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With Polly Wants a Lawyer, Nick Downes Presents a Rogues Gallery of Bitingly Funny Takes on Our Sordid World of Crime & Punishment

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NEW YORK, NY- Humorist Books announced the publication of a new cartoon collection from legendary cartoonist Nick Downes. The collection spans the artist 50 year career in the cartoon world while focusing on the topic of crime and the judicial system.

If you enjoy humor a bit dark, a tad outrageous with a whiff of the sinister and macabre, then this collection of cartoons, Polly Wants A Lawyer is for you. Long time New Yorker cartoonist Nick Downes has a talent for finding hilarity down the mean streets of law & disorder. Crazed criminals, corrupt cops, tainted juries, chaotic courtrooms, schemers, hustlers and cranks, Downes handles all with a deft comic touch. With Polly Wants A Lawyer, Nick Downes presents a rogues gallery of bitingly funny takes on our sordid world of crime & punishment.

“In the venerable tradition of Charles Addams and Gahan Wilson, Nick Downes-with this collection of fabulously bizarre, twisted, and sometimes macabre gags-proves himself to be a cartoonist with a deliciously freaky sense of fun.” says Emma Allen, Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker

Mike Reiss, Award winning comedy writer and executive producer of ‘The Simpsons’ remarked “I didn’t know I could laugh out loud while gasping in shock, but this book made me do it over and over…Deceptively sweet-looking cartoons that pack a real gut punch. ”

“Nick Downes has never been to jail. He’s a good boy.” commented Sam Gross, cartoonist for The New Yorker, National Lampoon, Playboy, and many others. “Nick Downes is one of our greatest living cartoonists. That’s right, he’s still living.” remarked Bob Eckstein, New York Times bestselling author, cartoonist.

The book is available in hardcover and paperback from all major book retailers. Get it today! 

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About Humorist Media:

Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORIST magazine, comedy podcasts- including TALKWARD (their flagship interview show), stand up comedy showcase show GUARANTEED DELIVERY! Humor fiction, parodies, cartoon collections, and joke book publishing via HUMORIST BOOKS, and develops streaming and traditional live action and animated scripted/unscripted entertainment through HUMORIST STUDIOS.

“Mom Jokes” Joke Book #1 On Amazon, Beats Out 99 Dad Joke Books

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NEW YORK, NY – Sometimes, you just need a laugh, but the whole world is in need of a good chuckle right about now. Perhaps that’s why the first release by New York City based independent comedian, writer and musician Jessica Delfino, “Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks” has shot up to the number one Kindle spot on Amazon in the Puns and Wordplay category. It’s also holding steady at the #23 bestselling Kindle in the Jokes and Riddles category.

 

In paperback, it’s in the top 100 in Puns and Wordplay and ready to break through the top 100 at #104 in Jokes and Riddles.

 

The book, a 130 page collection of impractical puns, juvenile jokes, bonkers bits, ridiculous references, witty wordplay and silly snippets is selling for $6 (Kindle) and $13.99 (Paperback). The book’s publisher, Humorist Books, created by Weekly Humorist magazine founder, Marty Dundics, is thrilled at the book’s success. “This book is so funny,” he said in an email. “I am so excited to be able to share it with the world.”

 

The writer, @JessicaDelfino is a veteran stand-up comedian, writer and “dirty folk rock” musician who pivoted into creating more parenting-based and written humor since the birth of her son in 2016. Her many years of tenacity in the gritty NYC comedy scene earned her high ranking celebrity endorsements, including comedians Colin Quinn, Jim Gaffigan and Dave Hill, writer and comedian Sara Benincasa, Seth Myers’ head writer Alex Baze, writer and illustrator Bob Itzkoff, New Yorker Cartoonist Bob Eckstein, and more. Her satire has been featured in the New Yorker, The New York Times, McSweeney’s and other publications.

Get your copy here:

https://www.amazon.com/Jokes-Smart-Folks-Jessica-Delfino-ebook/dp/B08P2BS444/ref=zg_bsnr_16232540011_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WXP7VHP3BPS8WE8YRFSB

 

Contact: 

Andy Newton
andy@humoristbooks.com

Humorist Books is Open for Submissions

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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; essay, short story, and humor collections; parodies; novelty books; comics; poetry—we want to see it all.

Since launching last year, Humorist Books has come out with two titles, From the Campaign Trail or Thereabouts, a novel by Michael Bleicher and Andy Newton, and If You Give the President a Twitter Account, a children’s book parody written and illustrated by Matt Lassen, and there are more to come in 2020.

What to include in your submission: Please email a query letter and the first 50 pages of your manuscript to submissions@humoristbooks.com  (If your manuscript is fewer than 50 pages, send the whole thing over.) Simultaneous submissions are absolutely fine. Just let us know if you need to withdraw your manuscript from consideration.

Responses will be slow to come—likely, glacially so. Thank you for bearing with us and not filling our inbox with follow-up messages.

Any submissions received after May 31st will be ignored with all the steadfastness of your protestant father. If you aren’t able to submit your query before the end of May, don’t worry, we will reopen for submissions again in the fall/winter.

 

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About Humorist Media:

Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORIST magazine, comedy podcasts- including TALKWARD (their flagship interview show), stand up comedy showcase show GUARANTEED DELIVERY! as well as humor books and merchandise. They also develop streaming and traditional live action and animated scripted entertainment in addition to branded multi platform media. Press inquiries: info@humoristmedia.com

Weekly Humorist Trending Hashtag Game Featured on The Daily Dot

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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 the list. People on Twitter had a front-row seat to the latest trend: sharing #hornyhobbies.

The hashtag popped up Wednesday when satire website Weekly Humorist put out a call for jokes about non-traditional things to do during coronavirus lockdowns. Since then, the hashtag has evolved a bit.

Folks are sharing their #hornyhobbies amid coronavirus lockdowns

 

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About Humorist Media:

Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORIST magazine, comedy podcasts- including TALKWARD (their flagship interview show), stand up comedy showcase show GUARANTEED DELIVERY! as well as humor books and merchandise. They also develop streaming and traditional live action and animated scripted entertainment in addition to branded multi platform media. Press inquiries: info@humoristmedia.com