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Comedian Kerry Coddett joins 'You Are The Genre!' + the top five jokes of the week & more!

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• Best of the Best!:

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LATEST POSTS:

• You Are The Genre

  Comedian Kerry Coddett joined me on the You Are The Genre podcast this week! We chat about how she forged her genre-defying career and how writing connects all of her creative pursuits.

• Paid subscribers can listen ahead to the NEXT episode with writer/filmmaker, Jordan VanDina!

  [Jordan VanDina] Is The Genre

• A Big Update from Yub Nub!

  Yub Nub
  (the Star Wars podcast that I c-host) is joining The Sonar Network! Learn more about it here.

  

  And consider subscribing to its newsletter!

• May Letter

  Paid subscribers also get early access to my monthly letter full of personal insights recommendations!

  Welcome to May, 2024

• PODCAST: Doin’ It with Mike Sacks

  I was also a guest on the Doin' It with Mike Sacks podcast, guest-hosted by Rob Schulte!

  When Mike’s away the Rob will play. Producer Rob Schulte interviews writer and comic Tim Barnes and plays the first chapter of the new audio book he produced, KILL THE RICH.

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. Check out the top 5 jokes below!

Note: Whenever there is a tie, I become the deciding vote.

MONDAY: 4-29-2024

• California fast-food restaurants are hiking the prices of burgers and burritos after the state raised the minimum wage. But some economists believe this hints at larger systemic issues within the food world itself. For instance, what was once a $5 footlong at Subway is now a $10 slab of meat that can barely afford rent inside of an Italian Herb & Cheese.

[read other jokes from that day here]

TUESDAY: 4-30-2024

• Panera's $21 bread bowl hat sold out the day of launch. But there are no updates on how well they taste since everyone who purchased the hat was immediately attacked by birds.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

WEDNESDAY: 5-1-2024

• In Chile, a businessman agreed to sell the “Yosemite of South America” to his adversaries — local environmentalists. So… safe to say the their covert plan to “wear suits to the meeting this time,” panned out.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

THURSDAY: 5-2-2024

• Rosie O’Donnell is joining the cast of the Sex and the City revival And Just Like That… Insiders say it’s the result of a confused executive finally watching the series and saying, “Wait, where’s Newman?”

[read the other jokes from that day here]

FRIDAY : 5-3-2024

• Halle Berry shouted from the Capitol, ‘I’m in menopause!’ as she sought to end a stigma and win funding. Given the state of politics these days, that might double as the most winnable presidential campaign slogan.

[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!

Vote on your favorite joke among the top 5 — that way I can email the “Top Jokes of May” in an upcoming letter.

Ready? Set… Go! (You Have A Full Week To Vote)

SOMETHIN’ ELSE!

A throwback to my text interview with Rosy Cortez!

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