The Will of the People

A comedian, born in New York, Barry started performing comedy in Tulsa, concluding that while Manhattan was the place to be discovered, Oklahoma had more parking. He has been a regular at club in Las Vegas, Reno, as well as NYC, Los Angeles, Atlantic City, Houston, San Antonio, on cruise ships, The Bahamas, and once in a bar in Bartlesville, Oklahoma that advertised 'Comedian and Beer.' Further, Barry has appeared in national commercials, like the one for Mazzio's, where he is lying upside down, barking at a pizza, and movies, like UHF with Weird Al Yankovic, which still provides him with $3.76 residual checks every time it plays at some Lithuanian drive-in. In May of 2002, Barry's first book, ROAD COMIC was released. An autobiographical look at his life on the comedy circuit, it was a raw, funny, pathetic, relentless account of comedy, comedians, sex, passion, suicidal Germans, pierced cocktail waitresses, disappointment, and receding hairlines. In his second book, FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION IT, released in 2005, Barry continued to explore the cultural zeitgeist of life, love, and humor, but also mused about gun shows, Baptists, old Jews, and Winnie Cooper.Barry has co-hosted The Politics Blog with Charles P. Pierce ESQUIRE.com (Charles P. Pierce calls him Friedman of the Plains); does commentary on PUBLIC RADIO TULSA; writes a monthly column for Tulsa Voice; contributes to MEDIA POST; and reports for EXPLORER, an oil and gas journal, which is odd for Barry knows nothing about the oil and exploration business and has been known to hurt himself pumping his own gas.Barry's latest book FOUR DAYS AND A YEAR LATER has just been released.You can find out more about Barry at www.barrysfriedman.com or www.friedmanoftheplains.com