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David Rakoff
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Person · Male · comedian · essayist · journalist

David Rakoff

Born 27 Nov 1964Died 9 Aug 2012Canada2 albums

Canadian-American humorist and essayist (1964–2012)

Biography

David Benjamin Rakoff (November 27, 1964 – August 9, 2012) was a Canadian-American essayist and humorist, born in Montreal and raised in Toronto, who spent his professional career in New York City. Rakoff was an essayist, journalist, and actor, and a regular contributor to WBEZ's This American Life. He described himself as a "New York writer" who also happened to be a "Canadian writer", a "mega Jewish writer", a "gay writer", and an "East Asian Studies major who has forgotten most of his Japanese" writer.

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Songs recorded

  1. 48 Hours Later
  2. A Sign Over the Door
  3. A Task Has to Be Just Challenging Enough
  4. After That Our Email
  5. Alcor's Primary Competitor
  6. And It's All About Stuff
  7. Anti Gay Marriage Ammendments
  8. Arise Ye Wretched of the Earth, Part 1
  9. Arise Ye Wretched of the Earth, Part 2
  10. Arise Ye Wretched of the Earth, Part 3
  11. As It Is in Heaven
  12. As We Emerge From Log Cabin H.Q.
  13. Back to the Garden, Part 1
  14. Back to the Garden, Part 2
  15. Back to the Garden, Part 3
  16. Back to the Garden, Part 4
  17. Back to the Garden, Part 5
  18. Back to the Garden, Part 6
  19. Back to the Garden, Part 7
  20. Back to the Garden, Part 8
  21. Beat Me Daddy
  22. Christmas Freud
  23. Coincidentally, Canadian Born Newscaster
  24. Despite the Loud Military Drums
  25. Faster, None for Me
  26. For My Friend Deb's 30th Birthday
  27. Hanna Leads Me Down the Hall
  28. I Ask Hickson
  29. I Can't Get It for You
  30. I Cat Nap a Little
  31. I Figure It's Grass Soup
  32. I Have Called Robert Knight
  33. I Tutored Adult Literacy
  34. I Used to Bank Here, but That Was Long, Long Ago, Part 1
  35. I Used to Bank Here, but That Was Long, Long Ago, Part 2
  36. I Used to Bank Here, but That Was Long, Long Ago, Part 3
  37. I Used to Bank Here, but That Was Long, Long Ago, Part 4
  38. I Used to Bank Here, but That Was Long, Long Ago, Part 5
  39. I Would Join In
  40. I've Often Wondered What It Must Be Like
  41. If This Is What Passes for Prescriptive Information
  42. In New England, Everyone Calls You Dave, Part 1
  43. In New England, Everyone Calls You Dave, Part 2
  44. In New England, Everyone Calls You Dave, Part 3
  45. In New England, Everyone Calls You Dave, Part 4
  46. In New England, Everyone Calls You Dave, Part 5
  47. In the Weeks Following Sept. 11
  48. Including One Called Hell, Part 1
  49. Including One Called Hell, Part 2
  50. Including One Called Hell, Part 3
  51. Including One Called Hell, Part 4
  52. Including One Called Hell, Part 5
  53. Including One Called Hell, Part 6
  54. It Has Finally Happened
  55. It's Nice to Have Nice Things
  56. I’ll Take the Low Road, Part 1
  57. I’ll Take the Low Road, Part 2
  58. I’ll Take the Low Road, Part 3
  59. I’ll Take the Low Road, Part 4
  60. I’ll Take the Low Road, Part 5
  61. Jdv Mia
  62. Lather, Rinse, Repeat, Part 1
  63. Lather, Rinse, Repeat, Part 2
  64. Let Me Say That
  65. Lush Life, Part 1
  66. Lush Life, Part 2
  67. Lush Life, Part 3
  68. Martha My Dear
  69. Matt, Who's Almost Paradic Nerdiness
  70. Mead Works in Concert
  71. Most Every Culture
  72. My First Act of Rationalization
  73. My First Independance Day
  74. Neither Morley nor Friends
  75. Normalcy Once We Had Reached Cruising Altitude
  76. Off We're Gonna Shuffle
  77. One Night on the Subway
  78. Patty Is the First to Demonstrate
  79. Private on Parade
  80. Random House Audio Presents
  81. Rob Freidas Said in His Lecture
  82. Session Privada
  83. Steel Baracades Have Been Set Up
  84. Subtleties Of Flavor Previously Thought Non-Existent
  85. That Crazy Callow Boyant Feeling
  86. The Broth Is a Beautiful Ruby Color
  87. The Naturalization Application
  88. The Sun Goes Down
  89. There Are Already 40 People
  90. There Has Been Much Talk
  91. There Is Much in Our Culture
  92. Tokyo Story, Part 1
  93. Tokyo Story, Part 2
  94. Tokyo Story, Part 3
  95. Tokyo Story, Part 4
  96. Tokyo Story, Part 5
  97. Tokyo Story, Part 6
  98. We Flatten Out for Quite a While
  99. We Sit for a Moment Briefly
  100. Well Maybe Not Here in Scottsdale
  101. What Is the Sound
  102. When I Tell Patrick

Albums

Fraud
FraudDavid Rakoff · 2001
Don't Get Too Comfortable
Don't Get Too ComfortableDavid Rakoff · 2005

Source: MusicBrainz artist 3200e12e-7742-4d08-904d-e208fbcf0c6d (CC0).