An Excerpt from ‘The Best American Emails,’ by Amanda Meadows

You’re Invited to a Screening of ~HOCKEY JERKS~ To: amandasjunkmail@ymail.com From: thescreenery@screenery.film Subject: You’re Invited to a Screening of ~HOCKEY JERKS~ SCREENINGS’ GREETINGS! Hey [amandasjunkmail@ymail.com], Thanks for participating with The Screenery! We’d like to invite you to a screening in your area of the upcoming feature film, Hockey Jerks! Here’s all of the information you […]

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Matt Barats Knows: Only Improv Matters

Lots of people love improv. Understandably. It’s fun and–when done right, with trusted teammates–freeing. Still, here’s the thing about improv that lots of people who do it don’t quite understand: it’s actually not the most important thing in the world. This week, we introduce to you Improv is Love, a poignant story about a man who vehemently […]

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My Imaginary Boyfriend Josh, by Hana Michels

My grandfather has gotten to that point where he knows he is not going to live forever. In most people’s cases, this is a time to revisit your will, or spend time with your loved ones. In my grandfather’s case, this is a time to get really, really invested in my sex life. I guess […]

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The First-Ever Episode of ‘Comedy Death-Ray’ Is an Embryonic Look at a Future Comedy Institution

Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. Comedy Bang Bang recently celebrated its 500th episode with a star-studded extravaganza befitting such an auspicious milestone. Over the course of 500 episodes, host Scott Aukerman and his guests have created a sprawling universe of in-jokes, running jokes, crazy characters and […]

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@HelloLaneMoore on Ponytails, Modern Dating, and Specificity

Lane Moore is an award-winning standup comedian, writer (The Onion, The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs, McSweeney’s), actor on HBO’s Girls, and host of Tinder Live! With Lane Moore, a popular monthly comedy show in Brooklyn that’s now on a world tour of colleges and rock venues. She’s also the frontman and songwriter for Brooklyn […]

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@HelloLaneMoore on Ponytails, Modern Dating, and Specificity

Lane Moore is an award-winning standup comedian, writer (The Onion, The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs, McSweeney’s), actor on HBO’s Girls, and host of Tinder Live! With Lane Moore, a popular monthly comedy show in Brooklyn that’s now on a world tour of colleges and rock venues. She’s also the frontman and songwriter for Brooklyn […]

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@HelloLaneMoore on Ponytails, Modern Dating, and Specificity

Lane Moore is an award-winning standup comedian, writer (The Onion, The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs, McSweeney’s), actor on HBO’s Girls, and host of Tinder Live! With Lane Moore, a popular monthly comedy show in Brooklyn that’s now on a world tour of colleges and rock venues. She’s also the frontman and songwriter for Brooklyn […]

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A Lost Script from the Files of the ‘Police Squad!’

Airplane! The Naked Gun. Kentucky Fried Movie. When it comes to the classics of modern comedy, Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker were kings. After several popular films, the trio went to ply their trade on television, bringing along one of their secret weapons from Airplane!, Leslie Nielsen. In 1982, ABC broadcast the first episode of Police […]

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A Lost Script from the Files of the ‘Police Squad!’

Airplane! The Naked Gun. Kentucky Fried Movie. When it comes to the classics of modern comedy, Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker were kings. After several popular films, the trio went to ply their trade on television, bringing along one of their secret weapons from Airplane!, Leslie Nielsen. In 1982, ABC broadcast the first episode of Police […]

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A Lost Script from the Files of the ‘Police Squad!’

Airplane! The Naked Gun. Kentucky Fried Movie. When it comes to the classics of modern comedy, Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker were kings. After several popular films, the trio went to ply their trade on television, bringing along one of their secret weapons from Airplane!, Leslie Nielsen. In 1982, ABC broadcast the first episode of Police […]

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