We talk about Daniel Simonsen, a Norwegian comic who is blowing up in the New York comedy scene and whose show we went to last night. We also talk about another Norwegian, Kris Borgli, who is also blowing up but in the movie world with recent films like Sick of Myself and Dream Scenario. Then we discuss how dark Nordic humor is similar to Russian humor. We finish by answering a reader question about why we don’t live in Russia. …all of it from bed in a hotel room on the morning of July 4.
—Yasha
