Our First Review

Ken Olshansky — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:04:32 +0000

I didn’t know Jesters had a Journal

News Haiku: Owed to Tony Hayward

Ken Olshansky — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:41:59 +0000

Tony Hayward’s gone
With twenty million dollars
He can suck my gulf

News Haiku: Snooki Tawdry

Ken Olshansky — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:34:28 +0000

Miss Snooki is back
Minus her hair poofy thing
But she’s still trashy

- Posted by News Distillery intern Gideon

News in the Name: Shirley Sherrod

robertleighton — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:57:34 +0000

Seemed
Her
Incendiary
Remarks
Left
Employers
Yelling.

Seems
Her
Edited
Race
Relations
Observations
Didn’t.

Come See Us Live

Ken Olshansky — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:58:56 +0000

If you like the blog, you’ll love the live shows. We have one more show coming up, Thursday July 29 at 92YTribeca.

If you were there last night, you were able to enjoy a veritable festival of cleavage, as comedian Chuck Nice shared his thoughts on this week’s groundbreaking interview of Snooki by Meghan McCain.

News Haikus Live

Ken Olshansky — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:54:42 +0000

From last night’s “News Distillery Live @ 92Y Tribeca“:

A Haiku to BP
Tell me a Secret.
How much black stuff was leaking?
You lying bastard!
- Chuck Nice

N.A.A.C.P.
Declares: Tea Party racist,
Water wet, fire hot.
- Randy Cohen

“Secrets” sequel soon
hits shelves. Its title, simply,
“Crap Oprah Will Like.”
- Brian Donovan

Oh those balls…of tar
Washed up on five diff’rent states
Oil capped…bye bye balls.
- Gideon Evans

Extreme Close Up

Ken Olshansky — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:23:25 +0000

This is an extreme close-up of an image taken from this week’s news. To identify the picture, please leave your answer on our comment page.

(For answer, follow link)

See the News Distillery Live at 92Y, July 15 & 29

NeoCoin: What happens in Nevada…

Ken Olshansky — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:44:03 +0000

Obtuse Angle (n): Running for Senate on a platform of blaming the unemployed for unemployment.

Neocoin: As Heard on C-Span

Ken Olshansky — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:39:35 +0000

Nomina nomina nomina (interjection): Stammering that allows a supreme court nominee to avoid a real answer while trying to think of what to say.

News Haiku: It’s Always Something

Ken Olshansky — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:21:41 +0000

Wall Street reform hopes
Lying broken on the ground
Like a fallen Byrd