Checking In
August, 1980
Comedian Mark Russell has headlined at The Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., for 15 years, dishing out biting political satire. Last year, Russell's humor went national on the NBC-TV show "Real People," and now he also has his own "Mark Russell Comedy Special" on PBS. Chicago free-lance writer Sharon Spence asked him about the current political climate.[Q] Playboy: Were you surprised when you realized your humor made some people angry?[A] Russell: I had no idea how upset pe...
