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.

Oh, My Akin Ideology!

By Will Durst, August 25, 2012March 18, 2019

Mining humor out of Missouri Senate hopeful Todd Akin’s barrage of claptrap is tougher than eating frozen jerky in a rowboat on the eyewall of Hurricane Isaac. Normally, … Read more

Romney’s Bold Choice

By Will Durst, August 17, 2012August 8, 2015

With the election slipping away like a handful of mercury on a turbocharged merry-go-round, Mitt Romney managed to change the conversation from unreleased tax returns and foreign misadventures … Read more

The Barack Obama Election-Year Decathlon

By Will Durst, August 11, 2012November 15, 2023

The Barack Obama Election-Year Decathlon

With the Free World Leader Gold Medal at stake, the incumbent has been showing off some pretty impressive election-year moves Planetary props to the City of London for … Read more

Mitt Romney: A Staggeringly Stumbling Trip

By Will Durst, August 4, 2012April 9, 2017

Mitt Romney has to be more relieved than an Iowa corn farmer in the middle of a thunderstorm to be back on home soil. Arms wide. Head back. … Read more

The Presumptive Tax Dodger

By Will Durst, July 29, 2012October 11, 2017

The Presumptive Tax Dodger

Who knows why Mitt Romney doesn’t release his old tax records. Maybe he’s stubborn. Nobody likes being told what to do. Could be an incredibly simple explanation like … Read more

The Bain of His Electoral Existence

By Will Durst, July 21, 2012October 11, 2017

The Bain of His Electoral Existence

You might say it was a turbulent week for Mitt Romney. You could also say a light lemon sugar wash makes for ineffective mosquito repellent. He claims to … Read more

The Could Care Less Party

By Will Durst, July 14, 2012October 11, 2017

The Could Care Less Party

All show and no substance, but the GOP could care less All of America should drop to its knees and thank the GOP for attempting to provide us … Read more

Plenty of G20

By Will Durst, June 22, 2012November 15, 2023

The G20 summit recently concluded: Report from the front lines And now, your report from the front lines of the G20 summit recently concluded in Los Cabos, Mexico. … Read more

Campaign Treasure Hunters

By Will Durst, June 17, 2012October 11, 2017

From out of the green mist enveloping the campaign doldrums they come. Relentlessly. Doggedly. Cattedly. Trudging, blank-faced and soulless. Armies of cash-hungry zombies brandishing partisan pickaxes, shovels and … Read more

The Potemkin Candidate

By Will Durst, June 2, 2012June 2, 2012

Permanently capitalizing the P in Presumptive Nominee, the Texas primary shoved Mitt Romney right over the delegate precipice, and now with the nomination locked up tighter than a … Read more