Some people have asked me lately how to be funny, and my first response used to be, “How the heck should I know — I’m not funny.” But on the other hand, people have been laughing at me a lot lately. So maybe I can offer some clues.
Great starting points are surprise and absurdity. Like […]

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I’m just back from Nashville and a few days writing songs, which as I’m sure you know is great fun and hard work. (What? You’re not falling for the hard work part? I think it was Oscar Wilde who said there are times when art almost approaches the dignity of manual labor.) Anyway, that’s why […]

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