I returned to The Digest at gameological.com to discuss Spelunky and dress decidedly nicer. ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?!?
Oh, hey, I thought that was you. Welcome. I'm a New York comedy writer for The AV Club, Variety, GQ, and Fast Company. We did it!
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- The Chicago Tribune published a mind-boggling pro-heckling article. My response, featuring Patton Oswalt and someone dubbed "Gravelpuss." [The AV Club]
- A recap of a stellar 2012, aka the year I justified my childhood obsessions via writing about them. [steveheisler.com]
- The past year in comedy album releases, starring Tig Notaro and Kyle Kinane, plus a host of other brilliant people. [The Spit Take]
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Comedy
- Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner on the 2000 Year Old Man and why Brooks wants a free pass from critics. [The AV Club]
- "Are we nearing comedy podcast overload?" is a question with a potential answer I asked and answered, FOR YOU. [The AV Club]
- Spending a day with Daily Show director Chuck O'Neil, seeing how he handles Will Ferrell strokin' a baseball bat. [Variety]
- Comedian Mike Birbiglia: "You know what? I'm the guy who shows people his balls." [New York Magazine]
- The story of The Lyons Den, the greatest comedy open mic in Chicago history. [Chicago Reader]
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Television
- I told Danny Masterson his new show wasn't very good. Because if I didn't, then who would? [Vulture]
- Heroes creator Tim Kring talks about why the show sucked so bad, angers everyone. [The AV Club]
- Wherein I prove that Downton Abbey and Entourage are pretty much the same show. Get your fanciest hats out! [The AV Club]
- I took a survey of the late night TV landscape post-Conan kerfuffle, and it wasn't all that satisfying for most people. [Variety]
- Keegan Michael Key and Jordan Peele, of Key & Peele fame, tell me about the "race card" and really smart poop jokes. [Vulture]
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Gaming
- The Super Mario World level "Tubular" sends Mario to the sky, with terrifying results. [The Gameological Society]
- Revisiting Magic: The Gathering as an adult was even more magical than I remembered. [The AV Club]
- A review of the batshit insane game Tokyo Jungle and its secret Republican agenda. [The Gameological Society]
- So I went off and visited the headquarters of Megatouch, the makers of those bar games like Photo Hunt, and turns out they're a deeply confused company. [The Gameological Society]
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Contact
- If you're so inclined, get ahold of me here. I will be more than happy to freelance write the stuff out of your thing. I'm also on Twitter.
