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Adam Nover

2015-12-16T23:46:58Z

Noverdude:

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'''Adam Nover''' [[SEAS]] '[[2010|10]] was the first [[Jester]] Editor-In-Chief not involved in the recent resurrection. He once wrote a play for [[Egg & Peacock]] in which the characters do very little other than discuss the dangers of Dunkin Donuts coffee cups and Snuggies.<ref>[http://bwog.net/2009/02/08/last-night-the-4th-annual-egg-and-peacock "Last Night: The 4th Annual Egg and Peacock, 2/8/09]</ref> He is also known for his character roles in [[Up Late with Jeff Julian]], [[Finite Jest]], and [[Internship Survival Guide]]. Adam Nover is known by many pseudonyms and aliases. He measures his height in yards, but it is sadly equivalent to his height in feet.

References: <references/>

==External Links==
*[http://orion.bme.columbia.edu/hung_web/Cell_Lab_Website/Adam_Nover.html Adam Nover's Graduate Research Assistant homepage]

{{succession|preceded=[[David Iscoe]]|succeeded=[[Michael Abraham]]|office=[[Jester]] Editors-In-Chief|years=2009-2010}}

[[Category:SEAS alumni|Nover]]
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[[Category:OK Hotel Resident|Nover]]
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[[Category:The Chauteau resident]]

Jester of Columbia

2013-11-23T20:10:04Z

Noverdude:

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The '''''Jester of Columbia''''', or simply the '''''Jester''''', is a campus humor magazine. It is widely acclaimed as "somewhat funny every now and then," a major achievement for any college humor publication.

The Jester is also known for its comedic performances, which include the Andy Kaufman-esque [[Banquet in Honor of the King of Spain]], the full multimedia production [[Up Late with Jeff Julian]], the sketch show [[Finite Jest]], and [[Internship Survival Guide]], a collaboration with [[Project Bluelight]].

==History==

[[File:Jester2007.tragedy cover.jpg|thumb|The cover of the May 2008 Tragedy issue]]

Legendarily founded on [[April 1|April Fool's Day]], [[1901]], ''Jester'' is one of the oldest such publications in the US. It was revived in [[2001]] after a 12-year lapse in publication and again in [[2004]] after a shorter one.

The magazine has occasionally tested the boundaries of satire severely. 1,500 copies of a [[1967]] issue that included phrases such as "tar babies" and "the noble savage" were confiscated by black students from around campus, and around 30 of them were burned in front of [[Ferris Booth Hall]] in June of that year.<ref>http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19670605-01.2.2&srpos=3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-negroes+AND+jester----#</ref>

During the 2006-2007 school year, Jester was embroiled in a [[CUSJ-Jester Feud|bizarre (and possibly one-way, i.e., as a Jester-only prank) feud with CUSJ]], the ''[[Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal]]''.

In [[May]] of [[2008]], the Jester prompted one of those short-lived web-scandals with their "Tragedy" issue, the cover of which featured the Titanic crashing into the Twin Towers<ref>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/jester/tragedy/index.htm</ref>. Some bloggers blogged about it; some commenters commented about it<ref>http://bwog.com/2008/05/13/quickjester-tragicomic-transformations-edition/</ref>. Classic sensitivity/free speech thing.

==''Jester'' covers==

The ''Jester'' has occasionally been known for its artistically sophisticated covers, a trait which reached its peak during the 1930s, when [[Ad Reinhardt]], later a notable abstract expressionist painter, was one of its editors. The cover art of the ''Jester''s of this period was considered comparable to that of ''[[The New Yorker]]''.

<gallery>
Image:Jesterrow.jpg|[[1934]] cover featuring the [[crew]] team, by [[Ad Reinhardt]]
Image:Jestergwb.jpg|[[1931]] cover celebrating the opening of the George Washington Bridge
Image:Jesterlion.jpg|Left: [[Columbia Lion]] by [[Ad Reinhardt]], Right: A [[1934]] issue featuring stories by football captain [[Cliff Montgomery]] and [[Arnold Beichman]]
Image:Jester30s.jpg|Covers from, top left, [[1931]], featuring a New Years' party in [[John Jay Hall]]; right, [[1933]], by [[Ad Reinhardt]], which served as the program for that year's [[Varsity Show]]; bottom, the [[1936]] [[Commencement]] edition, also by Reinhardt
Image:Jester07.gif|[[2007]] cover
Image:Jestermville.jpg|[[2008]] cover satirically depicting the revelation of the [[Manhattanville campus]] plan as a stained glass window
Image:JesterBuzzCoverSpread_web.jpg|[[2010]] New Yorker Style cover for the "Buzz" issue
</gallery>

==''Jester'' alumni==

*[[I.A.L. Diamond]], Hollywood comedy writer
*[[Allen Ginsberg]], poet of the [[Beat Generation]]
*[[Gerald Green (author)|Gerald Green]], writer
*[[Judd Gregg]], Republican US Senator from New Hampshire
*[[Ed Koren]], cartoonist
*[[Tony Kushner]], playwright
*[[Robert Lax]], poet
*[[Joseph L. Mankiewicz]], screenwriter
*[[Thomas Merton]], author and monk
*[[Ted Rall]], political cartoonist
*[[Ad Reinhardt]], artist
*[[Ed Rice]], journalist
*[[David Rosand]], art history professor
*[[Ralph de Toledano]], journalist, co-founded the ''National Review'' and edited ''Newsweek''
*[[Lynd Ward]], artist
*[[Herman Wouk]], writer
*[[Dan]], Dan

==''Jester'' Editors-in-Chief (2004-Present)==

*[[Sam West]], 2004-2007
*[[David Iscoe]], 2007-2009
*[[Adam Nover]], 2009-2010
*[[Michael Abraham]], 2010-2011, 2012
*[[Patrick McGuire]], 2011
*[[Eli Grober]], 2012-2013
*[[Bijan Samareh]], 2013-

==External links==

*[http://www.jesterofcolumbia.net ''The Jester of Columbia'' The Official Website]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/jester/ ''Jester'' website]
*[http://www.jesterlackssoundscience.com "A thorough debunking of Jester's lies"]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alumni/Magazine/Fall2009/feature3.html Columbia Alumni Center exhibit of ''Jester'' covers]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Student publications]]

Finite Jest

2012-05-20T17:35:13Z

Noverdude: Created page with "'''Finite Jest''' was a 2009 sketch comedy show produced by the Jester. == Cast & Crew == * ''Fireside Chat'': Justin Grace, Adam Nover, Frank Nestor * ''T..."

'''Finite Jest''' was a 2009 sketch comedy show produced by the [[Jester]].

== Cast & Crew ==

* ''Fireside Chat'': [[Justin Grace]], [[Adam Nover]], [[Frank Nestor]]
* ''The Death of Everyone But the Salesman'': [[Siobhan Gilbert]], [[Justin Grace]], [[David Iscoe]]
* ''Orgy & Bess'': [[Asher Grodman]], [[Sam Reisman]], [[Frank Nestor]], [[Chantelle Pianetta]]

Writers: [[David Iscoe]], [[Adam Nover]]
Producers: [[David Iscoe]], [[Adam Nover]], [[Peter Schamp]]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPgOM51p_R0 A Fireside Chat]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1abOyZfNmk A Fireside Chat, Alt. Take]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uTToTPuewQ Chowdah Performance]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnC_XDkuW1s The Death of Everyone But the Salesman]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXEPeStc3jw Orgy & Bess]

[[Category:Performances]]

Up Late with Jeff Julian

2012-05-20T17:14:41Z

Noverdude:

On [[February 21]], [[2008]], the [[Jester of Columbia]] presented '''''Up Late with Jeff Julian''''', a taping of a fake late night talk show (aired on the fake [[NBN Network]]) in the Black Box. The show consisted of scripted dialogue, prerecorded commercials, and celebrity guests. The audience acted as the studio audience viewing both on- and off-air antics.

== Details ==

[[Jeff Julian]] ([[Jeff Julian]]) hosted the eponymous show, assisted by his sidekick [[Sonny Sinclair]] ([[Alex Weinberg]]). On this particular show, February 21st’s episode, Julian’s guests included Maryland Senator Winthrop McNadler ([[Jake Green]]), and improv groups [[Fruit Paunch]] and [[Sweeps]]. Although originally billed as a guest, the Plant Wrangler ([[David Iscoe]]) was bumped for a second improv group, in order to boost ratings after the senator’s uneventful segment.

The show culminated in the on air suicide of Sonny Sinclair and the arrest of Jeff Julian for multiple crimes.

== Injuries Suffered on the Show ==

Multiple injuries were suffered by characters in the show.

* Stagehand - Leg telescoped after falling from a precipice
* Intern - Face burned by hot Pepsi (scalding, not piping) thrown by Jeff Julian
* Cop - Face burned in a similar fashion
* Jeff Julian - Leg telescoped after falling from a desk
* Sonny Sinclair - Single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the brain

== Cast & Crew ==

=== Producers ===
[[Jake Green]], [[David Iscoe]], [[Jeff Julian]], [[Adam Nover]], [[Peter Schamp]], [[Alex Weinberg]]

=== Director ===
[[Jake Green]]

=== Actors ===
[[Justin Grace]], [[Jake Green]], [[David Iscoe]], [[Marc Iserlis]], [[Jeff Julian]], [[Adam Nover]], [[Ethan Pack]], [[Peter Schamp]], [[Alex Weinberg]], [[Sam West]]

=== Writers ===
[[David Iscoe]], [[Jeff Julian]], [[Adam Nover]], [[Peter Schamp]], [[Alex Weinberg]], [[Sam West]].

=== Film Producers ===
[[Sam Reisman]], [[Sam West]]

=== Film Actors ===
[[Thomas Anawalt]], [[David Iscoe]], [[Jeff Julian]], [[Adam Nover]], [[Austin Smith]], [[Pitr Strait]], [[Alex Weinberg]], [[Sam West]]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLiq68z50Eg ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part I]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD0SwgR15OQ ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part II]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPKJm7zeL2s ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part III]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBPEOeFZB04 ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part IV]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_gTiJSmP80 ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part V]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Tte-LMO-4 ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part VI]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtMJyNY5I1k ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part VII]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPjOWNzMGLE ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Title Sequence]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=S7-DZoX0Pwk ''Teach For America'' Ad]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=WVYCWbamKLs Internet Ad]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=7LHkoe6M2Dc Spiritual Guidance Ads]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=jBSURtx1zWo Digital Air Stopper Infomercial]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1evukHXp-ws Melvil Dewey PSA]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veovwlu96TA Train Ad]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I35sJHLlXY Jope's Scopes]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp2RdYaG7m4 Spiritual Guidance Ads]

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[[Category:Performances]]

Up Late with Jeff Julian

2012-05-20T17:13:59Z

Noverdude:

On [[February 21]], [[2008]], the [[Jester of Columbia]] presented '''''Up Late with Jeff Julian''''', a taping of a fake late night talk show (aired on the fake [[NBN Network]]) in the Black Box. The show consisted of scripted dialogue, prerecorded commercials, and celebrity guests. The audience acted as the studio audience viewing both on- and off-air antics.

== Details ==

[[Jeff Julian]] ([[Jeff Julian]]) hosted the eponymous show, assisted by his sidekick [[Sonny Sinclair]] ([[Alex Weinberg]]). On this particular show, February 21st’s episode, Julian’s guests included Maryland Senator Winthrop McNadler ([[Jake Green]]), and improv groups [[Fruit Paunch]] and [[Sweeps]]. Although originally billed as a guest, the Plant Wrangler ([[David Iscoe]]) was bumped for a second improv group, in order to boost ratings after the senator’s uneventful segment.

The show culminated in the on air suicide of Sonny Sinclair and the arrest of Jeff Julian for multiple crimes.

== Injuries Suffered on the Show ==

Multiple injuries were suffered by characters in the show.

* Stagehand - Leg telescoped after falling from a precipice
* Intern - Face burned by hot Pepsi (scalding, not piping) thrown by Jeff Julian
* Cop - Face burned in a similar fashion
* Jeff Julian - Leg telescoped after falling from a desk
* Sonny Sinclair - Single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the brain

== Cast & Crew ==

=== Producers ===
[[Jake Green]], [[David Iscoe]], [[Jeff Julian]], [[Adam Nover]], [[Peter Schamp]], [[Alex Weinberg]]

=== Director ===
[[Jake Green]]

=== Actors ===
[[Justin Grace]], [[Jake Green]], [[David Iscoe]], [[Marc Iserlis]], [[Jeff Julian]], [[Adam Nover]], [[Ethan Pack]], [[Peter Schamp]], [[Alex Weinberg]], [[Sam West]]

=== Writers ===
[[David Iscoe]], [[Jeff Julian]], [[Adam Nover]], [[Peter Schamp]], [[Alex Weinberg]], [[Sam West]].

=== Film Producers ===
[[Sam Reisman]], [[Sam West]]

=== Film Actors ===
[[Thomas Anawalt]], [[David Iscoe]], [[Jeff Julian]], [[Adam Nover]], [[Austin Smith]], [[Pitr Strait]], [[Alex Weinberg]], [[Sam West]]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLiq68z50Eg ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part I]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD0SwgR15OQ ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part II]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPKJm7zeL2s ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part III]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBPEOeFZB04 ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part IV]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_gTiJSmP80 ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part V]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Tte-LMO-4 ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part VI]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtMJyNY5I1k ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Part VII]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=rhOu-nP-71A ''Up Late with Jeff Julian'' Title Sequence]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=S7-DZoX0Pwk ''Teach For America'' Ad]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=WVYCWbamKLs Internet Ad]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=7LHkoe6M2Dc Spiritual Guidance Ads]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=jBSURtx1zWo Digital Air Stopper Infomercial]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1evukHXp-ws Melvil Dewey PSA]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veovwlu96TA Train Ad]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I35sJHLlXY Jope's Scopes]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp2RdYaG7m4 Spiritual Guidance Ads]

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Adam Nover

2012-05-20T17:10:18Z

Noverdude: ref error fixed

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'''Adam Nover''' [[SEAS]] '[[2010|10]] was the first [[Jester]] Editor-In-Chief not involved in the recent resurrection. He once wrote a play for [[Egg & Peacock]] entitled ''Waiting For Godot to Shut the F*** Up'', in which the characters do very little other than discuss the dangers of Dunkin Donuts coffee cups and Snuggies.<ref>[http://bwog.net/2009/02/08/last-night-the-4th-annual-egg-and-peacock "Last Night: The 4th Annual Egg and Peacock, 2/8/09]</ref> He is also known for his character roles: the abused intern in [[Up Late with Jeff Julian]], a student molested by Bollinger at a fireside chat in [[Finite Jest]], and a heavily misinformed [[Career Services]] lecturer in [[Internship Survival Guide]]. Adam Nover is known by many pseudonyms and aliases. He measures his height in yards, but it is sadly equivalent to his height in feet.

References: <references/>

{{succession|preceded=[[David Iscoe]]|succeeded=[[Michael Abraham]]|office=[[Jester]] Editors-In-Chief|years=2009-2010}}

[[Category:SEAS alumni|Nover]]
[[Category:Class of 2010|Nover]]
[[Category:Donce Members|Nover]]
[[Category:OK Hotel Resident|Nover]]
[[Category:Biomedical engineering majors|Nover]]

Patrick McGuire

2011-04-03T22:43:16Z

Noverdude:

'''Patrick McGuire''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2011|11]] [[Psi Upsilon]] emerged from the middle of America. He co-wrote the [[Varsity Show]] in 2010. He is a [[Jester]] writer of epic proportions. Patrick McGuire's appendix is also his arch enemy. When Patrick wakes up in the morning he pisses excellence.

{{succession|preceded=[[Michael Abraham]]|office=[[Jester]] Editors-In-Chief|years=2011-Present}}

[[Category:Columbia College students|McGuire]]
[[Category:Class of 2011|McGuire]]

Michael Abraham

2011-04-03T22:42:43Z

Noverdude:

'''Michael Abraham''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2012|12]] hails from Virginia. He is the Editor-In-Chief of ''[[Jester]]''. He has also acted in [[XMAS!]] and [[Grandma Sylvia's Funeral]]. He once worked on a date farm, being paid in dates. Dates are Abraham's sole food group.

{{succession|preceded=[[Adam Nover]]|succeeded=[[Patrick McGuire]]|office=[[Jester]] Editors-In-Chief|years=2010-2011}}

[[Category:Columbia College students|Abraham]]
[[Category:Class of 2012|Abraham]]

Talk:Jeff Julian (character)

2008-02-28T16:05:34Z

Noverdude:

==Nomination for deletion==

This is kinda funny...but, um, no? [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 00:19, 28 February 2008 (EST)

KEEP - Jeff Julian is the main character in the Jester of Columbia's recent production of Up Late with Jeff Julian (which shall soon have its own page). It is important to separate the actual student Jeff Julian from his character. Please do not delete this page or its related topics. Thank you. --[[User:StephenSchwelp|StephenSchwelp]] 00:31, 28 February 2008 (EST)

I vote to delete. {{User:Reaganaut/sig}} 09:51, 28 February 2008 (EST)

:: Can't the king of spain people just make their own site rather than using WCU as a sandbox for their self-obsession? [[User:Foobar|Foobar]] 10:27, 28 February 2008 (EST)

Keep this page. Note that Stephen Colbert has two wikipedia pages: one for his character and one for himself. Likewise, Jeff Julian is both a well known Columbia student, and a well known character in a recent comedy show. --[[User:Noverdude|Noverdude]] 11:05, 28 February 2008 (EST)