Felipe Torres Medina is an alien of extraordinary ability, which is the US government’s way of saying he’s a writer (he’s from Colombia, not Tatooine). If you’re in New York, you can see him on the UCB show The Concrete Jungle all through October. Check out his writing on McSweeney’s, BuzzFeed, and more on his website. […]
Continue ReadingKarly Brooks is a writer living in Brooklyn with her roommate’s dog and also her roommates. Her writing has appeared on McSweeney’s, BuzzFeed, The Belladonna, Robot Butt, a few ads and, of course, her Twitter. Her hobbies include reading and writing, which is sort of sad since her day job is also mostly reading and writing. […]
Continue ReadingMia Mercado (@miamarket) is a writer living in Kansas City originally from Wisconsin. She has written for The New Yorker’s Daily Shouts, McSweeney’s, Reductress, Bustle, BUST.com, and Hallmark Cards. Her upcoming projects include giving her dog a bath later and hopefully writing for someone who will pay for her hot takes on Target’s sexual atmosphere […]
Continue ReadingJacob Pierce is a college student whose Twitter I found while scrolling through my newsfeed. Unlike most of the people interviewed in this column, Pierce is neither an aspiring nor a professional comedian, but his tweets are hilarious and topical, and he somehow manages to be both sarcastic and sincere. Many of his jokes are […]
Continue ReadingIrving Ruan is a writer and performer in the San Francisco Bay Area. He’s written for McSweeney’s, Funny or Die, and other places on the internet (more info can be found on his website). He performs with his troupe Comfort Zone despite the fact that he still sometimes feels uncomfortable on stage. Ruan also loves […]
Continue ReadingMatt Grote (@feMANism) is a human apology. He once did an impression of Michael Cera that was so spot-on that he spent half an hour holding the door for everyone at The Strand. He is a standup comedian and writer/actor with the sketch group CHUMBLE, co-host of These Are Not My Words, co-creator of webcomic […]
Continue ReadingSierra Katow (@sierrakatow) is an LA-based comedian and writer who’s performed on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Laughs on Fox, and Last Call with Carson Daly. You can learn more on her website, and catch her in an upcoming show. Sierra is currently a producer of the podcast Queery with Cameron Esposito and recently finished working on Take […]
Continue ReadingJoe Palana is an improviser and standup comic who recently graduated from Harvard. He is currently on a year-long adventure traveling to all 50 states and performing at open mics in each one. Check out his website, and see if you can catch him at a local show here. If you live in a state […]
Continue ReadingLiz Hynes (@chancellorliz) is an aspiring corpse based in New York City who once vomited directly in front of Brian Williams. A renowned multitasker, she often writes screenplays and performs standup comedy while simultaneously decomposing. This week, Liz and I talked about a few things, but most importantly the time her comedy sketch went viral online and […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been almost three months since Kathy Griffin tweeted a photo of herself holding a bloody mask made to look like a beheaded Donald Trump — which resulted in a huge online backlash pushed in part by the POTUS himself on Twitter – and in a new interview with The Cut, Griffin gets candid about […]
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