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.

Summer: Day One, 2012

By Will Durst, May 26, 2012

Disregard the almanac. And the calendar. Forget whatever the meteorologist or the astrology charts or your next-door neighbor with the hair growing out of a mole shaped like … Read more

And Lukewarm Was His Name-O: Romney Endorsements

By Will Durst, May 19, 2012April 9, 2017

You don’t need a psychoanalyst to detect the latent theme running through the endorsements currently showering Mitt Romney like broken rain gutters pouring down on a concrete toadstool. … Read more

Evoluting Fabulously

By Will Durst, May 13, 2012May 18, 2012

A thousand rainbows of congratulations to Barack Obama for bursting out of his own personal policy closet and fabulously proclaiming he believes “same sex couples should be able … Read more

2012 Veepstakes

By Will Durst, May 5, 2012May 19, 2024

Since Gov. Romney has sewn up the nomination tighter than one of Chris Christie’s old suits, the only remaining Republican election drama is the Veepstakes — which name … Read more

Precisely Pivoting Polls

By Will Durst, April 28, 2012May 18, 2012

Now that the general election has unofficially begun, you and I and pretty much everyone dear to us — except of course, beleaguered Kansas City Royal fans who … Read more

Shaking the Fleas off the Dog: Romney Launches “I Am Rubber, You Are Glue” Strategy

By Will Durst, April 21, 2012July 13, 2013

Shaking the Fleas off the Dog: Romney Launches “I Am Rubber, You Are Glue” Strategy

Remember way back when his own staffer said Mitt Romney had the convictions of an Etch-A-Sketch? Well, stand back, because as we speak, the former governor of Massachusetts … Read more

Angrier Birds: The Republican Primary Race

By Will Durst, April 14, 2012April 9, 2017

Angrier Birds: The Republican Primary Race

By Will Durst Some small-minded pundits are guaranteed to grouchily opine this is neither the time nor the place to be re-circulating unfounded conspiracy theories. Then again, mightn’t … Read more

Will Durst at the Masters, Posting Tournament Blog

By Will Durst, April 7, 2012August 21, 2019

Comedian and Humor Times regular columnist Will Durst is at the 2012 Masters, posting a tournament blog with his wry observations. We say the stuffy sport can use … Read more

Obama Care Bears

By Will Durst, March 31, 2012

By Will Durst Let us talk of many things, of Cabbages and Kings. Of Ultimate Arbiters. The Court of Last Resort. SCOTUS. The judicial graveyard where appealers go … Read more

Romney Inc.

By Will Durst, March 24, 2012

By Will Durst No. It’s not over. Well, okay, it’s kind of over. But the Republican nomination is not totally-otally over. As it very well should be. How … Read more