A 'Torrential Tribute' To Mediocre Humor :: Weekend Roundup I

Hotline's Comedy Show Showcases D.C. Lack of It

It’s often said that D.C. doesn’t have a sense of humor, and the National Journal’s Hotline did its best to prove that rule on Friday with its Post-Inaugural Comedy Show, held to honor Thursday’s inaugural and the 125th birthday of Will Rogers. Don’t worry, Fishbowl never really understood the connection.



The audience of mixed red staters, blue staters, and Fourth Estaters cheered wildly for satirist Will Durst and Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA), after the opening acts of The Nation’s David Corn, The Hill’s Al Eisele, and Rep.


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