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.

The Gropage Report: Locker Room Talk

By Will Durst, October 19, 2016March 9, 2021

For Donald Trump, the world is a locker room If experts are correct in saying that Donald Trump needs women voters to win the presidency, the last two … Read more

The Great Debate Debacle

By Will Durst, October 7, 2016March 19, 2019

In the debate, Trump lost his temper defending his tremendous temperament. An estimated 84,000,000 Americans tuned into the 1st Presidential Debate at New York’s Hofstra University, but Donald … Read more

The October Surprise(s)

By Will Durst, September 23, 2016

The late hour slandering of an opponent has come to be called the “October Surprise,” and this year we should be prepared for copious disclosures of gargantuan proportions. … Read more

Presidential Health Wars

By Will Durst, September 22, 2016March 19, 2019

To herald his health, the New York developer handed the press a single paragraph from his gastroenterologist that read like a six-year-old forging a note signed by “my … Read more

Crash & Burn & Repeat: The Presidential Race

By Will Durst, September 14, 2016March 19, 2019

You’ve heard the term “accident waiting to happen?” This presidential race is one long “accident waiting for a break in the action.” We might as well be watching … Read more

The Laborest of Days

By Will Durst, September 5, 2016March 19, 2019

Labor Day bookends with Memorial Day as reversed signposts of summer; one says hello, the other waves bye-bye. Poor Labor Day — the most underrated and unheralded of … Read more

Assembling Trump’s Dream Team

By Will Durst, August 31, 2016December 21, 2018

Donald Trump is no ordinary candidate, and he richly deserves this extraordinary Dream Team. Any politician angling to be president has to appear believable while wearing many hats. … Read more

Bizarre Similarities Between Trump and Clinton

By Will Durst, August 15, 2016December 21, 2018

Trump and Clinton do have differences: One is a woman who has big hands, and the other isn’t and doesn’t. Our quadrennial presidential sweepstakes regularly provides textbook studies … Read more

What the American People Want

By Will Durst, August 9, 2016March 19, 2019

Which is scarier: That Trump or Clinton will be the next president, or that the American people get to decide? So the conventions are over and we’ve entered … Read more

Glass Ceiling Busted: Beware of Falling Shards

By Will Durst, August 3, 2016March 19, 2019

Hillary had to morph into a political cyborg to bust through the glass ceiling. Striding onto the Philadelphia stage resplendent in a white pants suit like a heavenly … Read more