About the Author

Richard Belzer is perhaps best known today for his starring role as Detective Munch in the TV police drama Homicide. Before joining Homicide, The Belz was a popular stand-up comedian, who came up with Jay Leno on the club circuit. He is a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show and has appeared on Tonight and Politically Incorrect and in other major national media.

Reviews

"Richard Belzer is one of the funniest black men in America!"
--CHRIS ROCK

"Belzer is my biggest comedy influence. He is the Tigris and Euphrates of cool."
--DENNIS MILLER
   Author of Ranting Again

"ALWAYS A HOTBED OF SEDITION, BELZER COMES AT YOU LIKE A HANDFUL OF FLUNG GRAVEL. After all these years, it's a treat to have his insanity in book form."
--Bill Maher
   Host of Politically Incorrect

"A MUST-READ . . . YOU GOTTA LOVE THE BELZ. . . . His sharp sense of humor doesn't allow him to miss an opportunity for laughs."
--Playboy

"Richard Belzer is one of the funniest black men in America!"
--CHRIS ROCK

"Belzer is my biggest comedy influence. He is the Tigris and Euphrates of cool."
--DENNIS MILLER
Author of Ranting Again

"ALWAYS A HOTBED OF SEDITION, BELZER COMES AT YOU LIKE A HANDFUL OF FLUNG GRAVEL. After all these years, it's a treat to have his insanity in book form."
--Bill Maher
Host of Politically Incorrect

"A MUST-READ . . . YOU GOTTA LOVE THE BELZ. . . . His sharp sense of humor doesn't allow him to miss an opportunity for laughs."
--Playboy

First Mort Sahl, now Richard Belzer. Every now and then a political comedian finds himself obsessed with the murder of John F. KennedyÄand sacrifices the funny in the process. Though this book is categorized as humor, it offers sarcasm but few laughs. And why should it? Belzer, now best known as Detective Munch on TV's Homicide, is serious here. Obsessed with conspiracies, he apparently read a bunch of books (many from fringe publishers) on the subject and decided to share the fruit of his musings. Most concern the assassination, and, indeed, many aspects remain in dispute. But when he declares Gerald Posner's Case Closed "a grossly overstuffed suitcase," Belzer doesn't inspire confidence, and he doesn't offer footnotes so readers can check his sources. The second half of the book relies significantly on conspiracy expert Jim Marrs, author of Alien Agenda. Belzer relates that many people who've consented to alien experimentation have told Marrs they don't consider it a violation. No wonder Belzer says, "I believe that historyÄpast and currentÄis just a collection of accepted lies." He wrote this book, he claims, to inspire us to question authority. Mr. Belzer, tell jokes. Author tour. (May)