The Comedians

Fuse Film Preview: Graham Greene’s “Words in Motion” at the MFA

January 1, 2016
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In his best screenplays, Graham Greene explored the idea of the protagonist as anti-hero well before it became a popular trope in the 1950s and ’60s.

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Book Review: “The Comedians” — A Compelling History of America’s Jesters

December 28, 2015
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I loved this book, and it will hold a cherished place on my comedy book-shelf.

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