Randy Credico

Randy Credico is an American political comedian and activist and the Director of the [http://www.kunstler.org William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice] . Once active on the comedy circuit, including an appearance on the "Tonight Show" at age 27, he began a seven year campaign against New York state's Rockefeller drug laws, which he thought were too harsh, disproportionately affecting the poor and minorities. Small changes softening the stiffest penalties were passed in the state legislature, which Credico thought was insufficient. Credico spent 4 years in Tulia, Texas bringing national attention to a racially charged mass drug arrest. The Kunstler Fund produced an award winning documentary on the subject entitled Tulia, Texas: Scenes from the drug war, written, directed and edited by Emily and Sarah Kunstler. Credico is the subject of the film "Sixty Spins Around the Sun", directed by comedian Laura Kightlinger. Credico is also alleged to have imitated political consultant Roger Stone's voice in a threatening phone call to NY Governor Elliot Spitzer's father which caused Stone to be fired as a consultant to the NY State Senate by Joe Bruno. Credico was able to clear his name by proving that he was in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the day of the profane call to Mr. Spitzer.http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2007/08/the_credico_connection.html

Credico was featured on the 1988 comedy album, "Strange Bedfellows: Comedy and Politics" alongwith Jimmy Tingle, Barry Crimmins, and Wil Durst.

Credico produced, directed and wrote the radio program 60 Mimics.

References

*Finn, Robin. "Did You Hear the One About the Drug Laws?", "New York Times", February 1, 2005, page B4.
*Gonnerman, Jennifer. "Seven Years on the Sidewalk", "Village Voice", December 21, 2004, page 46.
*NY Times http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/fending-off-pot-smokers-on-gay-street/index.html?hp
* Zaino, Nick A., III. "Comedy Notes: Comics' Film Mixes Madness, Madcap", "Boston Globe", July 4, 2003, page E2.

External links

* [http://www.kunstler.org Kunstler Fund Page]