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# Jason Zinoman

(1974)   Journalist

 **3** quotes in **4** categories

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Jason Zinoman is a journalist.

## Quick Facts About Jason Zinoman

Born November 30, 1974

Profession Journalist

## About Jason Zinoman

American critic and author... \| Jason Zinoman is an American critic and author. He has written for The New York Times, Time Out New York, Vanity Fair, and Slate. In 2011, he published Shock Value, a non-fiction book about horror films. In 2017, he published Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night, a biography of David Letterman.

##  Quotes by Jason Zinoman

> [“The problem with the Bobby Fischer theory is that Chappelle is not the kind of artist to meticulously plan ahead, let alone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-zinoman/the-problem-with-the-bobby-fischer-theory-is-that-chappelle-is-not/)

[Jason Zinoman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-zinoman/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adc/jason-zinoman-83996_art_the-problem-with-the-bobby-fischer-theor_1389176.jpg)

> [“Tellingly, Chappelle kept making sketches about leaving his show.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-zinoman/tellingly-chappelle-kept-making-sketches-about-leaving-his-show/)

[Jason Zinoman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-zinoman/)

[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d7/jason-zinoman-83996_comedy_tellingly-chappelle-kept-making-sketches_2293688.jpg)

> [“This operates in popular culture in a bluntly commercial way, since black entertainers are also measured by a box office that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-zinoman/this-operates-in-popular-culture-in-a-bluntly-commercial-way-since/)

[Jason Zinoman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-zinoman/)

[Popular culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/popular-culture/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/jason-zinoman-83996_popular-culture_this-operates-in-popular-culture-in-a-bl_3105685.jpg)

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