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My old buddy Mike Sacks – a research editor at
Vanity Fair who you may also know from such blogs as
Photos of TV and other work for
The New Yorker,
McSweeney's,
Vice,
GQ, and
Esquire...and
Women's Health – has done a bunch of interviews with comedy writers over the years and collected them in a new book.
And Here's the Kicker… Conversations with Top Humor Writers About Their Craft features in-depth discussions with Buck Henry, Stephen Merchant, Paul Feig, Bob Odenkirk, Robert Smigel, David Sedaris, Al Jaffee, Allison Silverman, Harold Ramis, Mitch Hurwitz, Jack Handey, Dave Barry, Roz Chast and many more, with an introduction by Adam McKay (
Anchorman,
Talladega Nights,
Step Brothers, awesome).
Check out some excerpts and more info
here, and then go pick it up at the bookstore that is nearest to your house.
I also recommend Mike's
interview with Tim & Eric (pictured at left) for
The Believer, and you can explore more of his writing at
mikesacks.com.
Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk – a manual by The Association for the Betterment of Sex, an organization apparently fronted by friend of the blog Mike Sacks and three other writers (from The Onion, Conan, and The Daily Show). As Mike says, "If you’re a fan of sex—or just know someone who is—this is definitely the book for you." Order it up from Amazon.com.
My old buddy Mike Sacks – a research editor at Vanity Fair who you may also know from such blogs as Photos of TV and other work for The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Vice, GQ, and Esquire...and Women's Health – has done a bunch of interviews with comedy writers over the years and collected them in a new book. And Here's the Kicker… Conversations with Top Humor Writers About Their Craft features in-depth discussions with Buck Henry, Stephen Merchant, Paul Feig, Bob Odenkirk, Robert Smigel, David Sedaris, Al Jaffee, Allison Silverman, Harold Ramis, Mitch Hurwitz, Jack Handey, Dave Barry, Roz Chast and many more, with an introduction by Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, awesome).
Check out some excerpts and more info here, and then go pick it up at the bookstore that is nearest to your house.
Big day on the political front. I've got WNYC with Brian Lehrer in one ear, and Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, and their gang of slightly lesser blow-hards in the other. (Actually, I think a lot of them are okay—only Buchanan seriously lowers the bar. Would anyone notice or care if someone just locked the McLaughlin Group in their studio?) Where is Gwen Ifill when I need her? Gwen?
