THE HYSTERICAL HISTORIAN
Historians are a dour lot, but Sarah Vowell looks at America with dark amusement. And that voice!
SCHOOL FOR WISE WITS
Once just a pack of Ivy League smartasses, the Harvard Lampoon is now the stepping stone to comedy careers.
BOB AND RAY AND WALLY AND KOMODO DRAGONS
From radio’s heyday to SNL and beyond, audiences loved the gentle mockery of Bob and Ray.
STEVERINO -- TELEVISION'S WISEST WIT
TV was “the boob tube” but Steve Allen brought intelligence, style, and a wacky wit that inspired generations.
H.L. MENCKEN, BANE OF THE BOOBOISIE
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.” — H.L. Mencken
GOOD WILL ROGERS
“There’s no secret to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.”