Why humor editors love the former and reject the latter — As a comedian and editor for The Belladonna, a popular humor publication on Medium, I read and write a lot of angry humor pieces. But for every terrific piece of satire, I read at least 4–5 attempts that fall flat. Why? Because they aren’t funny. One of the best ways…

Because getting published is a numbers game. — This was a really good year for me. With a few small exceptions, 2021 is the first time I really wrote, submitted, and published short humor. I wrote almost every day (especially from January — June), and I got pretty good incredibly quickly. But that wouldn’t have been possible if…

Tyler is in his Don Rickles phase right now. —

PETITION: We need a set of honking knockers to hold our attention! — “[Malcolm D. Lee], the director of ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy,’ has ‘reworked’ Lola Bunny’s role for the reboot — claiming he wasn’t comfortable with the ‘very sexualized’ way she came off in the original back in 1996.” — TMZ, 3/4/21 Petition for Malcolm D. Lee to DRAW TITTIES ON…

“We’re ratioing the crap out of a terrible New York Times Op-Ed on Twitter. You don’t want no part of this shit!” — DEWEY yawns, opens the bathroom door, and freezes. SAM and several GROUPIES are drinking out of novelty mugs. SAM Get out of here, Dewey! DEWEY Whatcha guys doin’ in there? SAM We’re drinking a steaming cup of coffee first thing in the morning, and you don’t want no part of this…

Oh hey, Belladonnas! Since the last time we talked, our very own Heidi Lux’s movie, Crushed, came out on Tubi!!! (Holy shit!) Give it a watch — it’s wildly hilarious! Now on to the news of the week: TOP 3 MOST-READ PIECES IN MARCH Quick tip: As always, we encourage you to promote your work on…

You may think I’m the clap-back queen, but I’m actually the Devil. —

First order of business: Sign-ups are open for the Humor Me open mic on April 3rd, 2022 at 8PM EST/5PM PST! This is a really fun event and a great way to get to know your fellow humor writers. More info here. Now on to the content call: CONTENT CALL

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