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Will Durst

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The New York Times say 5 time Emmy- nominated comedian and writer Will Durst "is quite possibly the best political satirist working in the country today." Check out the website: Redroom.com to buy his upcoming e- book "Will Durst's Totally Indispensable Guide to the 2012 Election" or to find out more about stand- up performances. Or willdurst.com. Also: every Tuesday, Elect to Laugh! @ The Marsh, San Francisco. Only 16 shows left. themarsh.org.
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Will Durst with advice for Mitt Romney

  • Will Durst
  • July 22, 2012
THE BAIN OF HIS ELECTORAL EXISTENCE. You might say it was a turbulent week for Mitt Romney. You could also say a light lemon sugar wash makes for ineffective mosquito…
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Man Oh Man, I’m MAD!

  • Will Durst
  • September 23, 2010
Man oh man, I’m mad. I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore. Take what? I don’t know. And that makes me mad too. Angry. Riled…
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  • Rumpus Original

Happy Labor Day!

  • Will Durst
  • September 6, 2010
Poor Labor Day. Gets no respect. It’s the Rodney Dangerfield of celebrations. The runt of the holiday litter.
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HAPPY LABOR DAY: AN OXYMORON

  • Will Durst
  • September 7, 2009
Labor Day. The Rodney Dangerfield of holidays. Nobody knows why it’s treated like the runt of the celebration litter. Maybe it has to something to do with our biological clocks…
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FUNNY AMERICA: Sonia From The Block

  • Will Durst
  • June 3, 2009
The President revealed his nominee for the Supreme Court, selecting a 54 year- old daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants who had been elevated to The Second District Court by George…
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THE CHENEY DOCTRINE

  • Will Durst
  • May 19, 2009
I’m sick of torture. And the fact that we’re one of the countries way up there on the J.D. Powers annual “torture reliability” list makes me unwell as well. As…
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The First 110 Days

  • Will Durst
  • May 11, 2009
We sort of skipped past President Obama’s first 100 days last week due to the looming horror of the dreaded SWINE FLU EPIDEMIC, which now looks about as lethal as…
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Not So Frequently Asked Questions About Swine Flu

  • Will Durst
  • May 2, 2009
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FUNNY AMERICA: The Baby Steps Blues

  • Will Durst
  • March 15, 2009
Excuse me, but I got a couple of questions. What’s the damn deal? The hell happened? Am I missing something? I mean, come on, Barack Obama assumed office almost two…
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FUNNY AMERICA: Bye American

  • Will Durst
  • March 7, 2009
Can we stop with the waving of the sharp instruments for a minute and speak rationally to this whole ugly recession mess we find ourselves currently mired in? C’mon. You…
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FUNNY AMERICA: Triggering a Silent Scream

  • Will Durst
  • February 7, 2009
The President is not what you call dim. He’s obviously aware the only thing worse than a bleakening economy is a bleakening economy where the most depressed of us are…
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FUNNY AMERICA: The School for Scandal, Version 2.1

  • Will Durst
  • January 31, 2009
A politician making lemonade after being pelted by a bushel of media chucked lemons is as familiar as red yarn on the handle of a black bag on the luggage…
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