Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale.

(Martin Scorsese was the correct answer). He received seven consecutive nominations for the American Comedy Awards Stand Up Comedian of the Year. After hearing the choices Durst said "Landis" as in director John Landis.

Will Durst (born March 18 1952) is an American political satirist; he has been called a modern mix of Mort Sahl and Will Rogers.