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Chewin' It #12: Drama Queens

Kevin and Steve have not exclusively been comics over the years. They’ve occasionally dipped their toes in the Drama pool. This week they chat about plays they’ve done, their musical theater skills, drama auditions, and Lemme’s stint as a professional break dancer!  Chew it!… more

Writers You Might Like #5!

Finally, another installment! It’s been a while, I know, but I’m super happy to present more WRITERS YOU MIGHT LIKE. Let’s start with a dear friend of… more

Making It #58: Moshe Kasher

Riki talks with comedian/writer/actor Moshe Kasher (The New Normal, Conan) about starting in San Francisco, big breaks and writing a book. Buy Moshe’s book “Kasher in the Rye”!… more

Book Review: “Graves’ End” by Sean Patrick Traver

Graves’ End by Sean Patrick Traver is what I would consider a brand of high fantasy, minus the usual fairies and elves sort, but plus spirits, animated skeletons, bug people… more
 

Funny! (The Book?)

Comedy nerds! Lend me your ears. I had a FANTASTIC chat with author David Misch about his Funny: The Book on my podcast (No Math Allowed! Where have you been?)… more

Comedy Alert: “Thank You For Not Laughing”

I love books. I love e-books even more. I love funny e-books most because they are short bursts of comedy that make me feel like I’ve read an entire book… more

Go Read Some Nora Ephron

Since the news of her death, I’ve become aware that many people know Nora Ephron as the amazing director and writer that she is but are unaware of her body… more
 

EXCLUSIVE: John Hodgman Reads the Prologue to Rob Reid’s “Year Zero”

What if aliens listened to pirated American music? And what if American music industry lawyers went after them to collect royalties and fines? And what if said aliens reacted by… more

Let’s Talk About “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is coming out in theaters Friday and I knew I’d already read the book. After looking it up, I realized that this was my first… more

Book Review: “Redshirts,” by John Scalzi

Wanna read a book? Good. Want to read it in one sitting because you can’t put it down? Great. Like stuff that’s super amazingly meta? Oooh. Fan of… more