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Pick of the Day: McSweeney’s 25th Anniversary Extravaganza (in NYC) 5/10

April 25, 2023

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One of the best recurring collections and publications of short form humor and literature adjacent to that has been, for a quarter of a century, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern. Authors and humorists alike including Michael Ian Black and Joyce Carol Oates have been included in its pages for two and a half decades.

To celebrate, McSweeney’s has enlisted celebrated and renowned humorist John Hodgman and The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt to mark their 25th Anniversary to be held live (and on live-stream) at Symphony Space (Peter Jay Sharp Theatre) on Wed. May 10th at 7:30PM ET/4:30PM PT.

Join in for the high brow merriment and esteemed evening of the written word (and many other art forms) starting at $32 (and $25 for live-stream). Discounts for Symphony Space members available. You can and should go get tickets here and make this Wednesday in May one of your classiest evenings that entire month.

Mcsweeney’s 50th Issue Is Out Now in Hardcover

September 1, 2017

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The long standing, well respected humorist publication McSweeney’s Quarterly has just released its 50th Issue as a hardcover (with the art work by Tucker Nichols above), which includes written pieces from such great folks as:

Patton Oswalt
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Jonathan Lethem
Lydia Davis
Heidi Julavits
Kevin Young
Ismet Prcic
Sheila Heti
Sherman Alexie
Carrie Brownstein
Sean Wilsey
Valeria Luiselli
Rebecca Curtis
Thomas McGuane
Sarah Vowell
John Moe
Steven Millhauser
Jason Polan
Tucker Nichols
Eduardo Berti
John Hodgman
Aparna Nancherla
Diane Williams
Etgar Keret
Corinna Vallianatos
Sarah Manguso
Jeff Parker
Kevin Moffett
Jesse Ball
Brian Evenson
Lilli Carré
Carson Mell
Kristen Iskandrian
Lucy Corin
Zain Khalid
Dan Morey
Eli Horowitz
Bianca Bagnarelli
Andrew Leland
Haris Durrani
Vauhini Vara
Benjamin Percy
Wendy Molyneux
Sarah Walker
Dan Kennedy
James H. Folta
Keaton Patti
Matthew Sharpe
Jesse Jacobs
Sophia Foster-Dimino

We got to go to the live reading of the 50th Issue this week and we can tell you that you’re in for a nice, layered, nuanced, otherworldly treat if you pick up a copy.

Seeso Is Going to Have 12 Week Long “Stand-Up Streaming Fest” with Janeane Garofalo, Jena Friedman, Jon Dore, Schtick or Treat, and Much Much More

September 20, 2016

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Seeso Is Going to Have 12 Week Long “Stand-Up Streaming Fest” with Janeane Garofalo, Jena Friedman, Jon Dore, Schtick or Treat, and Much Much More

For an entire three month stretch, Seeso has got a really solid line-up of comedy specials and showcases set to stream. It’s packed so tightly over consecutive weeks that they’ve decided to call it their Stand-up Streaming Fest.

This line-up lincludes:
-Jena Friedman’s American C*nt-Oct. 20th
-The Guest List (Seeso’s stacked comedy showcase series)-Oct. 20th, Nov. 3rd, Dec. 8th
-Janeane Garofalo’s If I May-Oct. 27th
-Schtick or Treat: Halloween Stand-Up Special-Oct. 27th
-Mo Mandel’s Negative Reinforcement-Nov. 3rd
-Dan Levy’s Lion-Nov. 17th
-Turnt Up with Eliza Skinner-Nov. 17th
-McSweeney’s Internet Tendency-Nov. 24th
-Joe Matarese’s Medicated-Dec. 1st
-Lachlan Patterson’s Live at Venice Beach-Dec. 1st
-Funny as Hell with Jon Dore-Dec. 15th
-Nick Thune stand-up special-Dec. 22nd
-Ian Harvie stand-up special-Dec. 29th
-Laurie Kilmartin’s 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad-Dec. 29th
-Brian Posehn stand-up special-Jan. 2nd.

So, it’s pretty clear to us that you should get Seeso if you haven’t already.

Please Enjoy This Short Film “I’m An Expert Haggler at Garage Sales” Based on a McSweeney’s Article

March 21, 2016

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Last year, Jory John wrote this McSweeney’s article entitled “I’m An Expert Haggler at Garage Sales” that played out a scene of either the most shrewd bargain hunter at a garage sale or someone that you would probably want to punch in the face that happens to be at a garage sale.

The article has since been adapted by Jory John into a pretty great short film directed by David Jude Harris starring Matt Ingebretson (who you probably recognize if you’ve been following us for awhile) and Diane Sellers.

Pray that you never have to be at or hold a garage sale where this expert haggler is at.

Jesse Eisenberg Adapting His McSweeney’s Short Stories “Bream Gives Me The Hiccups” Into Series For Amazon

January 21, 2015

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Between nailing roles as different neurotic or anxious people a few years ago, Jesse Eisenberg has been writing a short stories focused for McSweeney’s called Bream Gives Me The Hiccups: Restaurant Reviews From A Privileged Nine-Year-Old.

Eisenberg is now adapting these into a series for Amazon Studios. This adds to the big names that Amazon has been lining up on their development slate like Woody Allen.

It would seem that this is probably going to be live action, but it could work just as well animated. Either way, Amazon needs to get to its next cycle already.

Enter McSweeney’s Annual Column Contest for Free

August 25, 2013

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Enter McSweeney’s Annual Column Contest for Free

Every year, the highly regarded brand for the humorous written word, McSweeney’s holds a contest to have a brand new column to bring into the fold. It’s free to enter, you can write or illustrate your column, and have until Aug. 30th 7PM PST to send it in.

You just might win $500 and a year contract with McSweeney’s.

We’re going to go ahead and guess that a lot of you have something that’s perfect for this, so get in on submitting already.