Category: The First Ward Report

Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited. – John Cleese To eliminate the suspense, not only did the Comedy Vault cave to your garden

I know, it’s only rock ‘n roll, but I like it. – Mick Jagger I mean some doctor told me I had six months to

Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night. – Bette Davis in All About Eve To keep up here, and in an effort

If it weren’t for electricity we’d all be watching TV by candlelight. – George Goebel I’d really rather not write this column because I genuinely

Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. – Nancy Ward It was a year ago when I chided the KC GOP

By all teammate and coach accounts, Illini standout, and likely first round NBA draft pick, Terrence Shannon, Jr. (TSJ), knew he could be a target

Though that’s a more figurative than literal declaration, that’s about to change. And it’s about to change because I’m already working with the Kane County

When tackling touchy topics like this one, the fact that I’m a classic Evanston, Illinois, liberal bears repeating. Though we’ve become an endangered species these

If you don’t want to have to deal with controversy, then don’t open a flippin’ comedy club! – Jeff Ward Ever since my great great

Aside from the Cancel Culture using the shifting verbal sands as a cudgel, some once-innocuous words, phrases, and symbols, through no fault of their own,