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Funniest Play
My Fellow Comedists,
We took the short people to Williamsburg for a couple days and while there saw a production of a 17th century farce, Polly Honeycombe. They rolled. I mean full out belly-laughs.
So, this weekend, let's ask, what is the funniest play ever? For my money, it's
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Others?
Live, laugh, and love,
Irreverend Steve
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Best Comedians Working Today
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Comic Flashes
My Fellow Comedists, This weekend is Joe Piscopo's 60th birthday. Joe Piscopo was a member of the Saturday Night Live cast in the early 80s and his comedy enjoyed a run of popularity that precipitously ended. This is not something that is unusual...
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Happy Year Of The Waskally Wabbit
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Rip Larry Gelbart
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The Humor Of Laughing
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, This weekend we talk about humor and laughing. Not unusual topics for a Comedist homily, but this weekend we put the comedic cart before the horse. Usually the laughing comes as a result of the...
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