David Bianculli

After that marriage, Janice Ian kept recording albums and writing songs, but approached her work and her life differently. She came out and wrote a regular column for The Advocate. She married again in 2003, this time to a woman, Patricia Snyder.

After that marriage, Janice Ian kept recording albums and writing songs, but approached her work and her life differently. She came out and wrote a regular column for The Advocate. She married again in 2003, this time to a woman, Patricia Snyder.

And after their marriage, she wrote a song about it, Married in London, which she performed gleefully in concerts until a medical problem with her throat forced her to quit touring.

And after their marriage, she wrote a song about it, Married in London, which she performed gleefully in concerts until a medical problem with her throat forced her to quit touring.

And after their marriage, she wrote a song about it, Married in London, which she performed gleefully in concerts until a medical problem with her throat forced her to quit touring.

Janice Ian Breaking Silence tells her story using several visual techniques, including animation and recreations. Not all of them work. But the best storyteller in this documentary is the artist herself. Whether she's singing or talking, Janice Ian is captivating. And in her 70s now, she's still quite precocious.

Janice Ian Breaking Silence tells her story using several visual techniques, including animation and recreations. Not all of them work. But the best storyteller in this documentary is the artist herself. Whether she's singing or talking, Janice Ian is captivating. And in her 70s now, she's still quite precocious.

Janice Ian Breaking Silence tells her story using several visual techniques, including animation and recreations. Not all of them work. But the best storyteller in this documentary is the artist herself. Whether she's singing or talking, Janice Ian is captivating. And in her 70s now, she's still quite precocious.

Bob Smigel was a writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien in its early days, and was and still is the man providing the voice and barbed humor of the sarcastic hand puppet known as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.

Bob Smigel was a writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien in its early days, and was and still is the man providing the voice and barbed humor of the sarcastic hand puppet known as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.

Bob Smigel was a writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien in its early days, and was and still is the man providing the voice and barbed humor of the sarcastic hand puppet known as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.

Triumph opened the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Award presentation by subtly acknowledging the controversy caused by the recent restructuring of the Kennedy Center management, as Conan O'Brien, waiting in the wings to be introduced, laughed loudly.

Triumph opened the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Award presentation by subtly acknowledging the controversy caused by the recent restructuring of the Kennedy Center management, as Conan O'Brien, waiting in the wings to be introduced, laughed loudly.

Triumph opened the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Award presentation by subtly acknowledging the controversy caused by the recent restructuring of the Kennedy Center management, as Conan O'Brien, waiting in the wings to be introduced, laughed loudly.

That tension and concern about partisan political interference towards the arts was unavoidable. But because this was a gathering of comics celebrating the brave and outspoken legacy of Mark Twain, it was not unmentionable. Here's how John Mulaney, the first of many comics to pay tribute to Conan, alluded to it.

That tension and concern about partisan political interference towards the arts was unavoidable. But because this was a gathering of comics celebrating the brave and outspoken legacy of Mark Twain, it was not unmentionable. Here's how John Mulaney, the first of many comics to pay tribute to Conan, alluded to it.

That tension and concern about partisan political interference towards the arts was unavoidable. But because this was a gathering of comics celebrating the brave and outspoken legacy of Mark Twain, it was not unmentionable. Here's how John Mulaney, the first of many comics to pay tribute to Conan, alluded to it.

The Max Weinberg 7, led by Conan's old late-night and Tonight Show drummer, provided the music. Former sidekicks and opening acts, such as Andy Richter and Reggie Watts, were given time to pay their respects. So were three former recipients of the Mark Twain Prize, Will Ferrell, David Letterman, and Adam Sandler.

The Max Weinberg 7, led by Conan's old late-night and Tonight Show drummer, provided the music. Former sidekicks and opening acts, such as Andy Richter and Reggie Watts, were given time to pay their respects. So were three former recipients of the Mark Twain Prize, Will Ferrell, David Letterman, and Adam Sandler.

The Max Weinberg 7, led by Conan's old late-night and Tonight Show drummer, provided the music. Former sidekicks and opening acts, such as Andy Richter and Reggie Watts, were given time to pay their respects. So were three former recipients of the Mark Twain Prize, Will Ferrell, David Letterman, and Adam Sandler.