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Comedian, writer and actor Milly Tamarez joined me on the You Are The Genre podcast this week! Learn how dollar store media, Robin Williams' Popeye, and Buddhism guided her toward her own comedic 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: 2-12-2024
A North Carolina GOP congressional candidate won the lottery for a payout of more than $700,000 — prompting him to update his campaign slogan to “Please, For The Love Of The One And Only True God, Do Not Elect Me. I Do Not Need Your Validation Anymore. In Fact, I’m Building A Wall To Block It.”
[read other jokes from that day here]
TUESDAY: 2-13-2024
RFK Jr. has apologized to family for a Super Bowl campaign ad invoking his uncle, JFK. “I am so sorry if this ad offended any of my family members,” said the third party candidate. “I may have once been a nepo baby, but as a Nepo MAN, I take full responsibility. Nepo Men must unite to defend our nation from the non-nepo community which emerged from the center of the earth (which is hollow) some 500 hundred years ago (which is the age of our planet). Tune in to the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm airing Sunday’s on MAX: the reluctant gardener who lets us to use his chest as a projection screen to view episodes on. Please stop by. We’re making chili.”
[read the other jokes from that day here]
WEDNESDAY: 2-14-2024
Disneyland performers are seeking union protections. And let’s hope they get it soon. Because Disneyland with extravagant characters protesting outside is just, well… France.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
THURSDAY: 2-15-2024
Match Group (the maker of Tinder and Hinge) is getting sued by six plaintiffs over 'addictive' dating apps that put profits over love. However, Match Group is holding firm that with time, the plaintiffs will settle… for each other.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
FRIDAY : 2-16-2024
A dead satellite will crash back to Earth this month. In lieu of flowers, please track everyone’s movements. It’s what the satellite would have wanted.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
If you enjoyed those Five Jokes, check out the most recent batch of Top Five Jokes!
BEST OF THE BEST!
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Most of Disney's other workers are unionized, why not those guys?