Good career and work advice from comedy writer and actress Amy Poehler: I’m paraphrasing that great quote from (This American Life host) Ira Glass — basically the sentiment of, “Keep doing it, even though all […]
Category: comedy
Rik Mayall 1958-2014
Very sorry to have lost comic legend Rik Mayall yesterday. He was best known in the US for The Young Ones and small parts on Black Adder, but my favorite thing of his was The […]
Sid Caesar 1922-2014
Very sorry to lose the great Sid Caesar today— even if it seems incredible we had him around as long as we did. I was a kid in the 70’s, and knew him best from […]
Jonathan Winters 1925-2013
The great comedian Jonathan Winters has just died— I guess if his name means anything to you, you probably know about it already. As usual, I have nothing significant to add, but there’s a very […]
Kenneth Mars 1935-2011
Sorry for all the depressing deaths, but I can’t ignore this. Via Roy Edroso at Alicublog, I’ve just learned that one of my favorite comic actors, Kenneth Mars has passed away. Best known as Springtime […]