Olympic Fatigue

Maybe it's the costumes. Or the announcers. The short skis. The kiss and cry. The earth-shaking achievements of athletes on snowboards. Are they athletes? Are bowlers athletes? Was Evel Knievel an athlete? Do I have an opinion?

Late Night Comedy Without a Net

For a few years I've done regular illustrations for the L. A. Times about the entertainment business. I did this one during the recent writer's strike. The idea was to describe the difficulty late night hosts have being clever without writers to write their repartée, but it's very hard to illustrate something that isn't there. I solved that problem when I realized that without writers there are no cue cards.