Franklin, he realizes that his affinity with Franklin goes far beyond their obvious physical resemblance Love and Taxes - revisits the events of Haiku Tunnel, the royalties from which he did not report to the IRS for years despite working for a well-known tax lawyer; explores the meaning of the tax system and necessity to pay income tax, as well as events surrounding his marriage. In 2004 a judge at the United States Tax Court called Kornbluth to say he had cited a pivotal scene from the monologue in which a former Commissioner of Internal Revenue calls Kornbluth the Yiddish invective "pisher" for not paying his taxes, in a judicial opinion he had just completed, the first known instance of the word in American jurisprudence. Kornbluth and his brother released a film version of the monologue in 2015. Citizen Josh - in which he completes his final requirement for an undergraduate degree by writing a monologue about the role of civility in public debate Andy Warhol: Good for the Jews? - a monologue commissioned by the Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco, about the exhibit Warhol’s Jews: A Retrospective. Sea of Reeds - a play with musical accompaniment about Kornbluth's preparations for having a bar mitzvah at the age of 52, and his learning to play the oboe. The Josh Kornbluth Show Kornbluth hosted a television talk show, The Josh Kornbluth Show, for two seasons (2005–2007) on KQED 9, San Francisco. Guests included Alan Alda, Rita Moreno, and Amy Sedaris. The show often included a "man on the street" segment, "Wandering Josh". References External links Josh Kornbluth Show blog on KQED An interview with Josh Kornbluth on Notebook on Cities and Culture American male comedians Writers from the San Francisco Bay Area Living people 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights American male film actors American male television actors 1959 births Male actors from the San Francisco Bay Area People from Roslyn, New York Comedians from California 20th-century American comedians