Biography

Alumni of National Lampoon, Kurt Andersen went on to co-found Spy Magazine from which he exited in 1993. He followed this with a stint as editor of New York magazine in addition to writing three novels, two non-fiction books and columns for Time magazine and The New Yorker. He also wrote the satirical stage revue Loose Lips which included in the cast Harry Shearer and Martin Mull. Currently Mr. Andersen hosts the National Public Radio cultural magazine program Studio 360.
- IMDb mini biography by: PeterMH

I called a kid who turned out to be gay a sissy, which I felt bad about at the time and ever since,and which is another reason why it's impossible to believe that Mitt Romney doesn't remember holding a kid down at eighteen and cutting his hair.

[on being called 'Explodo' in high school] It was a family nickname at age eleven or twelve because I was a pyromaniac. I once took an interstate bus from Nebraska to Missouri just to buy fireworks.

[on Donald Trump] He always struck me as a creature who needs and thrives on public attention, of whatever kind, the way the rest of us need food and oxygen and the love of our children.