Best of the Week!

Comedian/writer 'Vanderpump Rules' member Israel Isaac joins 'You Are The Genre!' + more 'Yub Nub,' & the top five jokes of the week!

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• Latest Posts:

  • New Podcast Episode + Yub Nub

• Top 5 Jokes of the Week!

• Best of the Best!:

  • Vote For Your Favorite jokes!

• Somethin’ Else!:

  • C. Elyse Interview!

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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

  Musician/events host Israel Isaac of Vanderpump Rules joined me on the You Are The Genre podcast this week! We chat about his early passion for music, finding the courage to be openly gay and Christian, and how his music and faith have enhanced in the process.

  • PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen ahead to…

    • Next week’s episode w/ 'Family Guy' co-executive producer Evan Waite!

      [Evan Waite] Is The Genre

• YUB NUB

  Yub Nub
  — the podcast that I co-host with Jim Fagan about Star Wars has two an all new episodes! One about episode 5 of Star Wars: The Acolyte—

  And the other about the the incredible I’m George Lucas documentary & Part one of our deep dive on George Lucas’ student films!

  If you’re a fan of Star Wars and like talking about it as media a little more than lore — you’ll really love the

  Yub Nub
  newsletter!

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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.

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

MONDAY: 6-24-2024

• In an address to an evangelical group, Donald trump suggested starting a sports league in which migrants fight one another. To which the person at the Q&A mic responded, “And that’s your answer to my question about how often you pray?”

[read the other jokes from that day here]

TUESDAY: 6-25-2024

• A group of Louisiana parents filed a federal lawsuit to block a new state law that requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. They hope to settle on three condensed commandments instead of ten — requiring posters of the Julia Roberts movie, Eat, Pray, Love in every classroom.

  

[read the other jokes from that day here]

WEDNESDAY: 6-26-2024

• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free, ending years-long legal saga. His first act of freedom: Going out for a McFlurry only to discover the machine is broken.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

THURSDAY: 6-27-2024

• The SXSW festival has dropped army and weapons manufacturers as sponsors. Good! Weapons manufacturers are better suited for festivals with names like Burning Man anyway.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

FRIDAY : 6-28-2024

• The L.A. Lakers has drafted LeBron James’s son Bronny - making them teammates on the court, and avoid eye contact in the locker room.

[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 June” in an upcoming letter.

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

SOMETHIN’ ELSE!

Journey back to my 2023 text interview with

C. Elyse

!

An [EMAIL] Conversation With Writer C. Elyse

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