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Jason Zinoman

@zinoman

NYT critic at large. On comedy column. Books on David Letterman and 1970s horror. Podcast on Martin Amis.

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Elahe Izadi@ElaheIzadiOct 29
I am very much drawn to Sheng Wang's deadpan delivery and sharp writing on the most banal and mundane aspects of life. Check out the latest in my series of conversations with artists about the mystery of the human creative impulse: washingtonpost.com/style/202…

How this comic turned a child’s blueberry obsession into an unforgettable joke

Sheng Wang dishes on how he mines the mundane for humor.

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Elahe Izadi@ElaheIzadiOct 29
Really smart (and sobering/terrifying) piece:
Jason Zinoman (@zinoman) profile pictureJason Zinoman@zinomanOct 29
This latest development strikes me as a grim turning pt. nytimes.com/2026/10/29/arts/…
Bodacious A.I. Bots Are Stealing Jokes From Young Female Comedians

Bodacious A.I. Bots Are Stealing Jokes From Young Female Comedians

Swiping jokes word for word, these bodacious bots mainly lift from young female comedians. What’s so insidious is how they’re subtly changing us, the audience.

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Great story by @zinoman on a revolting development nytimes.com/2026/10/29/arts/…
Bodacious A.I. Bots Are Stealing Jokes From Young Female Comedians (Gift Article)

Bodacious A.I. Bots Are Stealing Jokes From Young Female Comedians (Gift Article)

Swiping jokes word for word, these bodacious bots mainly lift from young female comedians. What’s so insidious is how they’re subtly changing us, the audience.

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This latest development strikes me as a grim turning pt. nytimes.com/2026/10/29/arts/…
Bodacious A.I. Bots Are Stealing Jokes From Young Female Comedians

Bodacious A.I. Bots Are Stealing Jokes From Young Female Comedians

Swiping jokes word for word, these bodacious bots mainly lift from young female comedians. What’s so insidious is how they’re subtly changing us, the audience.

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My favorite part is: "Naah."
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This exchange lives rent free in my head.
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We're so NOT movin' on.
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BREAKING: We have obtained the footage. Full episode tonight @ 9pm Eastern. Live on our YouTube. See you there.
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Doug Stanhope on nationalism

Doug Stanhope on nationalism

Nationalism

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David Lepeska (@dlepeska) profile pictureDavid Lepeska@dlepeskaOct 10
Sharp @idgoktas interview with @zinoman @nytimes | Compare US & Turkey free speech crackdowns: "We have cancel culture -- and jail," he says.
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Komedyen Deniz Göktaş, New York Times'a konuştu: 🗣️ "Komedi yapan diğer insanlara bir örnek göstermek istedim. Özgürce konuşabilirsiniz. Korkmak zorunda değilsiniz. Üç ay hapiste kalmak korkunç ama bunun, bir sanatçının bir ilkeyi savunmak için dayanamayacağı bir şey olmadığını göstermek istedim" apps.apple.com/tr/app/t24/id… play.google.com/store/apps/d… t24.com.tr/dunya/cumhurbaska…
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Turkish comic Deniz Goktas released a special in June. It became a massive hit. One week later, he was arrested for jokes about the President. After three months in prison, he has a message for us. nytimes.com/2026/10/10/arts/…
Jailed for a Joke, a Turkish Comic Delivers a Passionate Defense in Court

Jailed for a Joke, a Turkish Comic Delivers a Passionate Defense in Court

Facing 19 months in prison, Deniz Goktas says in an interview that he made his bold statement as a way to show what an artist could endure.

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Ron Bennington turns chemotherapy into a podcast. nytimes.com/2026/09/15/arts/…
Ron Bennington Has Stage 4 Cancer. Now He’s Podcasting During Chemo.

Ron Bennington Has Stage 4 Cancer. Now He’s Podcasting During Chemo.

His diagnosis led to tributes from dozens of fellow stand-ups. Those inspired his novel show, featuring famous peers and recorded in the hospital. It can get dark.

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‘The Evil Dead’ Made the Camera the Monster and Changed Horror Forever

‘The Evil Dead’ Made the Camera the Monster and Changed Horror Forever

The racing point-of-view shot is a signature of this franchise. But once you know to look for it, you’ll see it everywhere.

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Mel Brooks turns 100 on Sunday. Some reminders of an incredible, oddball, influential, very funny life. nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
Happy 100th Birthday, Mel Brooks!

Happy 100th Birthday, Mel Brooks!

Here are 100 reasons to love the comedy writer, director and star who’s celebrating a milestone on Sunday and who’s changed our culture in surprising ways.

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Megh Wright@megh_wrightMay 22
speaking as the editor of this post, if you're an editor writing great headlines and not an editor shooting the shit with writers about puns for a half hour until someone farts out something genius, you're not doing it right
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There are days when I miss being an editor and I particularly loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.
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ErikWemple@ErikWempleMay 21
In an appearance before a press-rights group in New York this evening, New York Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger had some pointed words for his peers atop U.S. media organizations.
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Bryan Curtis@bryancurtisMay 20
New PRESS BOX: How to Interview Wemby Our Clipping Nightmare Bari Weiss Dad Books RIP The Best Story About Star Wars PLUS: Stephen Colbert's last stand w/ @zinoman open.spotify.com/episode/5Fb…
How to Interview Wemby and the Clipping Nightmare. Plus: Stephen Colbert’s Last Stand, With Jason...

How to Interview Wemby and the Clipping Nightmare. Plus: Stephen Colbert’s Last Stand, With Jason...

The Press Box · Episode

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Chris Carroll@ChrisCarrollDCMay 15
This @Zinoman piece is one of the best things I’ve read all year — heartfelt, comprehensive, well-written, and capturing Martin Short at his wisest and very best. Highly recommended: nytimes.com/2026/05/15/movie…
Martin Short and the Secret to Finding Joy While Surviving Tragedy

Martin Short and the Secret to Finding Joy While Surviving Tragedy

The comedy star, who is the subject of a new documentary, has faced a series of unimaginable losses. Yet he says there are always laughs to remember.

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A legend. Already miss her, and she's not even gone yet.
cganz (@mehpatrol) profile picturecganz@mehpatrolMay 15
After 11 years, thousands of articles, 11 Taylor Swift album releases, one of the biggest trials in music history and more traumatizing deaths than one pop music editor could fathom, I have decided to leave The New York Times.
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Martin Short and the Secret to Finding Joy While Surviving Tragedy

Martin Short and the Secret to Finding Joy While Surviving Tragedy

The comedy star, who is the subject of a new documentary, has faced a series of unimaginable losses. Yet he says there are always laughs to remember.

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Michael Frayn at 92 - on fine intellectual form, despite a brush with death. "I think there’s something a bit ridiculous about some committee somewhere deciding that some people should constitute a different class from other people." telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what…
Michael Frayn: ‘Writers don’t need knighthoods’

Michael Frayn: ‘Writers don’t need knighthoods’

One of our greatest living playwrights reveals a brush with death, the secret to his comedy and why he declined to become a Sir – twice

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‘Dog Day Afternoon’ Review: A 1970s Classic, Onstage and Underbaked

‘Dog Day Afternoon’ Review: A 1970s Classic, Onstage and Underbaked

A raucous adaptation of a gritty portrait of New York stifles tension with comedy, leaving its stars, Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, adrift.

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