Witty critiques are another thing entirely, but I see little or none of that amongst today's comedic media cosmopolitans, none of whom remind anyone of Oscar Wilde, Dorothy Parker, or Noel Coward.
Amen. No talent hacks compared to when insults took brains and wit.
I am fairly unrepentant about her poetry. I really think that three quarters of it is gibberish. However, I must crush down these thoughts, otherwise the dove of peace will shit on me.
- - - Noel Coward (about Dame Edith Sitwell)
She looks like something that would eat its young.
- - - Dorothy Parker (about Dame Edith Evans)
She must use Novocain lipstick.
- - - Jack Paar (about Dorothy Kilgallen)
If I found her floating in my pool, I'd punish my dog.
- - - Joan Rivers (about Yoko Ono)
A cross between an aardvark and an albino rat.
- - - John Simon (about Barbra Streisand)