Steve Penn's deadpan take on dated subjects and insignificant issues is hilarious, even though he's serious. In the past year, Penn has bemoaned the "new" hip-hop trend of sagging pants; labeled trees the city's "number one priority"; devoted a column to why black men need to eat their "veggies and fruits"; and, best of all, criticized contemporary black comedians while lauding time-warped pudding-pop-pusher Bill Cosby and my-pants-double-as-a-parachute relic Sinbad. Don't even get Penn started about Precious Doe. Even his photo, a straightfaced, "I'm watching you watch me" head shot, is worthy of a second glance.
