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Democracy you can taste — and smell

And a helping hand for Hillary
Ah, New Hampshire. Where the gloves come off and supper’s on.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | October 24, 2007

Dance, Monkey: Dan Levy

A comic in the hot seat
I am going to dance in a recycling bin while conserving water.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | October 23, 2007

Dance Monkey: October 12, 2007

A comic in the hot seat
How many times is this going to happen to me in interviews before I learn?

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | October 10, 2007

Dance Monkey: October 5, 2007

A comic in the hot seat
I’m thinking about potatoes. Maris Pipers to be precise.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | October 02, 2007

Dance Monkey: Doug Benson

A comic in the hot seat
No, you’re wrong, I’m totally high right now.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | September 25, 2007

Dance, Monkey: Jim Morris as President George W. Bush

A comic in the hot seat
Vice-President Cheney and I have just implemented a plan whereby we now deal with people who disagree with our plans for Iraq and Afghanistan by declaring them Enemy Combatants.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | September 25, 2007

Dance Monkey: Maria Ciampa

A local comic in the hot seat
Education is important. I’m pretty. Jellyfish are fun! And also, some ravioli.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | September 25, 2007

Dance Monkey: Neil Hamburger

A visiting comic in the hot seat
Do not allow the drug generation to persuade you to tear down your internal wall.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | September 04, 2007

For a few dollars less

A gender-specific guide to cheap dating
Like a $20 hooker, college expenses can really suck you dry.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | September 04, 2007

Dance Monkey: Lewis Black

A visiting comic in the hot seat
I’d like to be known as the King of Hope. That can be a city somewhere, or the king of actual hope.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | September 25, 2007

Dance Monkey: Paula Poundstone

A visiting comic in the hot seat
I’d rather elect a pit bull and get bitten by a Republican, because I’d have a better shot at affordable health care.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | September 25, 2007

Heroic effort

We are here! We are here!
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s . . . some dude in tights wielding a paintbrush?

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | August 15, 2007

Dance monkey: Mitch Fatel

A visiting comic in the hot seat
I have no comment. Please refer all further questions to my lawyer.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | September 25, 2007

Journey into hell

Welcome to the woods: no shelter, no toilets — just angry fauna, torrential hailstorms, and me
Fuck you, Nature.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | August 09, 2007

Dance Monkey: Jeffrey Ross

A visiting comic in the hot seat
She’s not dead. I could swear I saw her working in the make-up department of Filene’s Basement.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | August 07, 2007

Dance Monkey: Colin Quinn

A visiting comic in the hot seat
They’re the most underpaid team in baseball.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | July 30, 2007

Dance Monkey: David Walsh of the Walsh Bros.

A formerly local comic in the hotseat
I’d force Cheney to go down on me and then shoot him in the face.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | July 23, 2007

Dance Monkey: Lizz Winstead

A visiting comic in the hot seat
It will be called Harry Pott-him .

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | July 16, 2007

Dance Monkey: Bob Saget

A visiting comic on the hot seat
I’m going to teabag myself in Boston Harbor.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | July 09, 2007

Born in the USA

Celebrate Independence Day with a classic American cocktail
If you’re like most Americans, you’ll celebrate Independence Day with a backyard barbecue and a few brews.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | June 29, 2007