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I wrote about one of the best games of all time and one of the worst—how you have to drag another character around with you the entire time. Do you enjoy words about people holding hands in video games? Then you’ll love this one!
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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Fun
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.
