Andy Borowitz seemed destined to become one of the biggest names in Hollywood. But he walked away from that glitz and glamour. And is now merely one of the funniest people in America.
He does a little bit of stand-up. He writes humor books.
But mostly, he is the author of the Borowitz Report.
"It is basically a news site. I do one fake news story a day," he said.
As years go, 2010 has been target-rich for Borowitz's sharp satire.
China to stop spying on its people … will use Facebook instead" was one such story.
Hillary to become vice president; Biden named President of Afghanistan; Karzai traded to Minnesota Vikings."
Christine O'Donnell favors separation of speech and thought."
Somali pirates say they are a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs," another says. "We were functioning as investment bankers, only every day was casual Friday."
Andy also writes for The New Yorker. For example, a drunk Emily Dickinson using her keys to scratch Ralph Waldo Emerson's car door with the words "Waldo Sucks." He's written about 40 pieces."I just know that if something absurd happens in the world, I can reliably wake up the next morning, if not sooner, and Andy Borowitz will have hit it on the head," Remnick said. "So when Sarah Palin signs a contract with Fox, the next morning I can read Andy Borowitz writing about how Sarah Palin will be simulcast in English. And it will be a great piece."
Fifty-two-year old Andy Borowitz has always loved making people laugh, beginning at Shaker Heights High School in Cleveland.
"I was kind of tall and awkward and gawky. I had a big nose. It's hard to imagine that now, if they can just picture it. It doesn't lend itself to becoming the, you know, star of the football team. You wind up doing things like drama," Borowitz said. "I was popular within the group of unpopular kids. I would say I was in the upper 10 percent of the unpopular kids in school."
He was editor of the school newspaper, but he said, "The only thing that was interesting to me was the idea of making up the news."
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