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Favorite Food: Beef curry - yes, some Indians do eat beef.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."Hobbies: Watching football, playing tennis, running Favorite Flavor of Jello: Orange Awesomest Candy: Twix Biggest Waste of an Hour: Pre-game football shows, except the ones with Melissa Stark Best Way to Spend an Hour: Watching my wife slip into some lingerie What would happen if you didn't have a TV? My favorite comedian would be Garrison Keillor. Letterman or Leno: Letterman! He's the best. Ideal Vacation Spot: My couch, with a Seahawks game on TV Pet Peeves: Subscription cards that fall out of magazines, people who are constantly late, websites that ask too many questions Boxers or Briefs: Briefs - I especially like to see briefs on boxers. Slippers or Socks: Slippers, though I prefer sandals Mayonaise or Mustard: Mayo Morning Dove or Night Owl (time frame - not the actual bird!): Night owl - I like to go to bed at 3 a.m. and rise in time for Letterman. I couldn't live without: my family - especially my precious little daughter, whose laughter is the best sound on earth. How did you get started in the business? While working as a reporter at a daily newspaper in Pennsylvania, I decided to write a humor column on a fashion trend: women wearing men's underwear as tops. The column appeared on the editorial page and was very popular. Three out of my next four columns were never printed, and I got really discouraged. Then the paper got a new lifestyle editor and she liked my columns, and the rest, as they say, is history.Why do you do what you do? Because I enjoy making people laugh -- and sharing my often-twisted perspective. And because I think I'm pretty good at it -- and getting better, I hope.What's your inspiration? My readers. Whenever they write to compliment or criticize my columns, it inspires me to try harder. I'm also inspired by the great humorists and columnists of the past, including the late Mike Royko.Where do you get your ideas & topics from? Usually from the news. Crazy stuff happens every day. If a topic strikes me as funny, and an amusing line just pops into my head, then I know it has potential.Which piece are you most proud of? That's hard to say. I'm usually proud of a column for a week, then it grows stale on me. If I had to make a choice, I'd probably pick a topical column, such as the parody I wrote after the 2000 presidential election.Where do you see yourself in five years? Continuing to write my column, writing books and longer humor pieces, and teaching my daughter tennis. I've already reserved a spot on my mantle for the 2020 Wimbledon trophy. (By then, women won't have to settle for a plate.)Words of Advice... Never stop believing in yourself. And don't expect to be an overnight success. If you don't enjoy the journey, get off the bus -- and take your cheap luggage with you! |
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