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on the current administration - Proudly describing himself as he describes Cheney as a "moderate" and establishing looking "like a sleepy lizard in his regular-guy credentials search of a warm rock" - he with seemingly endless also deals with such topics as references to his love of gay marriage ("The only cheeseburgers, Durst finds our difference between gay and current president a satirical straight is which way your gold mine. head is facing during sex"), Rating: consumerism ("The American people love the Home August 16, 2007 -- Shopping Network because it's CONSIDERING the socially commercial-free") and contentious times we live in, religion. it's surprising there isn't more political out there. Will Some 80 minutes of expertly Durst arrived last night to crafted one-liners are rectify the situation with his delivered in a relaxed, naturalistic tone that enhances one-man show "The All- In his one-man show, comedian Will Durst American Sport of Bipartisan uses newspapers as a prop, literally reading their effect. But where Durst Bashing." from today's headlines in search of new really demonstrates his material. mastery is with a brilliantly The -based crafted closing diatribe against stand-up, whose credentials "I _am Rating: part _Augustof his 16,No 2007 Comic -- the current administration. Not are established in an opening LeftCONSIDERING Behind program," the socially he says only does he rival George video montage of his many of contentiousBush, fromtimes we whomlive in, it's he Carlin, but he shows that he's years of quotessurprising liberally there isn't in more one political of the not quite so bipartisan after appearances, is the natural evening'ssatire out there. funniest Will Durst segments. arrived all. successor to . Like Truelast night to tothe rectify show's the situation title, with he Sahl, Durst uses newspapers also hisspends one-man a goodshow "Thepart All- of the WILL DURST: THE ALL- as a prop, literally reading evening making fun of AMERICAN SPORT OF from today's headlines in Democrats, although he BIPARTISAN search of new material. admits he finds it difficult: BASHING_New World "You can't mock a vacuum." Stages, 340 W. 50th St.; (212) Needless to say, he finds it. 239-6200. Easily. Besides his free-ranging attack