Wallace Stevens Poem or Improv Comedy Troupe?

by Brian Beatty

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The only thing possibly funnier than mid-20th century modernist poetry written by a stodgy insurance executive is early-21st century improv comedy performed by clever, clever young people with jobs at Starbucks.

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Jumbo
Like Disco...But Not Really
Oui Be Negroes
Palace of the Babies
Five Man Job
A Rabbit as King of the Ghosts
Upright Citizens Brigade
Burghers of Petty Death
Ferrari McSpeedy
Saint John and the Back Ache
Weaseliscious
Crude Foyer
Iron Cobra
Holiday in Reality
Abe Lincoln’s Beard

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Brian Beatty's humorous writing has appeared in numerous print and online publications, including The Big Jewel, Lowbrow Reader, Monkeybicycle, The Rake, Seventeen and Yankee Pot Roast. "Jokes by Brian Beatty" is a regular feature at McSweeney's Internet Tendency.