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SNL writer Steven Castillo joined me on the You Are The Genre podcast this week! Learn how watching 'Kill Bill: Volume 1' with his uncle helped him embrace his own genre.
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TOP FIVE JOKES OF THE WEEK!
Each weekday, I send five topical jokes. Subscribers (yes, you!) have voted on what made them laugh the most. Here are the top 5!
Note: Whenever there is a tie, I become the deciding vote.
MONDAY: 2-5-2024
Mudslides, flooding and record rain have hit Hollywood Hills. And according to most religious leaders, it’s God’s response to the Netflix “Are you still watching?" question.
[read other jokes from that day here]
TUESDAY: 2-6-2024
TikTok’s fallout with Universal Music Group is forcing many viral videos to be accompanied by silence. But if you play ragtime music on your own, you’re suddenly watching the world’s strangest slapstick film.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
WEDNESDAY: 2-7-2024
Trump wasn’t on the ballot in Nevada’s Republican primary, but the option for “None of These Candidates” beat Nikki Haley. It’s the most embarrassing moment for the presidential hopeful since that time in high school when her note of: “Do you Like Me: Yes/No” note — was responded to with the write-in question: “What race are you?”
[read the other jokes from that day here]
THURSDAY: 2-8-2024
Thee Guinness Book of World Records disqualified a man who spent years crafting a 23.6-foot model of the Eiffel Tower using 706,900 matchsticks and over 50 pounds of glue because he used the wrong type of matchsticks. However, he did break the record for Largest Forehead Anger Vein.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
FRIDAY : 2-9-2024
Spotify is introducing more listeners to audiobooks — which means we’ll be learning a little too much about our friends at the end of the year. “According to Stacey’s Spotify Wrapped, she really loves ‘Atlas Shrugged’ by Ayn Rand and ‘Freek-A-Leek’ by Petey Pablo.”
[read the other jokes from that day here]
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BEST OF THE BEST!
Vote on your favorite joke among the top 5 — that way I can email the “Top Jokes of February” in next month’s letter.
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SOMETHIN’ ELSE!
In the latest episode of the Star Wars podcast that I co-host, Jim Fagan and I dive into some amazing original trilogy behind the scenes footage and mourn the loss of the great Carl Weathers.
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Albert Hammond sang in the '70s about how it never rains in southern California. Obviously, he lied.