Breaking: Brad Howe and Mike Cullen Have Shticks

Welcome back to our crisp internet pages, Brad Howe and Mike Cullen! Now that my Twitter replies saying these videos would be featured have brought you here, I’d like to congratulate you both on your respective shticks. In a world where nothing is certain and insecurity rages like the mighty Mississippi after a very very big storm, […]

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Thanks For Looking After My Five-Headed Bat-Like Creature While I’m Away On Vacation! by Alex Lee

Thanks for taking care of Giuseppe while I’m away on vacation, Shaun. Especially on such short notice! Sarah, the girl who works in business affairs, had to drop out last minute. But I know he’ll be in good hands with you. In this note, you’ll find a couple of simple things to remember when looking […]

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Ian Charles Garner (@sweatpantspapi) on Using Twitter Not as a Stage But as a Bullhorn

Ian Charles Garner is a future EGOT recipient who is constantly sporting a fresh fade and always attached to his phone. He’s gearing up to become a full blown, bicoastal Instagram boytoy as he pursues an MFA in Screenwriting at LMU’s School of Film and Television. Contrary to popular belief, he is not Rami Malek’s […]

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Found: Female Filmmakers’ Fun Films

Some say “the future is female.” Wait, before I get into this, I have to apologize for the title of this piece. Apology accepted? Cool. Okay, let me start over. Some say “the future is female.” After watching this week’s featured videos, I’d have to agree. Not because I like the t-shirts (they’re fine, I just […]

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The Keynote Address at the Association for Aspiring Plumbers, by Chris Morgan

I’m glad to see so many young people here with an interest in pursuing a career in plumbing. However, I feel it is my duty to inform you that if you want to be a plumber because you want to be like Mario, you are bound to be disappointed. I know that’s tough to hear. […]

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When ‘The Mental Illness Happy Hour’ Revealed Glynn Washington’s Fascinating, Too-Strange-for-Fiction Backstory

Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. In times of trouble and turmoil, I have found comfort and solace in the soothing, eternally reassuring voices on NPR. I don’t know how to drive, so I do not listen to NPR while driving to and from work, as most […]

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Jackie Jennings (@ohhijackie) on Politics, Toilets, Death, and Time

Jackie Jennings is a host for the SyFy channel and regular at the UCB theater (GOAT, A Big Dumb Thing). This week we talked about three of her favorite tweets she’s made, plus Australian toilets, Brody Jenner, and the NY Mets. Living my truth until someone presents me with a better, more lucrative truth to […]

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A Horrifying Parody Series That May Be True

Today, Splitsider has the dubious honor of premiering the third and most recent episode of Modern Aliens: A Documentary Periodical, written and directed by Jordan Jaffe and a harbinger of worldwide doom. Utilizing a clever method of packaging comedy and news in a way that’s not just a desk piece (no disrespect to all the very solid desk pieces happening out there), Jaffe […]

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On the Eve of a Grand Space Voyage, by Jeremy Freeze

Good evening, distinguished members of the world’s first interplanetary exploration team. As you prepare both physically and mentally for the arduous journey that lies ahead, please allow me to remind you of some vital practices that could make the difference between life and death on this monumental voyage. Firstly, and I know you’ve all heard […]

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@Rawiya Kameir on Cultural Specificity and Hating Twitter

Rawiya Kameir is a writer and editor in New York. She edits The Outline’s culture section. This week she and I talked about three of her favorite tweets, plus frustration, Virgil Abloh, and why Twitter’s not a reporting tool. me: hello white person: pic.twitter.com/5xT4gjtEiG — rawiya kameir (@rawiya) June 7, 2017 Kameir: The genre of […]

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