To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its flagship magazine, Time Out New York interviews 40 New Yorkers, including a certain friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
By now we’re used to the wall-crawler’s wisecracks, but who could’ve guessed he was this funny? A sampling:
What’s your favorite place in New York?
Spider-Man: Well, it ain’t the George Washington Bridge, since my girlfriend Gwen died there back in issue No. 121.If you could have a drink with our other Top 40 people—Patti LuPone, Kiki & Herb, Amy Sedaris, Jay-Z—who would you choose?
Spider-Man: I’d probably choose Jay-Z, since he’s the only one on the list who doesn’t strike me as a supervillain.
Related: Remember that Spider-Man musical? It could hit Broadway next year.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Amy Sedaris is a supervillian?! How dare he.
September 24th, 2008 at 9:41 am
I have never heard of this 40-year-old magazine.
September 24th, 2008 at 9:45 am
That Gwen comment is really morbid for Spidey. What if I tried to pull that?
“Mr. Boberson, what’s your favorite national landmark?”
“It ain’t Mt Rushmore, since my mom was viciously curb stomped to death there back in ‘71.”
WTF Spidey? Emo much?
September 24th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Bob, have you already forgetton about Emo Peter in Spider-Man 3?
Actually, yeah… It’s best to forget all about that.
Like The Ugly American, I’d never heard of this magazine until now either.
And Jay-Z? Honestly? Just another (c)rapper who can’t wear his hat properly.
September 24th, 2008 at 11:02 am
The original Time Out is from London. It’s a fairly successful, somewhat cheeky, and occasionally racy weekly entertainment guide. The NYC version, as noted in the interview, is only around 13 years, so it’s a bit disingenuous to mark its 40th anniversary here. However, next week is the 40th anniversary of Time Out New York’s chief competitor, New York Magazine.
Oh, the things you learn when you work in marketing for a cultural institution with an advertising budget.
September 24th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Jay-Z not a supervillain ? WTF
September 24th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
And Jay-Z? Honestly? Just another (c)rapper who can’t wear his hat properly.
Oh, I get it! You can’t spell “crap” without “rap!”
That’s a pretty good one.
September 24th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Hey, I never said I was being original… Just honest.