New York, NY— Quarantine Comedy Film “The Shout Out” has released in time for the election and as covid-19 case numbers continue to rise. The film, starring Elizabeth Masucci and Patrick Zeller, a production by Don’t Panic Films and presented by Weekly Humorist, has been called a ‘cathartic comedy’ from the visceral, sharp and emotional […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NYC-based mom’s debut book of puns, wordplay Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks aims to “take back dad jokes” NY, NY A book of “dumb jokes”, as she puts it, is the first release and writer, comedian and musician Jessica Delfino’s debut book in a two-book deal with Humorist Books, the publisher […]
NEW YORK- Weekly Humorist imprint Humorist Books to publish Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks (due out November 27th) and Moms Who Kill, by comic and New Yorker contributor Jessica Delfino. Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks combines wordplay and humorous themes to deliver laughs to anyone who digs a good–or at least a heartfeltfully written–joke. To […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York- Humorist Books, the publishing imprint of Humorist Media has released their upcoming titles for the fall 2020/ 2021 season. Andy Newton serves as the editor of Humorist Books with Marty Dundics as publisher and CEO of Humorist Media. The Elements of Stress and the Pursuit of Happy-ish in the […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist’s publishing humor imprint, Humorist Books has launched it’s first submission call for the month of May! All humor types are accepted, fiction, comics, gift books and more! From the release: Humorist Books is open for submissions for the entire month of May! We’re casting a wide net. Novels; […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York – In the light of the recent pandemic, and the halt of traditional TV production, Humorist Media is pivoting and launching the all remote, from home, zoom powered, comedy game show. Comedians battle it out playing silly party games with an unlimited audience interacting live! The game mascot GAME-BOT selects […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist’s Editor-in-Chief Marty Dundics was featured in a Yahoo News article discussing humor in the face of tragedy, also mentioned, Comedian/Author Steve Martin, American Bystander cartoonist Harry Bliss, New Yorker cartoonists Jessica Olien, also featuring cartoons by Michael Shaw, Andy Cowan & Dan McConnell. Cartoonists around the country […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist’s twitter hashtag game went viral with #HornyHobbies recently, trending worldwide and getting noticed by top Internet reporting website The Daily Dot. Staying home to prevent coronavirus has everyone going a little bit stir-crazy online. Amid the ways to spend time, playing Animal Crossing and the#distancedance seem to be at the top of […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist’s stand-up comedy showcase Guaranteed Delivery! which features NYC’s hottest comics every month at the Mailroom lounge, is being developed into a streaming TV project by Humorist Media. A hotspot for comedy performers, writers and cartoonists, Guaranteed Delivery! regularly features national headliners and up-and-coming new talent. Performers have […]
Book Announcement: From the Campaign Trail or Thereabouts Political Novel to be Released Under New Humor and Satire Imprint! NEW YORK, NY, September 3, 2019 – Humorist Books, the new imprint of comedy website the Weekly Humorist, will release its first title on September 12, 2019, From the Campaign Trail or Thereabouts, by Michael […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist’s Editor-in-Chief Marty Dundics was a guest on NPR’s AirTalk to discuss the discontinuation of new monthly content for MAD Magazine by DC Comics and what the iconic comedy publication meant for a generation of Americans and its influence on popular culture. Other guests included MAD Magazine and […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist has been named a BEST APP FOR A LAUGH in the magazine THE WEEK! The statistic presents circulation figures of the news magazine, The Week, in the United States in 2017 and 2018. According to the source, the magazine had a total paid and verified circulation of 562,186 copies per issue in 2018. […]
Voting is now open for the 23rd Annual Webby Awards — cast your vote for Weekly Humorist today! NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist has been nominated for BEST HUMOR SITE in the 2019 Webby Awards! Other nominees include The Daily Show, Funny or DIE and CollegeHumor. Voting is open for the People […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist has been named one of the 7 Humor Websites You Should Be Reading by PASTE MAGAZINE! Weekly Humorist In sheer defiance of its name, Weekly Humorist publishes daily humor thanks to Editor in Chief Marty Dundics, Managing Editor Kit Lively and a murderer’s row of contributors. On top of […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist Editor-in-Chief Marty Dundics was interviewed for celebrated satirist and author Caitlin Kunkel’s Comedy and Satire newsletter! Read the whole article here. Her new book New Erotica For Feminists is out Nov 11th! Go get it! ********** About Humorist Media: Humorist Media LLC is […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist’s live stand up comedy showcase show Guaranteed Delivery has partnered with The Comedy Resistance to promote voter registration at its monthly events ( 1st Wednesdays) at the Mailroom Lounge downtown in NYC. The Comedy Resistance is a nationwide get out the vote organization which uses comedy as […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist has partnered with Hashtag Roundup to host a #WittyWednesday weekly slot on its hot trending games. Hashtag Roundup is responsible for the majority of the trending hashtags on twitter worldwide everyday. The Hashtag Roundup app is available on iTunes and Android. This past week’s Weekly Humorist twitter […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York – Humorist Media has launched a book publishing imprint, HUMORIST BOOKS with Lulu distribution. Humorist Books will feature new, fresh, satire voices. Among the first scheduled releases will spotlight author Johnny Wright and his Meanwhile In Donald Trump’s White House series and Andy Newton & Michael Bleicher’s 2016 election campaign […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York- Weekly Humorist’s Editor-in-Chief Marty Dundics will serve on the judges panel for the Devil Cup standup comedy festival in New York City July 17-22 at Broadway Comedy Club and Greenwich Village Comedy Club. The Devil Cup is an off-shoot of the Popular Laughing Devil Festival, was created by Steve Hofstetter, […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York- Talkward, a comedy podcast produced by Weekly Humorist and hosted by Marty Dundics can now be heard on Spotify. The podcast, which features interviews with comedians, writers, performers and other comedy industry figures, can additionally be heard weekly on iTunes, iHeart Radio, TuneIn and Stitcher. ********** About […]