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The Return of the Roast, with Jeff Ross
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (494+ words) This week, Jeff Ross informed me that the blouse I was wearing made me look like a used napkin from a Chinese restaurant'How could it be ironed and wrinkled at the same time? and then he complimented my jewelry. Namely,…...
Free Press Sundays at the Comedy Cellar
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (305+ words) Let's be honest: The news cycle is a lot. So we're trying something different. Welcome to Free Press Sundays at the Comedy Cellar in NYC'a new series bringing Free Pressers together for an afternoon of stand-up from comedians who still…...
Defending the Right to Laugh. Plus. ..
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (1121+ words) But first: Let's talk about jokes. At the Grammys last Sunday, comedian Trevor Noah suggested President Donald Trump wanted to acquire Greenland "because Epstein's island is gone, he needs a new island to hang out with Bill Clinton." Not a…...
The Right to Laugh: A Night of Unfiltered American Comedy
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (149+ words) From Trump and Schumer to sex, war, and aging, comedians tested the limits of what can still be said onstage'and why it matters that someone still says it. Last weekend, Free Pressers braved below-freezing temperatures and schlepped to the legendary…...
Colin Quinn on Incels, Woke Activists, and Peaking at 14
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (74+ words) The Free Press In this episode, legendary comic Colin Quinn dives into a cult classic that still makes him cry with laughter: John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces. The novel follows the misadventures of an overweight, pretentious misanthrope still…...
The Right to Laugh: A Free Press Celebration of America
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (188+ words) America turns 250 this year. Which feels like a good time to check in on one of our most fragile national institutions: the joke. For our yearlong celebration of America's birthday, we're toasting Lady Liberty'and roasting her too. Join The Free…...
Rob Reiner Deserved a Happily Ever After
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (278+ words) He wasn't supposed to be this talented and he wasn't supposed to be this nice. But he was. The first time I met Rob Reiner, back in the summer of 2018, in a restaurant near his home in Brentwood, I mock…...