Will Durst

Biography

As the sacred cows beg for their pomposity to be punctured, America cries out for a man with the aim, strength and style to hit them where it hurts the funniest. Will Durst is that man. Sweeping both sides of the aisle with a mix of incredulity and common sense, Durst transcends party ties, having performed at events honoring former Presidents Bill Clinton and George HW Bush as well as speaking at both a Mayors Convention and Governors Conference. He`s as current as today`s headlines. Outraged and outrageous. Comedy for people who read or know someone who does.

Durst`s motto is "You Can`t Make Stuff Up Like This." This prolific writer has his material regularly delivered at 8 am every morning in the five papers he reads daily. Ulysses Press released Durst`s first book, The All American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing, was based on a critically acclaimed one man Off Broadway show, which had critics climbing over themselves reaching for superlatives. The New York Times: "Durst is at his sly savvy best. Highly recommended." The New York Post: "Brilliantly crafted. Satire to admire in a smashing bashing!" The Epoch Times: "A political, comic and performance tour-de-force, Durst attacks both the left and the right with equal enthusiasm. Hits the bulls eye every time." Fox News: "A great political satirist." The New Yorker: "He`s perfected a verbal jitterbug of comedy."

Busier than a blind squirrel neck deep in an almond sorting warehouse Durst writes a nationally syndicated weekly column, daily website jokes, voices radio commentaries yet manages to find time to perform 100s of shows a year at theaters, clubs, corporate events and benefits all over the country. A regular guest on NPR, MSNBC and Fox News, he has received 5 Emmy nominations and 7 consecutive nominations for the American Comedy Awards Stand Up of the Year. His 800+ global television appearances include HBO, The Today Show, Letterman, CNN`s Inside Politics, Good Morning America, Showtime, Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, CBS Morning News, the BBC, CBC, Greek, Scottish, French and Australian TV. And radio. Lots. He even spent a year co-hosting a San Francisco morning radio show with former Mayor Willie Brown.

The first comic invited to perform at Harvard`s Kennedy School of Government, Durst has told jokes in 14 countries and blogged the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Course the past 4 years. Hobbies include the never-ending search for the perfect cheeseburger while his heroes remain the same from when he was twelve: Thomas Jefferson and Bugs Bunny.

Durst`s performances are made possible by the First Amendment to the US Constitution.