CelebSlap.com (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
So the Nation Enquirer is teasing that they have proof that VP candidate Sarah Palin had an extramarital affair with a business partner of husband Todd Hanson. Only because they want to move copies of their print version, the Enquirer is holding off on the name of the guy. But I’ll save you the suspense - [...]
Fimoculous.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Video on political humor from the New Yorker Festival , which I attended with Rachel . Panelists were Samantha Bee ( Daily Show ), Andy Borowitz (Borowitz Report), James Downey ( SNL ), Todd Hanson ( The Onion ), and Allison Silverman ( Colbert Report ).
Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
COMEDY AS NEWS: “I’m much more worried about people getting their entertainment from news than getting their news from entertainment,” said The Onion’s head writer, Todd Hanson, during a panel on political humor at The New Yorker Festival Saturday, adding that the Tina Fey send-up of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin may have “saved the election.” Amidst the wisecracks on the panel,...
WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Todd Hanson , writer and editor at The Onion , James Downey , veteran writer for Saturday Night Live , and Andy Borowitz , humorist and columnist for The New Yorker magazine, find the humor in last night's debate.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
With a shaved head and fixed gaze, Todd Hanson still looks like a Marine. He drills military veterans in how to trade foreign currencies, ambushing the market at the most profitable moments.
