Martin Lewis is a British-born, Hollywood-based humorist, commentator, producer and radio host.

Starting his career as a protégé of fabled Beatles publicist Derek Taylor – he has had a storied 36-year history as a journalist, columnist, writer, humorist, monologist, comedic performer, radio host, TV host, TV correspondent, Master of Ceremonies, producer (of movies, TV, radio, DVDs, stage shows and record albums), talent manager, record company owner, independent film distributor, film-festival curator, political commentator, pioneering organizer of benefit events, human rights activist - and as an award-winning publicity & marketing strategist. He is also a noted raconteur and Bon Vivant!

He is noted for working in many spheres of the arts, entertainment and media worlds simultaneously (music, comedy, film, stage, DVD, TV, radio, literature, political commentary etc) - and for successfully undertaking several different roles in these endeavors - including writing, performing and producing. He is also highly regarded for the creation and implementation of the publicity and marketing strategies and campaigns to promote his - and other people's - projects.

Among his many film, TV and DVD productions - he produced the legendary Secret Policeman's Ball series of benefit shows/movies/albums for Amnesty International (1976-1984) starring Monty Python, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Rowan Atkinson & Billy Connolly et al; The DVD Editions of The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles On The Ed Sullivan Show and the Who's The Kids Are Alright. He personally recruited Pete Townshend, Sting, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Bob Geldof, Phil Collins et al to join Amnesty International's ranks and produced their landmark solo performances for the organization.

He offers his perspectives (sometimes serious – often sardonic) on politics and pop culture for a broad spectrum of worldwide media outlets including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and the BBC. He has written extensively for TIME.com (including coverage of the 2000 Presidential Election as Special Correspondent), Salon.com and TruthOut.org. He hosts his own daily 4-hour radio show heard internationally on Sirius Satellite Radio – on Steven Van Zandt’s Underground Garage channel.

He likes living in Hollywood because it constantly lulls him into a false sense of in-security.

Lewis is currently developing concepts for several new TV and radio shows. He also has a few breakfasts in development - and a couple of lunches in turnaround...

He is The World’s LEAST-Reserved Englishman… MARTIN LEWIS!


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Blog Entries by Martin Lewis

"Tiger" Woods: Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

Posted December 10, 2009 | 02:29 PM (EST)


There's a simple solution to the "Tiger" Woods problem -- and a reasonable chance that it will help deter the flock of women who are attracted to him.

(Some of these women are so desperate, deluded and lacking in judgment that they think that Gloria "Where Are The Cameras?"...

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Caption Contest! Obama Greets The White House Party Crashers!

Posted November 27, 2009 | 07:03 PM (EST)


Let's have your captions!

Could be what the President and Michaele Salahi are saying...

Could be a caption that encapsulates the scene...

The best ten captions will be sent to the Head of the Secret Service for vetting...

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(Official White House...

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Carrie Prejean Contest! Suggest Songs For Her Debut Album!

9 Comments | Posted November 14, 2009 | 01:34 PM (EST)


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Let's face it -- she has it all. The looks... The beautifully-modulated voice... hands-on experience making videos... ability to get full exposure on Sean Hannity's outlets... And that all-important hotline to God -- who of course controls radio playlists and Soundscan chart...

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Dem Leaders in 1965: "Filibuster Threat Is Too Daunting -- So Let's Just Drop This Civil Rights Crap"

5 Comments | Posted November 8, 2009 | 11:42 AM (EST)


• This blog entry was originally written in 1965.


• The great Google outage of March 1965 contributed to a slight (44 year) delay in it being published on Huffington Post



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Caution! You are about to...
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Primary Image on Drudge Report While Soldiers Were Being Slaughtered at Fort Hood...

10 Comments | Posted November 6, 2009 | 11:29 AM (EST)


The Drudge Report certainly presents an unerring reflection of the anger and violence of our times. Want to see the ugly zeitgeist of the moment? Just go to Drudge and if the headline doesn't snarl it -- the banner ad du jour certainly will.

As an unruly mob surrounded Congress...

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Chris Christie Rips Off Monty Python, Troupe Threatens Suit

554 Comments | Posted November 1, 2009 | 06:17 PM (EST)


UPDATE, 11:12 p.m.:
Having been exposed for their copyright theft and facing a possible lawsuit from Monty Python, the Christie campaign moved into damage control mode at high speed on Sunday night to try and limit the political fallout from their illicit action. Within an hour of the...

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And the Nobel Peace Carrot Goes To....

4 Comments | Posted October 9, 2009 | 11:09 AM (EST)


Once upon a time, when I was very young, my parents forced me to go to a Sunday school for religious indoctrination. (They meant well I'm sure.) I was deeply rebellious and learned nothing. Imagine then my surprise at the end of the year's prize-giving ceremony when my name was...

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Cancer Patients Are Selfish And Un-American (And Jesus & God Think So Too!)

38 Comments | Posted September 29, 2009 | 09:20 PM (EST)


How dare they?

How dare people who are careless enough to get cancer -- or Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, AIDS, leukemia, heart disease, multiple sclerosis or other illnesses that give them the excuse to stop working -- have the temerity to think they can burden us decent, law-abiding, God-fearing, tax-paying, gun-toting Americans...

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The (Self) Killing Of Brother Dee: A Memory Of The Late Simon Dee

Posted August 31, 2009 | 05:20 PM (EST)


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Simon Dee -- Britain's equivalent of Dick Cavett -- for a heartbeat in the Sixties -- till he self-destructed... Dee died of bone cancer on Sunday August 30th


It was London in the autumn of 1968. The world premiere of the...

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Re-Meet The Beatles!

10 Comments | Posted August 24, 2009 | 10:00 PM (EST)


The upcoming and very welcome reissue of the Beatles' canon Sept. 9 in digitally remastered form is an inspiring event -- and, to borrow the words of President Obama, presents us with a "teachable moment" about one of the unspoken prejudices that still plague us. We have rightly refuted racism,...

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The Great Train Robbery Explained -- By Peter Cook

3 Comments | Posted August 8, 2009 | 10:33 AM (EST)


Some people may be somewhat mystified by the current news stories emanating from the UK about the compassionate release from prison of an 80-year-old man named Ronnie Biggs -- described as "one of the Great Train Robbers"

This refers to a 1963 robbery that was at that time...

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A Beer For The Guys -- A Leech For The 911 Caller

11 Comments | Posted July 30, 2009 | 03:55 PM (EST)


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What Obama, Gates & Crowley got

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What Lucia Whalen got

Poor Lucia Whalen.

First she was mis-represented. By Sgt. James (Jim) Crowley.

Now -- even worse -- she's being badly represented. By Wendy...

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In Defense Of Sarah Palin

8 Comments | Posted July 27, 2009 | 12:12 PM (EST)


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There has been far too much criticism of Sarah Palin lately.

People have accused her of being a quitter simply because she resigned her office after just 30 months of her first four-year term.

What people are forgetting is that she has...

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Eating Jim Crow(ley): What the Cop Forgot to Say to Professor Gates

10 Comments | Posted July 24, 2009 | 02:13 PM (EST)


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What Sgt. James (Jim) Crowley meant to say to Professor Henry Louis Gates:

"Oh I am terribly sorry sir. We had received a phone call from a member of the public who thought that she was witnessing a break-in -- so that's the sole...

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A World Without Gord: A Salute to Gordon Waller of Peter & Gordon

15 Comments | Posted July 19, 2009 | 09:43 PM (EST)


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The world is a quieter, sadder place for the recent passing of Gordon Waller -- one half (with Peter Asher) of the beloved Peter & Gordon duo. With a delicious blend of pop, folk and melodic rock, Peter & Gordon were immensely popular in...

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Tweet The Beatles! How Walter Cronkite Sent The Beatles Viral... in 1963!

60 Comments | Posted July 18, 2009 | 11:27 AM (EST)


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As we mourn the passing of the remarkable Walter Cronkite -- my mind goes back to the first time I met him -- and how I learned about his unheralded, but crucial, role in the breakthrough of the Beatles in America.

For the title...

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Dead At 50 - But His Inspiring Voice Will Live Forever...

Posted June 29, 2009 | 01:39 PM (EST)


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R E S T_ I N _ P E A C E _ B I L L Y _ M A Y S
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The Secret Policeman's Film Festival!

1 Comments | Posted June 12, 2009 | 05:24 PM (EST)


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June 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the pioneering Secret Policeman's Ball series of benefit shows for Amnesty International. The anniversary is being saluted with a major film festival in Los Angeles and New York: June 11 - July 31.
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World Exclusive! Bush Admits Ordering Torture!

Posted May 29, 2009 | 11:39 AM (EST)


I've just got back from visiting George W. Bush. We had a very nice chat for the most part. He certainly seems like somebody one might like to have a beer with. Well one would if he hadn't given up drinking.

(I have never figured out how approximately 50%...

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I Am Obliterating Ashton Kutcher In This Twitter Race!

Posted April 19, 2009 | 09:30 AM (EST)


I have no idea who Ashton Kutcher thinks he is. But I am massively out-stripping him in one very important race in the Twitter world.

I officially have the the largest number of people in the world who are NOT following me on Twitter!

At the time of writing...

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