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You wanna see Robert Klein at Marxfest, here's Robert Klein at Marxfest! Thanks for making this video available go to interviewer Jason Zinoman, event producer Travs davis, comedy enabler Bob Greenberg, and, of course, Robert Klein. youtu.be/snqXLsCWm7Q

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Two recent podcast episodes I enjoyed and not because of the nominal thing discussed: -Jewish Currents on publishing discussions of the weekly Torah parshot (yes this is v controversial!!) jewishcurrents.org/religion-secul… -The Martin Chronicles on Amis's criticism martinchronicles.buzzsprout.com/1977710/153324…

Lost a great one today. I wrote about his origins and legacy. RIP Bob Newhart. nytimes.com/2024/07/18/art…

Unlikeliest of geniuses: "A Catholic from the west side of Chicago, Newhart came off as an entirely respectable example of Midwestern nice. He brought his own kind of neurosis, a comedy rooted in nuanced deadpan & silence." via Jason Zinoman nytimes.com/2024/07/18/art…

My grouchiest review in a while + one falling well outside the critical consensus, I'm afraid. On Sarah Manguso's latest + the new language and criteria for "covert domestic abuse" newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

“You don’t have to lay an egg to know it tastes good”

Great piece by Jason Zinoman in the The New York Times. I think many people would be surprised how popular and powerful this secret economy of Trump friendly comics/media really is. nytimes.com/2024/10/28/art…

This is today's first frame of Framed, and I was pretty sure I was right about which film it was. Here's why 1/

Jason Zinoman scores with this Johnny Carson piece. nytimes.com/2024/11/20/art…

In comedy in 2024, the stigma of selling out has been replaced by the guilt of not doing it, constantly, writes our critic Jason Zinoman. nyti.ms/49WZxqQ

Thank you to Jason Zinoman & The New York Times. Full review here (bit.ly/rwjnyt). Lonely Flowers streaming now! On Hulu.

Bill Burr thinks right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro only accused him of being 'woke' as a way to 'make more money': 'I don't know who he is, but that guy is a jerk-off.' ew.com/bill-burr-says…

"sometimes knowing your limitations can be a limitation too"

I talked to the longtime The New York Times comedy columnist Jason Zinoman about the evolution of the comedy landscape, why arts criticism matters, and what excites him most in comedy right now. ⏬ nytimes.com/2025/03/11/ins…

William Finn, the composer of FALSETTOS and SPELLING BEE, has died at 73 theatermania.com/news/william-f…

Nothing delights me more than Jason Zinoman on a subject he knows best. Why can’t this be a reality TV series? nytimes.com/2025/06/05/mov…

Some Things Considered with Sean Murphy Featuring Jason Zinoman Jason Zinoman Watch now at seanmurphy.live #substack #somethingsconsidered #podcast #season3 #author #comedy #marketing #art

Anatomy of a Comedy Cliché nytimes.com/interactive/20… via @NYTimes