1.   And he has studded his show with some biting New York City and topical references to Brooklyn, Marv Albert and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

2.   And writer Elaine May has liberally sprinkled in topical references from gays in the military to Bob Dole.

3.   Between them, talking politics and sex, with topical references to Linda Tripp, Eddie Murphy, and Ellen DeGeneres, stands an engaging roster of regulars.

4.   Add a dash of topical references to e-mail, the Internet and the like.

5.   Actually, the most unqualified success of the festival for me was a play with no topical references whatsoever.

6.   They are fluent in the language of sight gags and snappy comebacks, teasers and tag lines, sly topical references and quick moral lessons.