Laugh Till You Die

Sure, there's plenty of comedy in politics - most of it entirely unintentional - but to take a break from the fascinating pre-primary focus of late, I'd like to point out the that the comedy blogathon at newcritics runs through tomorrow. Thanks to the planning and editorial work of MA Peel and Jason Chervokas, a trove of links, one-liners, reviews, and essays on comedy will distract you from the talking heads for a few hours. Here's the rather impressive lineup:

A Peek into the Writers’ Room by MA Peel

Comedy in Character by Self-Styled Siren

The Comedy of The Office: Humor, Familiarity and Ambition by Tom Watson (that's me)

Chekhov’s Cup of Coffee by Lance Mannion

It’s Just This Little Chromium Switch Here:  Channelling The Firesign Theatre by Rory Mach

The Essence of Comedy: Leslie Nielsen’s Umpire Moondance by Levi Asher

Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia by Lance Mannion

The Shamus Takes ‘Manhattan’ by The Shamus (of course)

Woody Allen: Television Days  by David Bushman

Wil Sylvince: New York’s Funniest Comic by Jason Chervokas

The Late, Great Mitch Hedberg by Viscount LaCarte

A Short History of British Radio Comedy by Steve Bowbrick

Funny Ha Ha? by Dan Leo

My Favorite Comedy, Explained by Jon Swift

The Best Stand-Up Comedy Albums by Jason Chervokas

Phew, and there's still a day to go. This is really an incredible roster of bloggers, I have to tell you. And there are more great bloggers in Ms. Peel's links round-up. So get yer hee-hee on and your chuckle in full throat, and get over to newcritics.