Comics as politicians, Pt. II

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 3rd, 2006

In an earlier post on this blog, we wondered…

Why anyone– especially a current or former comedian– would want to run for public office in this age of political correctness is beyond our ability to comprehend. Folks in this country tend to like our comedians to make fun of politicians, not become politicians.

We forgot about a handful of emails in our inbox from Joey Novick who, on his website seeks…

the consideration of your support Election Day, Tuesday November 7th, 2006– to allow me the privilege to serve as your Mayor, and work together to face the challenges facing Flemington.

Novick is familiar to comics on the Eastern Seaboard from the 80’s and 90’s– He did all the clubs, and booked a few of them here and there.

After becoming an attorney and getting involved in Central Jersey politics in the 90’s, Novick is now setting his sites on the office of Mayor of Flemington, NJ, “a quaint but vibrant American small town where greater than 60 per cent of the buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places.”

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