Will Durst

The New York Times says Emmy-nominated comedian and writer Will Durst “is quite possibly the best political satirist working in the country today.” The Humor Times says "Durst is the Sage of Satire, the Learned Lampooner, the King of Political Satire!" Check his website for upcoming stand-up performance dates. Will's books, including Elect to Laugh! A Hilarious, Common Sense Guide to American Politics are available at Amazon and better bookstores all over this great land of ours. From Ulysses Press.

You Can’t Do That

By Will Durst, October 13, 2019

Trump has never heard the words, “You can’t do that,” from anyone, but soon may hear, “You’re fired” from the American people. All of Washington is vibrating like … Read more

Blow That Whistle Like a Spy

By Will Durst, October 4, 2019

The president says the whistleblower is “like a spy,” but this White House is like one of those Vaudevillian plate spinners who isn’t happy until all the plates … Read more

Football Debate

By Will Durst, September 24, 2019November 15, 2023

Both politics and football are sports that don’t finish until there’s blood on the field. You cannot comment on either one without your trusty basket of clichés. Got … Read more

How Congress Spent Their Summer Vacation

By Will Durst, September 11, 2019September 11, 2019

Alert! Alert! Residents should remain on the lookout for male and female politicians walking the streets disguised as normal citizens on summer vacation. Alert! Alert! This is a … Read more

Labor Day 19

By Will Durst, August 30, 2019August 30, 2019

Are you kidding? Labor Day 2019? Already? How the hell did that happen? Are you kidding? Labor Day 2019? Already? How the hell did that happen? Didn’t we … Read more

Beat the Heat

By Will Durst, August 28, 2019

Presenting the top ways to stay cool during the hottest summer ever. Humans cherish our seasonal grievances. In the winter, we enthusiastically complain about the cold. It’s what … Read more

Soft Tissue Racist

By Will Durst, August 14, 2019July 22, 2022

Trump declared he doesn’t have a racist bone in his body, so the general consensus is — he must be a soft tissue racist. What a long hot … Read more

The Best Words

By Will Durst, August 8, 2019November 15, 2023

President Donald Trump claims he knows the best words, though while he keeps saying he’s got them, curiously, we never get to see or hear them. Nobody knows … Read more

Tyrannical Twitter Tirades

By Will Durst, July 30, 2019July 30, 2019

President Donald Trump’s Chaos Strategy was working overtime last week with a series of typical topical tyrannical Twitter tirades. President Donald Trump’s Chaos Strategy was working overtime last … Read more

Greenwashing the White House

By Will Durst, July 21, 2019July 21, 2019

Recently, Trump tried greenwashing the White House and his administration, claiming he had done more for the environment than any other presidency, ever. In a recent speech by … Read more