Deeply funny musings and adventures elevate Paul Rudnick to the highest level of American comedy writing.

I can understand the drug thing. So they feel that it's more important to take the drugs than to do a good show for the people.

Hello. I'm hello, and I'd like to say myself.

introductions are hard to come by when your natural state is shyness

I took literally everything I knew how to do on stage with me, which was juggling, magic and banjo and my little comedy routines.

I just wanted to be in show business. I didn't care if I was going to be an actor or a magician or what. Comedy was a point of the least resistance, really. And on the simplest level, I loved comedy.

You want to know how I think art should be taught to children? Take them to a museum and say, 'This is art, and you can't do it.