Jason Zinoman

NYT critic at large. On comedy column. Books on David Letterman and 1970s horror. Podcast on Martin Amis.

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

Mel Brooks turns 100 on Sunday. Some reminders of an incredible, oddball, influential, very funny life. https://t.co/ZC1nrlpmWZ

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

@realaxelfoley From what I hear: It won’t be long

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

@megh_wright @waxyjax I’ll investigate but I think you’re setting the pace with that can Cannes banger

[Megh Wright @megh_wright]

speaking as the editor of this post, if you're an editor writing great headlines and not an editor shooting the shit with writers about puns for a half hour until someone farts out something genius, you're not doing it right

[ErikWemple @ErikWemple]

In an appearance before a press-rights group in New York this evening, New York Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger had some pointed words for his peers atop U.S. media organizations.

[Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis]

New PRESS BOX:

How to Interview Wemby
Our Clipping Nightmare
Bari Weiss
Dad Books RIP
The Best Story About Star Wars

PLUS: Stephen Colbert's last stand w/ @zinoman
https://t.co/FGY6k8d99V

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

@carolynjack @MartyShort @nytimes Forgive me. But in my defense, I put it in the comments.

[Chris Carroll @ChrisCarrollDC]

This @Zinoman piece is one of the best things I’ve read all year — heartfelt, comprehensive, well-written, and capturing Martin Short at his wisest and very best. Highly recommended: https://t.co/1JXK7oeEx2

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

A legend. Already miss her, and she's not even gone yet.

[cganz @mehpatrol]

After 11 years, thousands of articles, 11 Taylor Swift album releases, one of the biggest trials in music history and more traumatizing deaths than one pop music editor could fathom, I have decided to leave The New York Times.

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

https://t.co/teu8ku8ZI9

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

@jackshafer Im going to be listening to Tom Lehrer for the next three hours

[Dominic Cavendish @domcavendish]

Michael Frayn at 92 - on fine intellectual form, despite a brush with death. "I think there’s something a bit ridiculous about some committee somewhere deciding that some people should constitute a different class from other people." https://t.co/DjPAJJpIxC

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

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[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

@CaraJoyDavid !!!

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

I was surprised by this answer — and the one about whether Eddie Murphy is funnier stoned.

[Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis]

Arsenio Hall to @zinoman on the fate of late night. https://t.co/9lDVMoxh0r

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

@jondmaas Remember this well.

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

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[David Plotz @davidplotz]

After three years off this platform, I'm back on because of what's happened at @washingtonpost and what we're trying to do about it at @CityCast_DC. We're going to start hiring journalists immediately to make sure DC continues to have great, useful, ambitious local journalism...

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

@zpincusroth @washingtonpost Oh Zach, Im so sorry. Those idiots.

[Jason Zinoman @zinoman]

@eddyportnoy Thanks. Still kicking