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FINALIST, 1997 JAMES THURBER HUMOR PRIZE
Comic and moving autobiographical monologues from a rising star.
"Always a fan of Josh's live performances, now I'm enjoying his disembodiment. He's a great read."
"These monologues have a performer's personality even on the page. They read the way they play: with a delight in neurosis that turns it into intellectual slapstick."
"Hysterically funny and absolutely fascinating.... Pithy, pure, and very funny stuff."
"Vivid, funny, even poignant.... Sublime passages.... Nobody has ever captured and catalogued the mood, look, and hidden humor of office life quite like this.... ['Haiku Tunnel'] takes a world we ignore, or barely observe, and brings it into brilliant comic relief."
Red Diaper Baby includes three comic autobiographical monologues by performer Josh Kornbluth: "The Mathematics of Change," "Haiku Tunnel," and the title piece. Together, and with the author's introduction, the monologues compose a bildungsroman that is both comic and poignant.
Kornbluth shows a deep affection for the wild, eccentric characters who people his universe. With a few deft strokes he paints unforgettable portraits, as true as they are funny. Together the monologues achieve real literary form and depth, as we witness a young man coming of age in a world that is anything but conventional.
* Read a short sample from THE
MATHEMATICS OF CHANGE (care of www.salon.com).
* SPARK* is a weekly showcase about San Francisco Bay Area artists and
arts organizations. Watch the SPARK* segment on the making of LOVE
& TAXES.
* The monologue HAIKU TUNNEL was made into an independent film
directed by Josh and his brother Jacob Kornbluth. Featuring Josh temping
for a law firm in San Francisco, Haiku Tunnel premiered at the Sundance
Film Festival and was later released by Sony Pictures Entertainment. (Note:
Extras played by Mercury House staff and volunteers appear scattered throughout
the film.) Read the review on Josh's film debut from the Sundance
website.
* Josh's signature monologue, RED DIAPER BABY has been made into
an original Sundance concert film from recordings of live performances
at San Francisco's Z
SPACE Studio. Look for it on the Sundance Channel and on DVD.
Click on the "Z Space" link above for more information.
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JOSH KORNBLUTH was raised in New York City and attended Princeton University.
After working as a journalist in Chicago and Boston, he moved to San Francisco.
He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, Sara, and little Guthrie.
After the success of their film "Haiku Tunnel," Josh and his codirector
brother Jacob followed up their debut with a second film, "The Best Thief
in the World." Josh then returned to the title piece, "Red Diaper Baby,"
to make a Sundance Channel performance film. Recent monologues include "Ben
Franklin: Unplugged" and "Love & Taxes." Josh performs throughout the year;
keep up with his calendar of live appearances by visiting his website at
www.joshkornbluth.com.
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