The minor league stand-up comedyroutine during Mr. Gupta's insider-trading trial has featured Judge Rakoff and Mr. Naftalis, who have been friends for decades.
At the Supreme Court, however, Justice Antonin Scalia summed up the conservatives' position on requiring states to expand Medicaid by referring to a legendary comedyroutine.
Committee members said they were concerned that the "content of his comedyroutine could give rise to an appearance of bias, partiality or impropriety or otherwise negatively affect the dignity of the judiciary, " according to court papers.
Some unusual events will see Billy Kirkwood perform in a city tattoo parlour, late night comedy at St Enoch subway station and Julia Sutherland take her routine to Ibrox Library.