Andy Borowitz is a New York Times best-selling author and a comedian who has written for The New Yorker since 1998. In 2001, he created The Borowitz Report, a satirical news column that has...
Andy Borowitz is a New York Times best-selling author and a comedian who has written for The New Yorker since 1998. In 2001, he created The Borowitz Report, a satirical news column that has millions of readers around the world. His latest book, “Profiles in Ignorance: How America’s Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber,” is forthcoming in 2022.
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigJun 19, 2006
The political satirist writes that launching Hussein into space will achieve two of President Bush's oft-stated goals: bringing the Iraqi to justice and landing a man on Mars. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigJun 10, 2006
Satirist Andy Borowitz tells us that North Korean President Kim Jong Il and televangelist Pat Robertson expressed outrage that they had been excluded from the competition. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigJun 3, 2006
The political satirist quotes U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan as saying: "This is the most serious threat to world peace since North Korea obtained an early DVD of 'Gigli.' " Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigMay 27, 2006
The political satirist reports: "The election of former Vice President Al Gore to the White House could result in a disastrous phenomenon called 'global boring,' in which millions of people around the world would fall asleep in an unprecedented narcoleptic pandemic." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigMay 20, 2006
The satirist tells us that Bush, feeling low as he contemplates his public approval rating, has turned to a man who knows a thing or two about numbers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigMay 13, 2006
The political satirist reports: White House aides said that writing an 18-page letter to President Bush, who is known for his extreme distaste for reading, was the most provocative act Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could possibly have committed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigMay 6, 2006
"Once state and local governments have been successfully blamed, the White House will ensure that others, such as congressional Democrats and illegal immigrants, are blamed as well." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigApr 14, 2006
The political satirist reports on Rumsfeld's plan to punish the government of Iran for its nuclear ambitions by sending the one troop to Tehran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigApr 8, 2006
Satirist Andy Borowitz reports that our emergency preparedness experts have the bird flu situation under control. Mostly, they're counting on a natural disaster to wipe out the bird population. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigApr 1, 2006
The celebrated satirist quotes Bush as saying that his kitchen staffer was "slow to act" in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: "Basically, he was just in the kitchen baking the whole time." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigMar 27, 2006
The political satirist quotes the president as saying the move "is designed to free up my time for other duties, such as wiretapping the American people at random." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigMar 18, 2006
Satirist Borowitz serves up another penetrating political report: According to shark-jumping expert Jace Monteith, "The Bush administration is beginning to look like the fourth season of 'Saved by the Bell.' " Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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