Summary

One in this series of musical comedy specials featuring political satirist Mark Russell. In this program, Russell entertains an audience-in-the-round at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Buffalo, NY with irreverent song parodies and barbed monologues inspired by current events. Topics of satire include the following: Buffalo in February; President Richard Nixon's visit with President Jimmy Carter; David Marston's competence; the Washington Post's coverage of Watergate; Anwar Sadat's visit to Jerusalem; the United States' foreign aid policy; Lillian Carter's view of her family's accomplishments; the use of proxies during wartime; mid-life crisis; and Mark Russell's experiences with cocaine.