter […]