The Applause Inside
Cantankerously Yours
The Applause Inside
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
The following scene includes material from a column I wrote a few years ago. I have since...
Surpassing Abbott & Costello
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Surpassing Abbott & Costello
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
In the 30s and 40s, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were the top two slapstick comedians...
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get any Crankier (3)
Cantankerously Yours
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get any Crankier (3)
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
It’s all over! My rehabilitation has been completed! I’m finally walking without...
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get Any Crankier (2)
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get Any Crankier (2)
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
Have you ever been bewildered? I mean, genuinely bewildered. That is the...
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get Any Crankier (1)
Cantankerously Yours
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get Any Crankier (1)
By Wendell Abern
A few days before Valentine’s Day, I awoke to see a few nurses...
Making Us Really Great Again. A Ten-Minute Play.
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Making Us Really Great Again. A Ten-Minute Play.
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
SCENE: A SMALL GOVERNMENT OFFICE. LONG DESK AND CHAIR FACING AUDIENCE. ANOTHER SMALL...
Postage Due: A Ten-Minute Play
Cantankerously Yours
Postage Due: A Ten-Minute Play
(Based on an actual event)
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
SCENE: SMALL OFFICE IN REAR OF LOCAL THEATRE. DESK WITH CHAIR, AND...
Eleventh Annual Scroogie Awards
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Eleventh Annual Scroogie Awards
By Wendell Abern
Dear Holiday Revelers,
Scroogies are awards I inaugurated in 2006, as an homage to my idol and favorite...
Irma, Pre- and Post-
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Irma, Pre- and Post-
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
Sometimes, you simply get lucky.
I made reservations for both of my Chicago visits back in March...
Ah, the Joys of Aging!
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Ah, the Joys of Aging!
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
When I was a young bumpkin of 53 years, my aunt (who was then 84) said,...