Monday Mutterings
The Economist has teamed up with Second City to create The Art of Satire, which hopes to do some interesting things with the art of political satire. They're making lots of short films and are staging some live shows, as well.
The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of all Time (from nerve.com). More cowbell? You can have them. Ass pennies? Help yourself. Celebrity Jeopardy? That's there, too. See if you agree with their picks.
The Comic's Comic has a review of Kumail's "Unpronounceable" online now.
From the writeup: "It's a very personal and quite poignant work, punctuated by powerful punchlines...Kumail Nanjiani stood out to me the first time I saw and heard him more than a year ago during auditions for Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival, and now that we live in the same city and get to see him repeatedly, I and many other comedians continue to be impressed."
Comments
YEAH, Kumail.
"Unpronounceable" is a truly funny, entertaining, and moving show. Kumail really nailed a fascinating topic and covers it with honesty, vulnerability, and depth. It's bound to be a hit wherever it plays, perhaps especially in NYC. I hope the show grows and rises. So many people can get a lot out of it, both as coming-of-age tale and a tale of crossing some huge cultural and sectarian divides.
Hope he sells out these (and future) shows. He and his script deserve it.
BUSCEMI
Posted by: Robert Buscemi | April 14, 2008 12:15 PM
Seconded. UNPRONOUNCEABLE is fantastic. If I were stupid enough to admit it on a message board I would say it moved me almost to tears. Almost. I am a man and he is another man.
Posted by: fritz | April 14, 2008 1:40 PM