Richard Belzer
Richard Belzer: Every Black Kid Will Go to School 'An Inch Taller' If Obama Pulls it Off
Barack Obama booster and Law and Order wisecracker Richard Belzer was standing around with Tony Ortega, editor of The Village Voice, in the Audubon Ballroom on election night. He said he got "very emotional" in the booth.
"Pulling the lever for Obama was pretty amazing. And here we are in the Audubon Ballroom, where in February of 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated. And tonight we may celebrate a black President, so let the healing begin."
If Mr. Belzer is lucky enough to have a victory tonight, what does he expect from an Obama administration?
"I expect for him to be a quick learner. He's gonna be handed a lot of impossible situations. read more »
Richard Belzer Sniffles, Makes Coke Joke
At the Friars Club roast of Pat Cooper, which was held last Friday, Oct. 19, in the main ballroom of the New York Hilton in midtown, Richard Belzer apparently had a severe cold, or something.
During his roast, the actor-cum-conspiracy theorist was repeatedly and loudly sniffing into the microphone, opening and closing his jaw in a circular motion and intermittently licking his chops as he delivered a slew of sassy bon mots. read more »
Playing the Pool
The Decline of Roman's Empire
Gorby at the Plaza
Paul Shaffer Roasts Belzer as Big Stars Stink Up the Joint
Requiescat in Pace , Henny Youngman: Comedy Meritocracy Rises at Friars
