Between the two of them, Steve Martin and Jerry Seinfeld have a combined century of experience in the delicate art of the joke. During a conversation with The New Yorker’s Susan Morrison, they talk about their beginnings, their first “funny friend,” and the importance of irritability. Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax discuss Beethoven’s politics of the cello and perform from his sonatas; and Jane Mayer looks at the G.O.P.’s post-Trump game.
Jane Mayer on the G.O.P.’s Post-Trump Game
David Remnick talks with the writer about the chaotic post-election period, and why some Republicans decline to recognize Joe Biden as President-elect.
Steve Martin and Jerry Seinfeld Walk into a Zoom Meeting
The two comedians talk with the editor Susan Morrison at this year’s New Yorker Festival.
Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax on Beethoven’s Politics of the Cello
Musicians Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax explain how familiar music has taken on a new tone during the pandemic.
