Will Durst was born on March 18,1952 and is an American political satirist.
18 Facts About Will Durst
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Will Durst has been likened to Mort Sahl and Will Rogers.
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Will Durst went to 14 different schools before graduating from Waukesha South High School, in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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Will Durst then attended Waukesha County Technical Institute, University of Wisconsin, Waukesha County Campus, Marquette University, and the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, but never graduated.
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In 1992 Mr Durst performed for a SRO crowd at FCI Sheridan in Sheridan, Oregon.
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Will Durst composes a weekly political humor column that is contributed by Cagle Cartoons.
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Will Durst was a correspondent for The Comedy Channel during the 1992 political conventions.
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Will Durst writes a bi-monthly column for The Progressive Magazine, published in Madison, Wisconsin.
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In 2013, Will Durst wrote a show based on being an aging baby boomer called BoomeRaging: From LSD to OMG.
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Will Durst has taken the show to many Northern California theaters and venues in Wisconsin, Washington, Nevada, and Colorado.
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Will Durst is working on an updated version of the show called Durst Case Scenario: Midterm Madness.
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Will Durst has written three books, including Elect to Laugh and The All-American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing.
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On February 24,2000, Will Durst was contestant Rudy Reber's phone-a-friend lifeline on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
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Will Durst wrote an article for TV Guide on the incident.
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Will Durst has appeared on television over 800 times including Late Night with David Letterman, Comedy Central, HBO, and Showtime.
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Will Durst received seven consecutive nominations for the American Comedy Awards Stand Up Comedian of the Year.
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Will Durst is an executive producer of San Francisco's annual Comedy Celebration Day in Golden Gate Park.
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On October 7,2019 Will Durst suffered a hemorrhagic stroke, backstage before a performance at the Presidio Theatre.