Word: standup
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Somebody has to do it. Somebody has to standup and say, `Enough,' and I think that'simportant," Cook says. "I wouldn't put myselfthrough this if I didn't think we were going toget something for this...
...Lampoon humor with seventh grade locker room jokes--brought him notoriety, though not much air time, on the short-lived "Jon Stewart Show" on MTV. In book form, however, his alternatingly grotesque and hysterical comedic style finds a happy home. These are not jokes that would work in a standup routine; but on paper, a 10-page story about a lazy cult leader who convinces his followers that a Captain Crunch cereal box will come to life and lead them to salvation becomes surprisingly funny...
...Standup Stapler An idea you grasp right away. The last time the stapler got serious thought was in the 1930s, when objects were streamlined for the machine-age imagination. In the ergonomic '90s, when we design for the body, the Boston stapler still keeps a nice contour. It's as grip-friendly as a handshake, as squeezable as a teddy bear, and better looking than most public sculpture...
...commentary career began when a bigwig heard him in New York reading from his diaries like a standup comedian. Though he is frequently on "Morning Edition," he never listens to his own voice and is sure that no reader suffers from its absence. He plans to continue in radio...
...decided I wanted to be a standup comic when I was really little. I didn't know what a stand-up comic was, but I was familiar with the term comedian. Adults would always say things like 'You're such a comedian,' and I wanted to be who I was when they said that...