Theo Von: How a Cajun-Fried Stand-Up Became Global Capital’s Favorite Court Jester By the time the sun rises over Singapore’s harbor, a clip of Theo Von—shirt half-buttoned, eyes darting like a raccoon who just found the minibar—has already racked up a million views on Weibo. By lunch in Lagos, university kids are trading his punch-lines…
Rosie Jones, the British comedian who also happens to have cerebral palsy, has been touring her latest hour “Delicious” from Adelaide to Zurich, proving that the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals can apparently be achieved one dick joke at a time. While diplomats in Geneva continue drafting strongly worded communiqués about inclusion, Jones is out…
The World According to Martin Short: How One Canadian Dwarfed the Globe PARIS—In the grand tradition of small men making outsized noise, Martin Short has managed to become the planet’s unofficial court jester without ever holding elected office or firing a single drone. While diplomats in Geneva trade sternly worded communiqués about carbon emissions and…
Nate Bargatze and the Soft Power of the American Mumble: How One Tennessee Everyman Quietly Became the Planet’s Preferred Sedative By Dave’s Locker Foreign Desk PARIS—On any given Thursday, while ministers in Brussels argue over grain tariffs and Beijing’s censors sharpen their knives for the next celebrity, a 44-year-old man from Old Hickory, Tennessee, is…
