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Category Archives: Humor Project – Interviews
Leigh Anne Jasheway Accidently Keeps Them Laughing
“We either laugh or we lie face down in the carpet weeping.” Leigh Anne Jasheway I first reached out to her after Labor Day. My in-box chimed when I received her message, Leigh Anne Jasheway was game to be interviewed as … Continue reading
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Paying Homage to a Great One: Humor Writer Patrick McManus
“You’ll never meet him,” a know-it-all consultant told me. “Patrick McManus is big time. He’s hard to reach. He won’t have time for you.” It pays to ignore naysayers especially when one is young, dumb, ambitious, and on a mission. … Continue reading
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Political Comic, Will Durst, Returns to Chico
We stay in touch because we want to. A few years ago I interviewed Will Durst, an award winning funny guy, as part of my Humor Project (see “Baby Boomer Will Durst is a Comedy Innovator“). The dude cracked me … Continue reading
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Humorist P.J. O’Rourke Pokes at Politicos
“The Democrats are the party of government activism, the party that says government can make you richer, smarter, taller, and get chickweed out of your lawn…Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work, and then get elected and prove … Continue reading
Words of Wisdom – Art Buchwald
Hey folks, I’m on the road for a week and have a slug of articles in development. I’m trying to find the time to finish ’em. I’m also doing maintenance on my main Etc.Guy site. I’d rather fix pot-holes, at … Continue reading
Baby-Boomer Will Durst is a Comedy Innovator
“My wife and I are trying to live within our means. We went from a $750,000 house to a $350,000 house and didn’t even have to move.” Will Durst, American political satirist He’s a superstar comic and satirist with a … Continue reading
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Words of Wisdom – Will Durst
“My wife and I are trying to live within our means. We went from a $750,000 house to a $350,000 house, and didn’t even have to move.” Will Durst, American political satirist, b 1952 ### PS Readers: I recently … Continue reading
Eighty Year Old Patrick McManus Still Hunts for Laughs
“My career doesn’t seem to be that it was one. But it’s been fun.” Patrick McManus, Outdoor writer, columnist and New York Times best-selling author We met at a Spokane restaurant two weeks before his 80th birthday. I arrived the … Continue reading
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Humor Writer Biff America Keeps Skiers Laughing
“My parents practiced the rhythm method but I still can’t dance.” - Biff America in ‘Steep, Deep and Dyslexic’- His face and hands were tanned and weathered. Both were symptoms of someone who spends more time outside than in … Continue reading
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