New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley
last night at 10 PM ET on the opening of a
play by Samuel Beckett —
"The cause of this incontinent mirth?
The dirtiest joke of all time. I mean life itself.
No playwright of the 20th century, and quite
possibly ever, has told this joke with the
clarity, simplicity and richness of Beckett."
Related material — This journal yesterday.
See also Lead Balloon.