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Thurber Prize
The Thurber Prize for American Humor, named after American humorist James Thurber, recognizes outstanding contributions in humor writing. The prize is given out by the Thurber House. It was first awarded irregularly, but since 2004 has been bestowed annually. In 2015, the finalists were for the first time, all women. Winners of the Thurber Prize have included authors from an array of diverse backgrounds, from ''The Daily Show'' hosts Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah to ''The New Yorker'' staff writers Calvin Trillin and Ian Frazier, as well as university professors Julie Schumacher and Harrison Scott Key. Award winners *1997: Ian Frazier (winner) — ''Coyote v. Acme'' : Al Franken (finalist) — '' Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations'' : David Sedaris (finalist) — '' Naked'' *1999: '' The Onion'' editorial staff (winner) — ''Our Dumb Century'' *2001: David Sedaris (winner) — ''Me Talk Pretty One Day'' :Henry Alford (Special Honor Book) — ''Big Kiss'' :Andy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Borowitz
Andy Borowitz (born January 4, 1958) is an American writer, comedian, satirist, and actor. Borowitz is a ''The New York Times''-bestselling author who won the first National Press Club award for humor. He is known for creating the NBC sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' and the satirical column ''The Borowitz Report''. Early life Borowitz was born to a marginally observant Reform Jewish familyBorowitz, Andy (2005-12-25)"The Festival of Loot" ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 2013-09-03. in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where he graduated from Shaker Heights High School. In 1980, Borowitz graduated '' magna cum laude'' from Harvard College, where he lived in Adams House and was president of the ''Harvard Lampoon''. He also wrote for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Borowitz studied with playwright William Alfred and wrote his undergraduate thesis on Restoration comedy. Career Hollywood After graduating from Harvard, Borowitz moved to Los Angeles to work for producer Bud Yorkin at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Zweibel
Alan Zweibel (born May 20, 1950) is an American television writer, author, playwright, and screenwriter whom ''The'' ''New York Times'' says has “earned a place in the pantheon of American pop culture." An original ''Saturday Night Live'' writer, Zweibel has won five Emmy Awards and two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work in television, which includes ''It's Garry Shandling's Show'' (co-creator and producer) and '' Curb Your Enthusiasm''. Among his eclectic body of work, Zweibel collaborated with Billy Crystal on the Tony Award-winning production of ''700 Sundays,'' and most recently co-wrote and produced the feature film, "Here Today" with Billy Crystal. He has written 11 books — his latest, a cultural memoir Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier was'' published by Abrams Books in 2020. Other books include ''The Other Shulman: A Novel'', which won the 2006 Thurber Prize for American Humor; and Lunatics with Dave Barry. Early life Zweibel was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funny In Farsi
''Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America'' is a 2003 memoir by Iranian American author Firoozeh Dumas. The book describes Dumas's move with her family in 1972, at age seven, from Iran to Whittier, California, and her life in the United States for the next several decades (with a brief return to Iran). The book describes adjusting to the different culture and dealing with her extended family, most of whom also moved to the U.S. in the 1970s. It was Dumas's first book. ''Funny in Farsi'' was on the bestseller lists of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', the ''Los Angeles Times,'' and the ''New York Times''.">"> The book was translated into Persian language and became a bestseller in Iran in 2005, selling over 100,000 copies. In 2012, the book's Iranian translator, Mohammed Soleimani Nia, was arrested by Iranian authorities, although this may have been unrelated to the book. In 2008, Dumas followed up ''Funny in Farsi'' with a second memoir, ''Laughing Without an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firoozeh Dumas
Firoozeh Dumas ( fa, فیروزه دوما) (born June 26, 1965, in Abadan, Iran) is an Iranian-American writer who writes in English. She is the author of the memoirs ''Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America'' (2003) and ''Laughing without an Accent: Adventures of a Global Citizen'' (2008), and the semi-autobiographical novel ''It Ain't so Awful, Falafel'' (2016). Early life At the age of seven, Dumas and her family moved to Whittier, California. She later moved back to Iran and lived in Tehran and Ahvaz. However, she once again immigrated to the United States; first to Whittier, then to Newport Beach, California. She began to write and submit essays to obtain money to go toward college. She attended the University of California, Berkeley where she lived at International House Berkeley and majored in art history. Kazem, her father, dominates many of her stories throughout her memoir ''Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America''. She takes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America (The Book)
''America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction'' is a 2004 humor book written by Jon Stewart and other writers of ''The Daily Show'' that parodies and satirizes American politics and worldview. It has won several awards, and generated some controversy. An updated trade paperback edition was published in 2006 as a "''Teacher's Edition''", with updated coverage of the Supreme Court Justices (including Samuel Alito and John Roberts, who were appointed after the 2004 book's publication), and fact checking by Stanley K. Schultz, professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with red marks and remarks appearing throughout, correcting the satirical "mistakes" (and a few honest errors) of the original edition. Description ''America (The Book)'' was written and edited by Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin, David Javerbaum, and other writers of ''The Daily Show''. Karlin was the show's executive producer and Javerbaum its head writer. The book is written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Javerbaum
David Adam Javerbaum (born August 5, 1971) is an American comedy writer and lyricist. Javerbaum has won 13 Emmy Awards in his career, 11 of them for his work on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart''. He runs the popular Twitter account @TheTweetOfGod, which as of November had 6.2 million followers (the account's site has since been moved to Mastodon). The account was the basis for his play ''An Act of God'', which opened on Broadway in the spring of 2015 starring Jim Parsons, and again in the spring of 2016 starring Sean Hayes. The play has gone on to receive over 100 productions in 20 countries and 11 languages. Work Javerbaum was hired as a staff writer with ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' in 1999. He was promoted to head writer in 2002 and became an executive producer at the end of 2006. His work for the program won 11 Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, three Peabody Awards and Television Critics Association Awards for both Best Comedy and Best News Show. He was also one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Karlin
Ben Karlin (born c. 1971) is an American television producer and writer. He has won eight Emmy awards, and is best known for his work in ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' and ''The Colbert Report''. He is one of three co-creators of ''The Colbert Report'' along with Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. Karlin left Comedy Central in December 2006. He has also been a writer for TV show ''Modern Family''. Karlin was tapped to serve as writer, producer and showrunner of a new TV series set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe titled ''List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series#Marvel's Damage Control, Damage Control'', based on the Marvel Comics' Damage Control (comics), team with the same name. The series was ordered by American Broadcasting Company, ABC Network for consideration in 2017, but not picked up. His book, released February 2008, is a collection of essays entitled ''Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me''. It contains essays by Andy Richter, Will Forte, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, political commentator, and television host. He hosted ''The Daily Show'', a satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 1999 to 2015 and now hosts ''The Problem with Jon Stewart'', which premiered September 2021 on Apple TV+. Stewart started as a stand-up comedian but branched into television as host of ''Short Attention Span Theater'' for Comedy Central. He went on to host ''You Wrote It, You Watch It'' (1992–1993) and then ''The Jon Stewart Show'' (1993–1995), both on MTV, until ''The Jon Stewart Show'' was retooled, dropped by the network and moved to syndication. He has also appeared in several films, including '' Big Daddy'' (1999) and '' Death to Smoochy'' (2002), but did few cinematic projects after becoming host of ''The Daily Show'' in 1999, where he also was a writer and co-executive producer. After Stewart joined it, ''The Daily Show'' steadily gained popularity and critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me And Orson Welles
''Me and Orson Welles'' is a 2008 period drama film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Zac Efron, Christian McKay, and Claire Danes. Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a teenager hired to perform in Orson Welles's groundbreaking stage adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Julius Caesar'' who becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant. The film was shot in London and New York and on the Isle of Man in February, March and April 2008, and was released in the United States on November 25, 2009, and the United Kingdom on December 4, 2009. McKay's portrayal of Welles was recognized with a multitude of accolades, and ''Me and Orson Welles'' was named one of the top ten independent films of the year by the National Board of Review. Plot In New York City in the fall of 1937, 17-year-old high-school student Richard Samuels meets Orson Welles, who unexpectedly offers him the role of Lucius in ''Caesar'', the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kaplow
Robert Kaplow (born 1954) is an American novelist and teacher whose coming-of-age novel was made into a film titled ''Me and Orson Welles''. The story is about "youthful creative ambition" and has received positive reviews from ''The New York Times'' which described it as "nimble, likable and smart." Kaplow has written nine books and used to teach English language and film studies at Summit High School in New Jersey. Early years Kaplow graduated in 1972 from Westfield High School in Westfield, where he wrote his first satirical sketches as a student.Keill, Liz"After 'going Hollywood,' Kaplow is back at Summit High School" ''Independent Press'', December 15, 2009. Accessed October 26, 2015. "Kaplow's novel is sprinkled with references to Westfield, as Efron's character takes the train back and forth to Manhattan. 'I was raised in Westfield and attended Westfield High School,' Kaplow said." He graduated from Rutgers University, the state university of New Jersey. ''Me and Orso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Way To Treat A First Lady
''No Way to Treat a First Lady'' is a satirical novel by Christopher Buckley, first published in 2002. The novel follows the trial of Elizabeth Tyler MacMann, a fictional First Lady accused of murdering her husband, the President of the United States. Plot The President of the United States and Hollywood bombshell Babette Van Anka are carrying on an extramarital affair in the White House. After a night of cheating, the president is confronted by his wife, Beth MacMann. The two get into a fight, during which she throws a historic Paul Revere spittoon at the president. The spittoon strikes the President in the head and it is alleged he later dies from the injuries. The case is instantly declared the "Trial of the Millennium". The first lady decides that to win the case, she must hire the most expensive and unscrupulous attorney in Washington. The attorney who fits the bill, Boyce Baylor, happens to be her former lover from law school. Baylor accepts her case and the trial bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
