Best of the Week!

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. joins 'You Are The Genre!' + the re-launch of 'Yub Nub' & the top five jokes from Milly Tamarez's takeover!

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• Latest Posts:

  • New Podcast Episode + Yub Nub & Somewhere In The Ring!

• Top 5 Jokes of the Week!

  • The Milly Tamarez Takeover!

• Best of the Best!:

  • Vote For Your Favorite jokes!

• Somethin’ Else!:

  • May letter!

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Hey, happy Saturday! Let’s dive in to some highlights from the week!

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LATEST POSTS:

• You Are The Genre

  Comedian Roy Wood Jr. joined me on the You Are The Genre podcast this week! We explore his baseball-centered philosophy, the unique struggle of being a “Jr.” and how he’s navigating the current entertainment industry chaos.

  • Paid subscribers can listen ahead to the NEXT episode with Anna Suzuki!

    [Anna Suzuki] Is The Genre

• YUB NUB STRIKES BACK!

  Yub Nub
  — the podcast that I co-host with Jim Fagan about Star Wars is back as part of The Sonar Podcast Network and we’re dedicating this season to all of the media that inspired George Lucas in the creation of the beloved franchise. Listen to our debut episode w/ special guests James III and Connor Ratliff!

  And subscribe to it’s newsletter!

• Somewhere in the Ring

  Speaking of Yub Nub — Jim and I were recent guests on the wrestling focused podcast Somewhere in the Ring! This match was intense!

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. However, this week the talented Milly Tamarez took over the show!

You might recognize her from this episode of my podcast!

So, learn more about Milly here, and check out the top 5 jokes from her week below!

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

MONDAY: 4-27-2024

THIS WAS A HOLIDAY, REMEMBER?! — NO JOKES!

TUESDAY: 5-28-2024

• A Virgin Australia flight was forced to turn around shortly after takeoff Monday night after a passenger allegedly got naked and ran down the aisle. Unrelated, Virgin Australia has renamed itself “Sex Pest Airlines” which is Australian for “Australia Airlines.”  

[read the other jokes from that day here]

WEDNESDAY: 5-29-2024

• South Korea’s military on Wednesday accused North Korea of floating balloons loaded with trash and excrement across the border It turns out Kim Jong Un just wanted to let South Korea know he’s the shit.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

THURSDAY: 5-30-2024

• Disneyland performers’ vote to unionize has been certified by federal labor officials. Now we wait to see if Donald Duck will accept the results of the election.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

FRIDAY : 5-31-2024

• Sick of swiping, some South Asian Americans consider arranged marriage. When reached for comment, one women said: “I’d rather be with a total stranger for the rest of my life, than look at another profile from 37 year old who’s ‘obsessed with “The Office” TV show’ and afraid of commitment.”

[read the other jokes from that day here]

If you enjoyed those Five Jokes, check out the most recent batch of Top Five Jokes!

And, as a reminder, if Milly’s week of jokes brightened your days — you can send her a tip on Venmo at @Milly-Tamarez:

BEST OF THE BEST!

Vote on your favorite joke from Milly Tamarez 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!

Get reacquainted with my May letter to subscribers ahead of my upcoming letter for June!

Welcome to May, 2024

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