Paul Brownfield

Paul Brownfield writes for national newspapers and magazines. Based in Brooklyn, N.Y., he is also East Coast contributing editor at Written By, the magazine of the Writers Guild of America West. Brownfield was previously a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times.  



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The New Yorker • 18th May 2020

Shecky Greene’s Horse Habit

Some of those who are missing sports right now are turning to a miracle cure, as scientifically proven as hydroxychloroquine. This sport is live on TV every day, featuring athletes who go all out, regardless of who is watching. Actually, the athletes couldn’t care less. “I’m watching horses right now,” Shecky Greene, the nonagenarian comedian, said the other day, over the phone. “Oaklawn, Tampa Bay, Gulfstream.” These are racetracks—in Arkansas and Florida—that are closed to fans but not to hors
The New Yorker • 11th November 2019

An “S.N.L.” Alum Among the Cosplayers

New York Comic Con can be gruelling. The other day, one of its participants, Laraine Newman, took a break to fortify herself at the restaurant in her hotel, near the Javits Center. “I know I’m going to Hell, but can I get the duck-liver toast?” she asked a waiter. An original “Saturday Night Live” cast member, Newman is now a voice actor and has a role in the animated series “Summer Camp Island.” She was waiting for one of her Comic Con comrades, Paul Reubens. In the seventies, both were in the
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