Modest Proposal magazine, The Book!

In 2003, I reported on entertainment and other general assignments on staff for The Arizona Republic and hung out most weekends at the Tempe Improv, where I sometimes hosted for the touring headliners. Meanwhile, another sometimes couple of emcees from…

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MAD magazine is dying a slow death, again

MAD magazine has said farewell before. Just look at last year’s April issue cover, calling it the “Landmark FINAL Issue!,” only to return two months later in June 2018 with a new Issue #1. Cause of that premature death? MAD had closed…

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An Excerpt from ‘Paul Ryan Magazine’: Proust Questionnaire, by Anna Heyward

What is your greatest fear? My greatest fear is of teens, and the possibility of a reckless, bullying majority that they represent. It is worst when they are polite; that’s when I am most likely to have something thrown at me. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? The worst things about me […]

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Chris Hardwick’s @midnight rant about GQ putting The Rock on the cover of its Comedy Issue

Chris Hardwick opened Wednesday’s episode of @midnight on Comedy Central by praising actor/wrestler Dwayne Johnson for floating the idea he might run for president of the United States in 2020. But Hardwick took issue with what the magazine that got “The Rock” to reveal his political ambitions did with that tidbit. “I love him. I […]

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Bridget Christie and Drake: top things to do in the UK this week

From the super-sharp standup latest set to the hip-hop megastar’s mammoth tour: your at-a-glance guide to the best in culture

Bridget Christie
The queen of feminist comedy continues her two-week run in London, with a new show that faces up to our EU exasperation, before heading out on tour.
At Leicester Square Theatre, WC2, to Saturday 11 February; touring to Thursday 22 June

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