“Gleefully wacky and irreverent.”

–The New York Times

“Line by line, Mr. Rudnick may be the funniest writer for the stage in the United States today.”

–The New York Times

“Deeply funny musings and adventures elevate Paul Rudnick to the highest level of American comedy writing.”

–Steve Martin

“One of the funniest quip-meisters on the planet.”

–The New York Times

“Paul Rudnick is a champion of truth (and love and great wicked humor) whom we ignore at our peril.”

–David Sedaris

“Quips fall with the regularity of the autumn leaves.”

–Associated Press

December 5, 2013

Levels of Celebrity

Become a reality star

Become a reality star with a sex tape

Become a reality star with a sex tape where you get peed on

Worry that the sex tape where you get peed on may affect the sales of your signature fragrance

Become a reality star by dropping out of middle school to become an unwed mother who lives at home

Leverage your fame as a teen Mom to make a sex tape focusing on anal sex

Claim that the focus on anal sex is educational, because it can prevent teen pregnancy

Become a serial killer

Become a serial killer with a religious or political manifesto

Become a serial killer with a manifesto, whom even the Prosecuting Attorney has to admit has great hair

Marry a serial killer while he’s serving a life sentence and expect wedding gifts

Do something which requires talent, education and discipline, and benefits others

Win the Nobel prize

Make a sex tape because you’re the only hot Nobel prizewinner

Become an obese drug addict who hits bottom

Go on a reality show to “work on yourself”

Stay clean for three days, announce this on a talk show and expect applause

Make a sex tape because now that you’ve been sober for three days you’re not ashamed of your body

Write an inspirational book about how you relapsed into drug addiction after your sex tape didn’t sell, but while you were in a coma for three weeks you met Jesus and he told you that you were still a good person

Make another sex tape because Jesus told you that no one likes a quitter

Blognick