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Will Durst (born March 18, 1952) is an American political satirist; he has been called a modern mix of Mort Sahl and Will Rogers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=PBS )〕 ==Life and career== Durst was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Durst writes a weekly political humor column that is syndicated by Cagle Cartoons. he also co-hosts a monthly talk radio show with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown called The Will and Willie Show which was formerly on San Francisco's progressive talk radio station, KQKE. He has performed at events featuring Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, and Al Gore. He also performs stand up comedy at many events as a keynote speaker including a Governors Conference and a Mayors Convention. He was a correspondent for The Comedy Channel during the 1992 political conventions. His humor and commentaries emphasize his view of illogical and absurd aspects of politics, leadership, and human behavior. Having had 108 jobs in his lifetime — all listed on his official Web site — Durst claims, "he can relate to the common working man." He once ran for mayor of San Francisco〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Castproductions.com )〕 to get his name out there. Durst makes an annual return to Milwaukee during Thanksgiving to visit family and perform for his hometown. He writes several Internet columns, contributes to Independent Media Institute's Alternet.org and the Huffington Post on a regular basis, is a former contributing editor to ''National Lampoon'' and ''George'', and has contributed to various periodicals such as the ''New York Times'', the ''The Funny Times'' and his hometown ''San Francisco Chronicle''. His weekly podcasts can be heard on various radio stations and his website, willdurst.com. A 5 time Emmy nominee and host/co-producer of the PBS series ''Livelyhood'', he is also a regular commentator on NPR, CNN, and C-SPAN. He has appeared on television over 800 times including ''Late Night with David Letterman'', Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime. He received seven consecutive nominations for the American Comedy Awards Stand Up Comedian of the Year. Will premiered his one man show "The All-American Sport of BiPartisan Bashing" at the New World Stages Off Broadway in New York City August 2007 to rave reviews from both the ''New York Times'' and the ''New York Post''. In 2012 he premiered his one man show focused on the presidential election "Elect to Laugh" which ran for 41 weeks at the San Francisco Marsh Theater. In 2013, Durst wrote a show based on being an aging baby boomer called "BoomeRaging: From LSD to OMG." Since then, he has performed it in over 30 different cities, mostly in Northern California. Durst has written 3 books, including "Elect to Laugh" and "The All-American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing." He has also released 5 audio recordings, "None of the Above," "You Can't Make Stuff Up Like This," "Warning," "Raging Moderate" and "Elect to Laugh" the last 2 on the Stand- Up Records label. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Will Durst」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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