humorist
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At 94, author and humorist Judith Viorst remains as feistily funny—and honest—as ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
In a recent essay at the New York Times, author and humorist David Kamp engaged in some critical self-reflection about the wisdom of making fun of Donald Trump in a time of such peril.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
In 1901 a fictional Chicago bartender named Mr. Dooley, the alter ego of the humorist Finley Peter Dunne, observed, “The Supreme Court follows the election returns.”
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2023
Reviewing the book for The Times, the humorist Joe Queenan mocked the need for a toothpick tome that weighed in at more than 400 pages.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
When the humorist James Thurber was writing for New Yorker editor Harold Ross in the 1930s and 1940s, the two men often had very strong words about commas.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
