Tag Archives: Jerry Nelson

Museum of Moving Image Event This Sunday!

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Max

Panel discussion with me, Craig Shemin, Pam Arciero, Jan Nelson and Debi Spinney. More info here!

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Surprise!

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Max

I’m elated to announce that Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography will come out in 2023 from Rutgers University Press! So happy to announce it today, on what would have been Hunt’s 71st birthday. Thank you all so much for … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Jerry Nelson!

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Max

Thinking of Jerry Nelson on what would have been his 87th birthday and 37th wedding anniversary! Enjoy this biographical sketch of him, The Count Writes a Haiku.

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Happy Birthday, Jerry Nelson

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Max

Thinking of Jerry Nelson, who would have been 82 years young today. Here’s the biographical essay I wrote about him, “The Count Writes a Haiku”. Grateful for all his work to make “millions of people happy”.

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“The Muppets” (2015) – The Review!

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Max

The Muppets passes my most important test – it’s funny as hell. At moments, it’s old-school, Muppet Show funny — and that’s my highest praise. ~ Puppets are a great art form: They don’t die. The most beloved outlive those … Continue reading →

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The Count Writes a Haiku

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Max

Jerry Nelson would have been 80 today. I was lucky to know him. Here’s my memorial essay, “The Count Writes a Haiku.”

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