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The Better Olympics
While the 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, it seems competition actually started yesterday, with the opening round of a couple of events, including the always adrenaline inducing Curling. The Winter Games, which over the last few reiterations have experienced minor problems, such as the “let’s not talk politics” aspect of the last three go-arounds in Russia, South Korea and China, and Mother Nature’s obvious preference for the Summer Games, demon
Glenn Rabney
Feb 55 min read


We need a "Not Father's Day"
Once again, Father’s Day is upon us, and as someone who both had a father and is a father, I cannot stress enough just how much of an unnecessary and even horrible idea this Hallmark-generated faux holiday is. To understand just why I and most fathers actually dread this day, let us first understand why it exists in the first place. The obvious answer is because there’s a Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day was originally the idea of Ann Reeves Jarvis, who after the Civil War, tried t
Glenn Rabney
Jun 16, 20235 min read
Evening at the Improv
They often say that you can’t go home again, but you actually can, as long as you accept that it won’t be exactly like it used to be, but...
Glenn Rabney
Jan 18, 20233 min read


Budd Friedman: A Remembrance
I had the honor yesterday, along with many others, to attend Budd Friedman’s funeral. During the 80s and 90s, the Improv was my home and where you’d find me most nights, sitting with comics and writers, new and old, famous and obscure, giving and getting writing tips and industry connections, a of us sharing one common thread, comedy. It was a clubhouse and once you became a member, you were a member for life, as proven by the interactions by those in attendance yesterday, wh
Glenn Rabney
Nov 19, 20222 min read
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