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About Banterist
Banterist is a weblog of original material written by humorist Brian Sack.
Since its creation in September 2003, Banterist has appeared in numerous publications and websites including USA Today, CNN, The New York Post, New Zealand Herald, Slate.com, Gawker, Gothamist, This Is London, Boing Boing, Canada's National Post, London's Independent and Guardian newspapers, and MSNBC.com.
Brian is the author of IN THE EVENT OF MY UNTIMELY DEMISE (HarperCollins). If you find this site enjoyable, odds are you'll like the book.
Brian appears regularly on CNN Headline's Glenn Beck program as a correspondent and ombudsman, taking host Beck to task on a variety of topics. He's also a commentator on CNN Headline's forthcoming Not Just Another Cable News Show.
He has written humor for publications including Radar, The Independent (UK), Glamour, Fusion, Cracked and McSweeney's. His work appears in the McSweeney's Best Of compilation "Created In Darkness By Troubled Americans."
His 2005 eBay listing for unwanted leather pants attracted over 3.4 million hits and was featured in newspapers and broadcast media in the US, UK and Australia.
He and Grammy-winner John Mayer improvised The Paul Reddy Show, the full 30 minutes of which can be found on the Heavier Things DualDisc. He's also a producer onJohnny Berlin, a darkly funny documentary exec-produced by REM's Michael Stipe.
His book IN THE EVENT OF MY UNTIMELY DEMISE will be published by HarperCollins in Spring 2008. Please pre-order 3,000 copies for your friends.
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And by coffusion, I mean coffotomy.
Posted by: Kevin | March 8, 2005 3:43 PM
Now, you see, there's what we need. More interviewers leading the wordless celebrity. Interviewers have thoughts that need to be expressed; in this case, about a theoretical cat to daughter limit.
Can you imagine how many times John Mayer has heard or been asked, "Where do you get your ideas from" or "How long have you played the guitar" or "You act like a sensitive poet, but you immediately started banging supermodels; what gives"?
An eternity could pass before Herr Mayer might be browbeaten about the number of cats that set the critical bar for kooky daughterness.
Thank god for this interviewer - thank god for America. And by America, I mean Christian America. And by Christian, I mean the Catholic Church.
And by the Catholic Church, I actually mean a secret cartel of Jewish bankers.
Posted by: Rex | April 13, 2005 9:50 PM
you're adorable and hilarious. are you married?
[ My wife insists that I am. -B. ]
Posted by: Linda | May 8, 2005 7:16 PM
**
And by the Catholic Church, I actually mean a secret cartel of Jewish bankers
**
How did you get that...far...a BASIC true AND a major WOYTILA accomplishment, although not THAT PUBLICIZED...lol
Stay well
Posted by: bau-bau | May 31, 2005 9:36 PM
Intresting!
Posted by: tipa | August 5, 2005 5:08 PM
Love you long time, lound eye.
J/ K/ J/ C
Posted by: Jon | September 10, 2005 11:09 AM
Where's the mullets? I thought this was the site with all the different mullets on it. No? Rats! Damn You Intraweb! Damn You To Hell!
Posted by: Me | September 26, 2005 2:41 PM
I am glad to have a face to put with those pants... for my mental photo that is... and thanks for taking the time to reply. hgg
Posted by: Helene | October 9, 2005 11:41 AM
Like Helene said, is great to put a face to rakish pair of leather pants. Thanks too for your reply and you will be happy to know that lots of people in Western Australia are reading banterist and eagerly awaiting your next sale on ebay.
Posted by: Samantha | October 10, 2005 2:18 AM
very good humor, enjoy your site
Posted by: michelle.az | October 12, 2005 11:19 AM
Brian:
I truly need help selling my lecherous and lazy Frenchman...can you assist? He's called Arnaud and no matter what I do, he keeps coming back. Gives new meaning to that old classic "how can I miss you if you won't go away".
Aidez moi, svp. And thanks/merci beaucoup for the humor...I was so in need of it. Just got back from helping rescue the animals in Louisiana... you were heaven sent.
Laura
P.S. If you want to see what he looks like so that you can figure out value (+: just check out my website (www.timecaptured.net) Arnaud's the first photo in the Life Happens section (guy in blue shirt) and also the guy with the chainsaw wrapped in the flag!
Posted by: Laura Bergerol | October 15, 2005 12:19 PM
I'm just wondering how many women per day propose marriage to you. If I had to wager a guess, it would be around 19.
[ Currently, enough to make up for high school. -B ]
Posted by: DES | October 18, 2005 1:47 PM
I'd often sit and have lengthy conversations with myself, sometimes I would laugh and spin on my Ikea "Ingar" swiveling semi reclining office chair, imagining I was at Disneyland or the Neverland Ranch, gleefully forgetting the woes of societal dissfunction. Other times I'd paint faces on my toes and hold them up to the window when my neighbors would pass by, that way they would think I was having a party! most of the faces I drew on my toes were happy... one had contempt. But now I've found your website and learned to live again!
Great site, Best luck!
Posted by: Lex | November 2, 2005 1:23 PM
Nearly 3 million pageviews in a little over 2 days, for a pair of leather pants.
Best.ebay.copy.ever!
I have to be different, so I am not proposing marriage. Besides, my husband insists I, too, am married.
Posted by: Shannon | November 18, 2005 12:00 PM
He just reminded me that I am also disqualified because we have... {sigh} 3 cats. The non-kooky gal manual *I* was given said three cats was the limit. Maybe you're working off an older version of the manual?
Posted by: Shannon | November 18, 2005 2:01 PM
If two of the cats are mine and two of the cats are my husband's, am I still attractive to you?
[ I suppose. But are married women supposed to be attractive to me? I don't know what the rules are. -B . ]
Posted by: Jenny | November 30, 2005 12:49 PM
B,
The rules are as follows:
1. I am always attractive, no matter how many cats/spouses.
2. While there *is* a statistical correlation between cat population and social ineptitude of the cat owner, it's actually the number of batiked items in one's closet that identify a crazy lady.
Posted by: Jenny | December 2, 2005 12:43 PM
You seem to have a "reality based" view of things so I was surprised to see you used to work for Glenn Beck.
Am I missing something?
Posted by: Jim | May 5, 2006 4:09 PM
for being you. : )
Posted by: thank you | October 17, 2007 8:35 PM