By: Tucker Cummings

He elevated neurosis to a comedic height rivaled only by Woody Allen.

By: Brian Berger

She thrived in any musical context: jazz, blues, hokum, pop.

By: Mark Kingwell

“The passion for destruction is a creative passion.”

By: Jacob Mikanowski

Dedicated to pursuing the truth about sex and desire.

By: Joe Alterio

His comics have a flavor of animation’s madness.

By: Tom Nealon

When he leaped, everything seemed possible.

By: Suzanne Fischer

No layoff
from this
condensery

By: Mark Kingwell

From his mother’s sleep he fell into the State.

By: Brian Berger

“Santa Claus Is A Black Man.”

By: Adrienne Crew

He mocked authority with irony and absurdity.

By: Robert Wringham

Acrobatic satire of American go-getter culture.

By: Tor Aarestad

In each of his fields of engagement, he stands for humanity.

By: Brian Berger

“Ward Bond is a shit but he’s our favorite shit.”

By: Devin McKinney

He made it his business to be provocatively uncongenial.

By: Brian Berger

An anarchist without adjectives.