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.

Republican’s Ordeal and Disgrace

By Will Durst, March 30, 2017May 26, 2017

The ever-vilified Affordable Care Act has survived, an ordeal and disgrace for the Republican Party. It has been assailed as the end of democracy. Vilified as a form … Read more

March Madness: It’s Crazy Out There

By Will Durst, March 22, 2017May 29, 2020

March Madness: It’s Crazy Out There

The productivity of offices has sunk to 4am levels during the March Madness of the Trump White House. The entire nation is transfixed like a litter of kittens … Read more

Trump: The Picasso of Hogwash

By Will Durst, March 15, 2017March 19, 2019

No matter which polite term you prefer, America in the middle of a lying renaissance. Thanks, Trump. The English language has a healthy share of euphemisms for lying. … Read more

Russian Nesting Squalls: ‘Nasty’ Truth Spilling Out

By Will Durst, March 7, 2017March 7, 2017

The truth is spilling out like pods of Russian nesting dolls Whoever said that a week in politics can be a lifetime was living so far in the … Read more

The Fake News President with the Hades Touch

By Will Durst, February 21, 2017January 26, 2021

Since the election he’s jumped on the ‘fake news’ phrase like an old dog with a new chew toy. No matter what you think of Donald J. Trump, … Read more

The So-Called President Trump Cabinet

By Will Durst, February 14, 2017August 21, 2019

The Trump cabinet will be worth between 8 and 16 billion dollars. The so-called president is not just going to drain the swamp, he’s going to subdivide it. … Read more

Democrats: As Useless as Mudflaps on a Turtle

By Will Durst, February 9, 2017

The exact extent of the uselessosity exhibited by Democrats right now is breathtaking in its magnitude. Shattered. Splattered. Scattered. Battered. Tattered. Skewered and plattered. Barely mattered. That was … Read more

Trump Sees Invisible People

By Will Durst, February 6, 2017October 11, 2017

President Trump loves his invisible people. And there’s tons of them. Donald Trump is the political reincarnation of Tina Turner; like her, he doesn’t do anything nice and … Read more

Trump’s First 100 Days: A Prediction

By Will Durst, January 24, 2017

Here’s what might go down over the rest of the first 100 days of the Donald Trump Experience As extraordinary as it sounds, Donald J. Trump is now … Read more

2017 Resolutions We Should Be Making

By Will Durst, January 18, 2017April 21, 2021

Most resolutions are as unique as a white sweat sock in a junior high boys locker room. All right everybody; time to slap on a happy face and … Read more