Jason Zinoman
Critic at Large at The New York Times
NYT critic at large. On comedy column. Books on David Letterman and 1970s horror. Podcast on Martin Amis.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Jason Zinoman
1 hour agoStephen Colbert Trolls Marjorie Taylor Greene On How She Learned To Speak EnglishThe "Late Show" host mocked the conspiracy theorist lawmaker after hearings on PBS. “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert mocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for her “weird rant” against PBS for producing a documentary about trans youths.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Jason Zinoman
The standup, who's the subject of a new documentary, expanded the ambition of comedy. These videos show how far ahead of his time he was. Andy Kaufman became one of the most influential comedians ever in a brief amount of time - really only a decade, from his from lung cancer in 1984 at 35.
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4 weeks ago |
sanjuandailystar.com | Jason Zinoman
By Jason ZinomanConan O’Brien faced a thorny question when accepting the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night. In the headlining speech for the most-high-profile event at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since President Donald Trump purged Democrats from its board, cashiered its leaders and made himself chair, how political should he be?
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1 month ago |
businessandamerica.com | Jason Zinoman
Then he paused and spoke slowly about the staff at the Kennedy Center worried about their future. “My eternal thanks for their selfless devotion to the arts,” he said to a roar and a 25-second standing ovation. To which O’Brien joked: “That was plenty.”But the heart of his speech was an effusive and serious consideration of what Twain stood for. O’Brien said that Twain is “alive, vibrant and vitally relevant today, ” citing his novels as well as his career as a traveling performer.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Jason Zinoman
Conan O'Brien faced a thorny question when accepting the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night. In the headlining speech for the most-high-profile event at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since President Trump purged Democrats from its board, cashiered its leaders and made himself chairman, how political should he be? Considering artists like Lin-Manuel Miranda and Issa Rae have said they are boycotting the Kennedy Center in protest, should he even show up?
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RT @theatermania: William Finn, the composer of FALSETTOS and SPELLING BEE, has died at 73 https://t.co/0IXjhMBtR0
RT @smbahr14: I talked to the longtime @nytimes comedy columnist @zinoman about the evolution of the comedy landscape, why arts criticism m…
"sometimes knowing your limitations can be a limitation too"
@lpolgreen @AJentleson @KamalaHarris @ezraklein @FrankBruni JonStewart: "do not mistake political w cultural power" @Zinoman: "comedy has.. a tradition as a vehicle for the unarticulated rage & anxiety in the air" referencing @MrNishKumar - "sometimes knowing your limitations can be a limitation too" https://t.co/ohJypVKHEe #HumorMatters
