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Spooktacular News! Dim-Bulb Demons Beezle, Buzzle, and Barb Are Back and  ‘Home for Halloween’

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[NEW YORK, NY]  Just when you thought it was safe to Trick or Treat, those inexorable demons, Beezle, Buzzle, and Barb, make their obnoxious return! This Halloween, the demons have been summoned to shock, scare, and create general mayhem throughout the neighborhood. In this latest stand-alone volume, you  become the unwilling accomplice with every turn of the page. So, before you crack open this latest volume, don’t forget to shut your windows and lock your doors. This year, Beezle, Buzzle, and Barb are Home for Halloween (ISBN: 978-1-954158-26-9)

 

In the fourth entry in the “Beezle, Buzzle, and Barb” saga, a collection of children’s storybook-style books that aren’t really for children, a trio of mischief-causing demons return to Earth to wreak minor havoc on Halloween. Like always, they fail to get the job done, and this time wind up having a very happy and super spooky Halloween.

 

A fun, festive, and slightly creepy seasonal book perfect for kids of all ages, Home for Halloween (ISBN: 978-1-954158-26-9) is available in paperback format wherever books are sold, distributed by IngramSpark, and on assorted e-book platforms. To request a review copy, or to set up an event featuring Home for Halloween and Brandon Hicks, please contact Humorist Books: brian@humoristbooks.com


About the Author

 

Brandon Hicks is an award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He’s the author of three other “Beezle, Buzzle, and Barb” tales (from Humorist Books): Curses for Christmas, Seven Easy Steps to Go to Hell, and The History of Human Achievement. 

 

 

 

Dive Into Community Pool, the Funny, Filthy, Wild, and Sweet Second Novel From Acclaimed Author Keith James

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[NEW YORK, NY]  The entire town of Chubbuck, Idaho, loathes Jerry Yatsko. Even his family can’t stand him, including his openly cheating wife and huge dork of a son. Daily visits to the local municipal pool don’t quite bring the family togetherness that Jerry desperately craves, but it does help him stumble on a portal that blurs the lines between reality and dreamland. His actions in one place can change his fate in the other, and Jerry — as well as a young and unpredictable friend — can use this powerful tool to either take revenge on the monsters of Chubbuck or protect the people that he still, somehow, and begrudgingly, deeply loves. 

 

Come on in, the water’s fine in Community Pool (ISBN: 978-1-954158-32-0). It’s a misanthropic and profane comedy that transforms into a powerful, moving sci-fi adventure through space, time, and the human heart.

 

“I wrote this book as a brand new dad, in the middle of the pandemic. My wife, my daughter, and I were living with my mother-in-law. I thought a lot about communities,” author Keith James says. “What is my obligation to the community? What is the community’s obligation to me? If I say, ‘screw this community,’ when would I be wrong and when would I be right?”

 

A novel as emotionally raw as it is laugh out loud and utterly unpredictable, COMMUNITY POOL (ISBN 978-1-954158-32-0) is available in paperback format wherever books are sold, distributed by IngramSpark, and on assorted e-book platforms. To request a review copy, or to set up an event featuring COMMUNITY POOL and Keith James, please contact Humorist Books: brian@humoristbooks.com

 

About the Author

 

Keith James is a writer and performer from San Diego. He has trained and performed at Pack Theater, iO West, and UCB. Community Pool is his second novel, following the acclaimed dark comic fantasy Greg Maxwell’s Inferno (Humorist Books). He also writes and hosts the Gus Biblowitz: Basketball Legend audio series.

 

 

Humorist Books presents WALKER, the hilarious debut novel from Emmy-nominated writer Sam Pasternack

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Walker is walking across America! From Idaho, down through California, across the Southwest, the South, the Carolinas, and up to Washington, D.C., just in time for Inauguration Day. Why? He pretty much has to! As a modern-day and devoted descendent of legendary 19th century long-distance pedestrian Preston Dilettante, the relentlessly sunny Walker Dilettante will gladly traipse across the country to reunite far-flung family members for a photo with their common ancestor’s iconic boot — as a gift to his beloved, dying Grandpappy. Along the way, Walker is accompanied by his social media-savvy cousin, Ria, meets cousins he loves who loathe him back, and accidentally involves himself in a deadly scandal surrounding both the incoming and outgoing presidents. That’s the world of WALKER (ISBN 978-1-954158-29-0).

 

WALKER is a book about America, yokels, Instagram, politics, intrigue, hot air balloons, mysteries, and, most of all, the weirdness of family and the burden of legacy. “It’s like if On The Road was an absurdist epic, filled with homespun Americana dreams, centered around a lovable naïf, seasoned with a touch of Simon Rich,” says Saturday Night Live writer Brian McElhaney. “Reading this was honestly, somehow, more fun than TV.”

 

“WALKER came about when my brother told me about pedestrianism, competitive walking popular in the Civil War era. I’ve always loved learning about sports subcultures that have gone out of style over the years,” says first-time novelist Sam Pasternack. “Once I started imagining the modern-day descendants of the most famous pedestrians, Walker’s story came into focus.” 

 

A novel as wistful, striking, and compelling as it is funny and earnest, WALKER (ISBN 978-1-954158-29-0) is available in paperback, e-book, and audiobook format wherever books are sold. To request a review copy, or to set up an event featuring WALKER please contact Humorist Books: brian@humoristbooks.com

 

About the Author

Sam Pasternack is a Los Angeles-based writer and Emmy-nominated producer for his work on The Drew Barrymore Show. He has written and produced for television shows on CBS, NBC, and truTV.

 

 

 

 

From Humorist Books Comes the Shocking, Twisted, and Alien-Infused Origin Story of the Letter H, in the Vowels of the Earth by Matthew David Brozik

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New York City. 1948. Jeremiah Carp is a mild-mannered, low-level professor pleased with his quiet life of work, gentle pranks, and thinking about marrying his patient partner. All of that just might disappear thanks to Jeremiah’s woeful decision to get involved with some nefarious ad men to help them with a campaign to introduce a new letter — “aitch” — to the English alphabet. 

An ambitious goof worthy of Jeremiah’s considerable talents? Yes. Is he an unwitting pawn in an alien conspiracy that’s been in the planning stages for hundreds of years? Somehow, yes, that’s also true. 

It all plays out like the alphabet song in The Vowels of the Earth (ISBN 978-1954158276) by Matthew David Brozik, a hybrid of literate science-fiction, laugh out loud humor, and old-school academic farce.

“The Vowels of the Earth is the result of my deciding to turn a quirky 750-word humor piece into a full-length novel,” Brozik (The Government Manual for New Superheroes) says. “Originally, the protagonist was old, bitter, and sarcastic. For the novel, I made him young, energetic, and cycloptic. And I added aliens, because that’s the only way the sheer absurdity of the plot would make any sense at all.”

“The Vowels of the Earth is a mystery with jokes, linguistics, aliens, and heart, the four essential components of any good story,” says former senior editor of The Onion Jason Roeder (Griefstrike! The Ultimate Guide to Mourning). “Brims with oddly lovable characters, zingy dialogue and humor, and so many twists that you not only won’t see them coming — you’ll give up and surrender to Brozik’s fevered imagination,” adds Rob Kutner (Conan, The Daily Show).

The Vowels of the Earth (ISBN 978-1954158276) is available in every major ebook format and in paperback.

To arrange an author interview or appearance, and/or to receive a review copy of The Vowels of the Earth contact Brian Boone at Humorist Books.

 

 

About the Author

Matthew David Brozik is a Pushcart Prize-nominated writer of fiction and humor that has appeared in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Barnes & Noble’s Grin and Tonic, and Mulholland Books’ Popcorn Fiction. He’s the author of the middle-grade novel Odder Space and grown-up books Spelled Wrong and Danger …With a Hard G, named by Splitsider as one of the Best Comedy Books of 2017.

 

Comedy Caper Coming-of-Age Novel ‘The Lobster Heist’ the Debut Novel by Popular Comedy Writer Erin McLaughlin Reaches #1 in New Releases

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New York, NY  – An underemployed hot dog dresser, his reluctant friends, and a hypnotically blue and totally purloined crustacean are on the move, and quickly. Why? Because life if short, and sometimes, you’ve just got to get the lobster. The Lobster Heist (978-1-954158-21-4), from Humorist Books and Erin McLaughlin, scuttles into bookstores and e-platforms on August 29, 2023.

Apart from his thankless job at Hot Dawgy Dawgs, Brooklyn’s best and worst hot dog joint, twenty-something Josh Cantillo doesn’t have much going on in his life. Unless you count his never-ending quest to find his lobsterman father who went out for milk one day and never came back.

 One of the only things that Josh remembered about him was their shared enchantment with a rare, metallic-blue lobster that resides in a local, rundown Chinese restaurant.And when Josh finds out that his father is dying, he’ll go to any means to kidnap that blue lobster and bring it to him.

It’s a journey that will require the assistance of friends and enemies, old and new, and which will send him into the path of underworld criminals, crusty fisherman, romantic rivals, and various other hidden and hilarious dangers of New England.

“I wrote The Lobster Heist because I spent my entire life feeling that a piece of me was missing, because I didn’t know my father. As I wrote the book, I learned alongside Josh that much more than that makes up who you are,” McLaughlin says. “I also really wanted to publish a novel by the time I was 26, and Humorist Books made that happen for me!”

In it’s first week in pre-orders The Lobster Heist has reached #1 in New Releases in Humorous American Fiction.

The Lobster Heist (ISBN: 978-1-954158-21-4) will be available on August 29, 2023, in paperback format wherever books are sold.

 

To arrange author interviews and appearances, or to receive a review copy, contact Brian Boone at Humorist Books. Visit the book page for links and info here

 

 

About the Author

Erin McLaughlin is a satire writer and editor, and her work has been featured in The Hard Times, Points in Case, Hard Drive, and Screen Queens, and she is the co-founder and former Head Editor of JumpKick, the satirical crowdfunding website. Erin holds a B.A. in English-Creative Writing from Binghamton University, an M.A. in Communication from Baruch College, and isan M.F.A. in Fiction candidate.

 

 

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Humorist Books to Publish Supernatural Comedy ‘Attack of the Rom-Com’ by Martti Nelson

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New York, NY –Lookout! Vengeful movie tropes — and true love — are primed to strike in Attack of the Rom-Com, a warm, wild, and hilarious supernatural comedy. 

About the only thing that tough, cynical, and profane Sophie Sweet adores is her ride-or-die BFF Jodie Edwards. Sophie has been hurt too many times to bother with other people, and that goes double for love, a ridiculous fairy tale designed to keep women down. Or so Sophie says.

Every year, Sophie and Jodie visit a fortune teller, but this time, they’re met with a surprise: Tiffani the Psychic. This bubbly, pink-clad medium will stop at nothing to get to Tiffany’s squishy, sensitive heart. Sophie wants no part of that. 

Too bad. 

Tiffani is coming, whether she likes it or not — and she definitely won’t like being subject to a string of magical, nightmarish, and seemingly inescapable scenarios built out of rom-com cliches. 

Can Tiffani prove to Sophie that love can heal all wounds? And that love is also right there, in front of her oblivious face, whether she likes it or not? Watch out for the Attack of the Rom-Com.

“I love writing books that make women feel like superheroines who can do anything no matter who they are,” Nelson says. “Attack of the Rom-Com is about fundamental feminine relationships, the ones keeping our brains from exploding in a ridiculous world full of rom-com nightmares. This book is for every lady who’d gleefully help bury the body for their girls.”

Amidst the summer of Barbie and a reassessment of cultural tropes through a feminist lens, Attack of the Rom-Com is a taut, funny, and thoughtful addition to the conversation. It will be available on August 15, 2023 in paperback format wherever books are sold, and in various major e-reader formats.

 

To arrange author interviews and appearances, or to receive a review copy, contact Brian Boone at Humorist Books. Visit the book page for links and info here

About the Author

 

Martti Nelson is a humor author specializing in comedy, satire, parody, and

general nonsense whose work has appeared on Weekly Humorist, Robot Butt, McSweeney’s, and The Belladonna. In 2021, she published Lyssa Strata: A Comedy for the Frustrated (Humorist Books), a contemporary take on Aristophanes. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, a cat named Otis, and a little lemon tree of which she is far too proud. Find Martti on Twitter, Instagram, and Threads.

 

 

 

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Humorist Books Announces the Release of Dystopian Workplace Satire “Cash Grab” by Andy Spain

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New York, NY – Humorist Books Announces the Release of Dystopian Workplace Satire “Cash Grab” by Andy Spain. In today’s entertainment industry, it takes more than just talent to make it big. Buddy Buppsen dreamed of working in television ever since he was a kid glued to the game shows on his foster parents’ TV, but now, with a college degree of questionable value in hand, Buddy discovers that a dream job is still just that—a job. Part absurdist satire of the entertainment industry, part slacker’s response to Atlas Shrugged, this debut comic novel by Andy Spain (McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Weekly Humorist, Points in Case) explores the nature of selling out, common decency, and dystopian workplace woes.

Bill Martin, writer and co-creator of The Unicorn and Grounded For Life, executive producer of 3rd Rock from the Sun says “If you’re a show biz insider, this book will make you laugh and cringe in equal measure. If you’re a show biz outsider, it’ll make you happy to stay that way. Cash Grab is dark, funny, and will definitely piss some people off!”

The book’s publisher, Weekly Humorist Editor-in-Chief, and Humorist Media CEO, Marty Dundics is thrilled at the book’s release. “This book is so funny and relatable to all of us toiling away day after day.”

Already a new release favorite! Cash Grab ranked in the TOP 50 for Absurdist Fiction on Amazon new releases!

CASH GRAB is available now. Buy it from amazon or cashgrabthebook.com

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New Comedy Podcast Network Launches ‘Humorist Podcasts’

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NEW YORK NY- Humorist Media as formed Humorist Podcasts, a network of comedy podcasts they plan to develop, produce, and distribute. Starting with the long running comedy interview show TALKWARD, joining is The Cartoon Pad, helmed by NY Times bestselling author and New Yorker cartoonists Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw, it will cover the world of cartoons and the business and stories behind it. Additionally Humorist Hashtags, which gives the winning jokes every week to the trending Weekly Humorist Hashtag Games, and Humorist Hangouts, the livestreamed comedy hangout that welcomes comedy creators and fans alike.

Coming up on the horizon is a comedy book club podcast and a stand-up comedy podcast to bookend the popular live show Guaranteed Delivery!

See all the shows at the newly launched site humoristpodcasts.com

 

New Humor Book “How To Be An Old Person” Helps You ‘Enter Into Golden Years Without Style and Grace’

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New York, NY – Humorist Books releases new humor gift book “How to be an Old Person: Everything to Know for the Newly Old, Retiring, Elderly, or Considering,” by Brian Boone. Full of nifty diagrams, illustrations, and succinctly written so you don’t forget what you’re reading partway through, this comprehensive guide is perfect for those looking to enter into their golden years without style and grace.

 

But entering into your golden years isn’t all hard candy and unreserved flatulence. It takes skill and finesse, training and education, to become a proper Old Person. Fortunately, there’s a guide—not in the form of some newfangled Facebook movie, but an honest-to-God, hold-it-in-your-wrinkly-withered-hands BOOK—that’ll help you navigate the perilous and confusing new world of cootdom.

 

How to Be an Old Person, by Brian Boone (Vulture, Great Men of Science) will tell you all you need to know about this new season of life! So put on your favorite cardigan, pour yourself a nice cup of tea, and get started on your journey to becoming an Old Person!

 

“Such a clever take on habits and behavior,” says Marty Dundics, CEO of Humorist Media and Publisher of Humorist Books, who also made the illustrations for the book interior. “We all are getting older, and the little habits and truths Brian shines a funny light on are hilarious. I was very excited that we could be the imprint to publish it, and I had a blast illustrating it, as well!”

 

Rob Kutner, award winning comedy writer for The Daily Show and  Conan says “With acerbic yet still not-unkind wit towards The Most Hilarious Generation, Boone fills each page with multiple LOLs (an acronym inaccessible to his target population) and ingeniously clever sections plumbing every iota of old-person life, from mastering Old Person Smell, to the proper way to constantly and relentless convey to your fellow Olds, ‘Guess Who Died?’”

 

In its first 3 days, How to Be an Old Person  ranked #1 in New Releases for Internet & Social Media Humor, Urban Legends Humor, and in the top 100 for new humor books! 

 

Brian Boone has written for Funny or Die, The Onion, Bunny Ears, Vulture, ClickHole, RiffTrax, CBC Comedy, The New Yorker, MAD, Weekly Humorist, Looper, Someecards, How Stuff Works, and many high profile podcasts. He’s the author of many children’s joke books, the music trivia title I Love Rock n’ Roll (Except When I Hate It), and is a longtime contributor and editor for the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series.

 

How to Bean Old Person is available now at 13.99 paperback and 5.99 e-book on Amazon.com and wide release to bookstores and web outlets. For more information, visit  howtobeanoldperson.com

 

To purchase visit the Amazon page.

Number 1 in New Releases ‘A Devilishly Fun Book’ The Release of ‘Greg Maxwell’s Inferno’ The Erotic, Judeo-Christian, Modern-Day Odyssey No One Asked For

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New York, NY: Today, Humorist Books, imprint of Weekly Humorist Magazine, announced a new book release: Greg Maxwell’s Inferno by Keith James: “The erotic, Judeo-Christian, modern-day odyssey no one asked for.” 

It has been a long time coming but the release of Keith James’ new book Greg Maxwell’s Inferno is finally here. The Erotic, Judeo-Christian, Modern-Day Odyssey No One Asked For is now available to purchase and download from major retailers. This satirical take on Dante’s classic poem takes place in modern day San Diego where demons circle the city, Hell has come to claim the last mortal universe. A bleeding tower has burst through the 24-Hour Fitness parking lot, and one name is called to challenge Lucifer’s Champion –  Greg Maxwell. 

Who is Greg Maxwell? Imagine the person you would want to fight for humanity’s survival. Now think of the opposite person. Now think of that person’s dad. Cocaine. Talking animals. Weekend trips to Cape Cod. Secret JFK sex videos. This is the erotic, Judeo-Christian, modern-day Odyssey no one asked for. This is Greg Maxwell’s Inferno.

Mike Sacks, author of Stinker Lets Loose, Randy!, Poking a Dead Frog, calls it ‘“The funniest piece of fiction I’ve read since Trump’s ‘The Art of the Deal.’”

What a devilishly fun book is this.” says Brian Boone, contributor, Vulture;

“A good novel ought to knock a reader out of their own head and into the thoughts of an individual much different from themselves, and Greg Maxwell’s Inferno does just that, sending one headlong into the mind of a truly — but hilariously — deplorable individual as he somehow nonchalantly experiences some of the most impossible, imaginative, and consequential sequences ever attempted in a comic novel. What a devilishly fun book is this.” says Brian Boone, contributor, Vulture; author of Great Men of Science, and So You Want to Be an Old Person: Everything to Know for the Newly Old, Retiring, Elderly, or Considering

“This is a wild, bonkers, funny epic quest of a story.” says Marty Dundics, CEO of Humorist Media and Editor-in-Chief of Weekly Humorist Magazine. “The worlds created and characters are so extreme and the humor so blunt and raw, I think this is a read that will be hard for people to put down. You don’t have to like Greg Maxwell to care how this story ends. I look forward to seeing it as a streamer in the future.”

In its first 2 weeks Greg Maxwell’s Inferno has ranked #1 in New Releases for Absurdist Fiction, American Horror, Folklore, Urban Legends Humor, and in top 100 for Humorous Erotica! 

Keith James is a writer and performer from San Diego, California. He has trained and performed at Pack Theater, iO West, and UCB. His written work can be found in McSweeney’s, Second City’s Points in Case, the Taco Bell Quarterly, and others. He also writes and hosts the Gus Biblowitz: Basketball Legend audio series.

Greg Maxwell’s Inferno will be available starting August 10, 2021, at 13.99 paperback and 5.99 e-book on Amazon.com and wide release to bookstores and web outlets. For more information , visit  gregmaxwellsinferno.com

The audiobook for Greg Maxwell’s Inferno, read by the author, is available now. 

To purchase visit the Amazon page.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Humorist Books (August 10, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 172 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1954158084
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1954158085
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.39 x 9 inches

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About Humorist Media:

Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORISTmagazine, 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

 

“Illustrated Masterpiece” ‘Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell’ Takes Twist on Sins

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New York, NY: Today, Humorist Books of Humorist Media announced a new book release: Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell by Brandon Hicks.  Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell is a humorous and beautifully illustrated book written and illustrated by acclaimed artist & cartoon editor Brandon Hicks. 

What you see is not always the whole picture, as you’ll learn on your journey to HELL!

Occupying the lowest rung on the demonic corporate ladder, Beezle, Buzzle, and Barb have the unenviable task of ensuring enough souls are going to Hell. Using their patented Seven Deadly Sins™ method, the trio explains how you can get yourself a one-way ticket. This beautifully illustrated book written and illustrated by acclaimed artist & cartoon editor Brandon Hicks.

“It’s a sinfully hilarious illustrated masterpiece” says Marty Dundics, CEO of Humorist Media and Editor-in-Chief of Weekly Humorist Magazine. “I think these characters have at least a few books in them and will adapt well to the adult animation boom happening today.”

“Brandon is one of my favorite cartoonists, always both very funny and very clever.  And now he’s giving me new ways to get to Hell?  I thought that I’d done them all!! Honestly, this is an exciting development.” says Kit Lively, MAD Magazine writer and author of ‘Twisted Tongues: Jokes, Comics, Facts, and Tongue Twisters’.

Brandon Hicks writes plays performed by real people, and draws cartoons performed by fake people. His work has appeared in Splitsider, The Syrup Trap, Weekly Humorist, American Bystander and regularly on The Rumpus, where he also serves as an associate cartoon editor. Unfortunately, he’s also Canadian.

Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell will be available starting July 13, 2021, at 13.99 paperback and 5.99 e-book on Amazon.com and wide release to bookstores and web outlets. For more information on Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell, visit  humoristbooks.com 

To purchase visit the Amazon page.

 

 

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“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

 

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“The Elements of Stress” Looks to Sooth Your Stressed Mind With Laughs

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NEW YORK, NY – Humorist Books, the imprint of popular comedy magazine Weekly Humorist is proud to release their newest cartoon collection by bestselling authors Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw, THE ELEMENTS of STRESS!

Things can’t get much worse—but can they get funnier.

THE ELEMENTS OF STRESS and the Pursuit of Happy-ish in this Current Sh*tstorm is a humorous handbook to help readers better deal with the challenges and headaches of our times, from overeating, to love problems, money woes, global warming, night sweats, winter itch, general anxiety, and so much more. Plus, over 70 stress-defusing cartoons from two of the best gag cartoonists in the world will help readers handle all the anxiety in today’s new world disorder––the perfect gift for fans of the original Elements of Style or anyone who has had it up to here.

The Reviews are in, and they are GREAT!

“Hilarious, humorous – this book has it all, and everything.”  – The Daily Beast

“Two of the top humorists in America have created a stress-free way to enjoy stress.” – Reader’s Digest

“This hilarious book will help you forget this oppressively dark period of human civilization for a good ten, eleven minutes. The Elements of Stress is a perfect respite from whichever unrelenting soul-crushing torment you’re currently experiencing.” – McSweeney’s

“Not to stress you out, but BUY THIS BOOK! IT’S VERY FUNNY!! BUY IT NOW!!!!” – Jack Handey, author of Deep Thoughts

“This is the most useful funny book I have ever read or the other way around.” – Bob Mankoff, former Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker

“This is very, very funny. Eckstein + Shaw = hilarious.” – InkSpill

“This book made me laugh like hell. I was heavily sedated but it did. Looking forward to reading it more closely! Or at all.” – Mike Sacks, Poking a Dead Frog, Stinker Lets Loose, Randy, Passable in Pink

“If this book doesn’t make you happy-ish, you’re hopeless-ish. Thanks, Bob and Michael!” – Ron Hauge, Simpsons, Seinfeld, The Ren & Stimpy Show

“Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw have penned a humorous, easy-to-digest self-help book for our times. They prove Erma Bombeck’s adage, ‘If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.'” – Teri Rizvi, founder and director of the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop

 

About the Authors:

Bob Eckstein appears regularly in major publications as a humorist, cartoonist, award-winning illustrator, and New York Times bestselling author. He was nominated by the National Cartoon Society as Gag Cartoonist of the Year, twice, and selected in 2018 as the Erma Bombeck Humor Writer of the Month. He teaches Writing and Drawing at NYU.

http://bobeckstein.com eckstein@pipeline.com FB: Bob Eckstein Twitter: @BobEckstein Instagram: Bob_Eckstein

Michael Shaw’s cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker since 1999 and have a habit of going viral—appearing on an ABC news special following the World Trade Tower attack and on 60 Minutes as one of New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff’s “top five favorites.” Shaw’s cartoon on The Charlie Hebdo shooting led to his appearance on Ronan Farrow Daily on MSNBC. His cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker Book of Literary Cartoons, The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker, The Rejection Collection I and II, The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons, The Ultimate Cartoon Book series and in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Harvard Business Review, Weekly Humorist, and Prospect magazine.

The Elements of Stress is available now at 10.99 paperback and 5.99 e-book on Amazon.com and wide release to bookstores and web outlets.

 

To purchase visit the Amazon page.

 

 

NYC-Based Mom’s Debut Book of Puns, Wordplay Dumb Jokes for Smart Folks Aims to “Take Back Dad Jokes”

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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 of the online satire website, Weekly Humorist. The title borrows inspiration from “dad jokes”, children’s joke books and even risque humor.

 

Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks ($13.99) combines her original takes on puns, riddles, wordplay, traditionally-styled bits (consisting of a set up followed by a punchline) and deep meta dives into the classic joke form to deliver laughs for anyone who digs a good–or dad–joke. To get the most from it, readers must be willing to chuckle or guffaw at some and groan at others. The book is written for adults, and for kids whose parents like to answer awkward questions.

 

Her comedian friends took to Twitter to show support of the book’s upcoming release: retweets and well-wishes @JessicaDelfino included Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Cooper, Alex Baze, Jena Friedman, Nell Scovell, Alison Becker, Negin Farsad, Marina Franklin, Myq Kaplan and Sarah Solemani, among others.

 

Kidding around

 

Writer, comedian and musician Delfino grew up in New England. This allowed the perfect quiet, boring backdrop for a precocious girl such as herself to take in a wide spectrum of comedy above her age level. Maine humorist Tim Sample, the music of The Dr. Demento Show and Rodney Dangerfield’s “It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Me” are some of her early comedic influences (and later, 2 Live Crew), along with a varied literary humor canon, including “The Little Golden Book of Jokes and Riddles”, the poetry of Lewis Carroll (which her mom read to her as a child), “Truly Tasteless Jokes”, and every book that Stephen King ever wrote.

 

Jessica moved to New York City and worked steadfastly as a stand-up comedian and comedic musician there in the early ‘00s, sharing stages alongside then newbies Kevin Hart, Chelsea Peretti, Nick Kroll and Amy Schumer, among others. Ahead of the curve with a ribald 2006 YouTube viral comedy music video, twisted trailblazer Delfino’s early ode to a woman’s body part may have even helped pave the way for Awkwafina and Cardi B’s WAP.

 

She toured on the success of the aforementioned video until 2016, when motherhood took center stage. She shifted her focus to writing satire, essays and articles for publications such as The New Yorker Shouts, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The New York Times, Working Mother, Mother Magazine, The Atlantic, SELF Magazine, High Times and Huffington Post. Her short, comedic parenting essay, “Driving Under The Influence Of Child” was featured in “Family Travel”, a book published by Gestalten in August 2020. Her writing was also included in Lenka Clayton’s “Mothers’ Days” journal. “Writing satire is a form of comedy that I can acceptably do in front of my child,” she explained.

 

Samples from her book

 

In addition to jokes that are straight-forward (and clean), such as:

 

How do you poach an egg? 

You just take it when the chicken isn’t looking

What do british people call chips? 

Bloody delicious, mate!

 

There are plenty of NSFWs (and bizarre references) in the mix:

 

What happens when a woman gets impregnated by a Moby Dick?

She births the Triplets of Melville

 

How long does it take for a man with a large penis to wash his goods?

A very schlong time

 

There are also “runs” of jokes, where a series of jokes are told together, building on each other:

 

What do you call someone who is hungry and mad at the same time?

Hangry

 

What do you call someone who is hungry and sexy at the same time?

Horngry

 

What do call someone who gets hungry after sex?

Donegry

 

What do you call a one legged pair of pants?

Dungaree

 

What do you call someone who works up an appetite while engaging in witty wordplay?

Pungry

 

And some that even resemble crossword puzzle clues, sort of:

 

The opposite of out +

the thing a fish swims with +

what you say when you don’t know the answer +

what the Brits drink all the damn time =

Infiniti

(In / Fin / Uh / Tea)

“Mom jokes”

 

Some of her references are literary or slightly advanced, yet, still playfully dumb; others nod at what is historically known as a “dad joke”. Delfino, mom of one toddler, claims that a goal with this book is to take “dad jokes” back.

 

“Dads aren’t the only ones who can tell dumb jokes,” Delfino explains. “It just seems that way, because they get to be the fun, cool ones while moms are constantly busy and overextended–but I’m a mom, and I can tell dumb jokes, too. Except I call them mom jokes.”

 

Anyone in need of a laugh (which is pretty much everyone?) can pre-order their copy at DumbJokesForSmartFolks.com, to arrive just in time for Thanksgiving.

 

No refunds.

 

Press contact:

Andy Newton
Andy@HumoristBooks.com

Endorsements and Quotes

“Jessica Delfino is an awesome storyteller, performer, writer, and general raconteur. She’s a hilarious, thought-provoking heroine of a defiant downtown NYC art world. She has blown me away every time I’ve seen her perform, and her tales are moving, strange, smart, funny, poignant, and beautiful. Read everything she writes, please.”

–Sara Benincasa, author of DC Trip and Real Artists Have Day Jobs

“Jessica Delfino is a bright, bright light in dark times. And when times are good and Jessica is around forget it – you better put on some damn sunscreen pronto or you’re gonna wind up in the hospital. I guess what I’m trying to say is Jessica is a hilarious, beautiful, and unique voice that brings me great joy constantly. Also, she has a flying V ukulele and I am super jealous.” – Dave Hill, comedian, WFMU host and author of Tasteful Nudes: …and Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation

“I’ve never known anyone as thoroughly dedicated to joy and silliness as Jessica Delfino. She’s a workhorse, but instead of a horse, a unicorn.” — Alex Baze, Head writer, Late Night with Seth Meyers

“Jess was a one woman mixed media event before people knew that could be a thing!” — Colin Quinn

“She’s a brilliant writer.” –Wil Wheaton, Wil Wheaton dot Net

“Of all the literary greats, Jessica is my favorite. Jessica Delfino is the best writer to walk this planet! Wait, is it Jessica or Jennifer? How do I know you again?”– Jim Gaffigan, Comedian

“Jessica Delfino has sang, danced, and comedianed her way to LES notoriety– some feat” –Time Out New York

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’s Editor-in-Chief Marty Dundics Featured in Yahoo News

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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 are making a point of making people laugh about the coronavirus at a time when many Americans are feeling anxiety and fear.

“Humor is very good at breaking the tension, humor is good in stressful times,” said Marty Dundics, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the Weekly Humorist, a digital magazine that features cartoons and funny articles.

Dundics tells Yahoo Lifestyle that he has been getting many submissions from humorists about the coronavirus. He says the challenge is sifting through the content to find light-hearted content that taps into the things Americans are collectively experiencing right now.

“Jokes about working from home, jokes about having kids always around you. Jokes about having to wash your hand all the time, or touching your face,” he said. “There’s humor to be found there. So it’s about finding that stuff and trying to relieve the stress in those ways.”

Read the whole article here

 

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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

Debut Satire Novel ‘From The Campaign Trail Or Thereabouts’ Comes Out Sept 12th From Humorist Books!

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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 Bleicher and Andy Newton (ISBN 9780359807260 | Paperback | 320 pages | $24.99). A political satire set during the 2016 election, the episodic novel dissects America’s often-carnivalesque electoral process and the beginnings of the Trump era just as readers will be gearing up for another round at the polls in 2020.

 

From the Campaign Trail or Thereabouts is the story of two insulated Upper West Side journalists, Harold Carlyle, a self-serving, incompetent reporter desperate to save both his career and marriage, and his wife, Pattie, an observant, sharp-tongued, and successful television critic. When Harold is assigned to report on the 2016 Presidential Election, he hatches a scheme to save his marriage by taking his wife Pattie with him across the country, pledging that they’ll be able to reach San Diego’s idyllic shores on his publication’s dime. As Harold lackadaisically covers the Republican campaign, the couple encounters America’s absurdities and dark contradictions, from a Neo-Nazi group preoccupied with following parliamentary procedure, to Iowa state fairs, a pair of 9/11 Truthers celebrating their golden anniversary on a cross-country train trip, a Russian food cart vendor who seems to pop up at campaign events around the country, pay-by-the hour motels, online trolls, combination truck stops and adult emporiums, I Love Lucy, and the dubious efficacy of their marriage counselor’s communication exercises. Despite his elaborate schemes and quick-witted excuses, Harold’s career and marriage continue to unravel, until he stumbles upon a flash drive with transcripts of off-color conversations revealing collusion between Donald Trump and a Kremlin emissary. 

 

From the Campaign Trail or Thereabouts dives into the contradictory, divided, and all-too-often unsettling state of the union. Like Huck Finn meets Game Change, the novel examines the politicians and popular figures who played starring roles in 2016 and holds up a mirror to the electorate that ultimately made Trumpism possible. At the same time, the narrative is propelled by the comic friction of the reader’s two guides on this trek, a class-conscious striver continually failing upward and a sardonic workaholic with codependency issues. Characterized by brisk, witty banter, Harold and Pattie’s marriage grounds the satire in a jocose, humanizing story of a troubled relationship and foiled ambition.

 

Corey Brettschneider, professor of political science at Brown University and author of the book, The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents, says of Michael and Andy’s work, “In their debut novel, Bleicher & Newton make it clear they are in the forefront of a new generation of political satirists.” Veteran comedian Richard Lewis writes, “I almost died laughing. In fact, I probably should be dead.”

 

The Webby-nominated Weekly Humorist is a comedy website that publishes cartoons and print humor, produces podcasts, and hosts a monthly standup comedy show in downtown Manhattan. Headed by Founder and Editor-in-Chief Marty Dundics and Managing Editor Kit Lively, Paste Magazine named it in their article, “7 Humor Websites You Should Be Reading.” They announced their book publishing venture in July 2018. From the Campaign Trail or Thereabouts will be the first of several planned releases from new and classic authors alike.

Michael Bleicher and Andy Newton write fiction and short humor about politics, money, and privilege. Their work has appeared in the Weekly Humorist, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Vulture, National Lampoon, Points in Case, Public House, and Crack the Spine. Michael is a graduate of Harvard Law School. He is an attorney living in Washington, D.C. Andy has a Master’s degree in Italian literature from UCLA. He is an editor living in New York City. Their debut novel, From the Campaign Trail or Thereabouts, will be published September 12, 2019 by Humorist Books. They are above average in height and know the harmony parts to most Simon and Garfunkel songs.

 

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For more information about From the Campaign Trail or Thereabouts and Humorist Books, contact Michael Bleicher and Andy Newton. You may also visit the following websites:

 

From the Campaign Trail or Thereabouts: http://campaigntrailbook.com

Weekly Humorist: https://www.weeklyhumorist.com/

Humorist Books: http://humoristbooks.com/

Weekly Humorist EIC Marty Dundics featured on NPR AirTalk to discuss MAD Magazine

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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 The New Yorker cartoonist and writer Jason Chatfield, MAD artist Tom Richmond, MAD writer Kit Lively and MAD historian Maria Riedelbach, author of “Completely Mad: A History of the Comic Book and Magazine” 

 

 

 

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About Humorist Media:

Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORISTmagazine, 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 Nominated for Webby Award! Best Humor Site!

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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 Voice until April 18th and the Webby Winners announced April 23, 2019! The Webby Awards hosted by Jenny Slate is May 13 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.

 

 

Weekly Humorist

 

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About Humorist Media:

Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORISTmagazine, 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