Best of the Week!

‘Family Guy’ co-executive producer Evan Waite joins 'You Are The Genre!' + more 'Yub Nub,' my July letter, & the top five jokes of the week!

IN THIS NEWSLETTER:

• Latest Posts:

  • New Podcast Episode + Yub Nub

• Top 5 Jokes of the Week!

• Best of the Best!:

  • Vote For Your Favorite jokes!

• Somethin’ Else!:

  • George Lucas’ Student Films

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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

  Family Guy co-executive producer Evan Waite joined me on the You Are The Genre podcast this week! We talk about his early fascination with comics, his brief career as a teacher abroad, and how he carved his way into being a working comedy writer.

  • PAID SUBSCRIBERS can listen ahead to…

    • Next week’s episode w/ comedian Yedoye Travis!

      [Yedoye Travis] Is The Genre (UNCENSORED)

• July Letter

  Paid subscribers can read my July letter to subscribers filled with personal insights and recommendations!

  Welcome to July, 2024

• 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 6 of Star Wars: The Acolyte—

  And the other about the George Lucas’ USC student films (which you can watch here)!

  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: 7-1-2024

• O.J. Simpson was featured in the BET Awards’ “In Memorium” video. And it got pretty awkward for the one white member of the audience, O.J.’s 1993 Ford Bronco.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

TUESDAY: 7-2-2024

• The iPhone 16 is less than 3 months away. However, the company has no intention of revealing its gender, stating, “It will be locked in the cloud until it chooses to come out.”

[read the other jokes from that day here]

WEDNESDAY: 7-3-2024

• A new report found that YouTube was by far the favorite content platform for kids aged 2 to 12. Which explains why my nieces and nephews shout “I like and subscribe you!” during a hug.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

THURSDAY: 7-4-2024

• To save spotted owls, officials plan to kill a half-million of another owl species. Despite this, Hogwarts has refused to pivot to email.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

FRIDAY : 7-5-2024

• Mark Zuckerberg marked Independence Day by sharing a video on Instagram showing him surfing while wearing a tuxedo and holding a U.S. flag. Meta employees insist that everything is okay, and that their founder is simply “being 40.”

  

[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 July” in an upcoming letter.

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

SOMETHIN’ ELSE!

I recently compiled George Lucas’ student films and if you’re a Star Wars fan — they’re well worth the watch!

🎥 JEDI TRAINING - The student films of George Lucas (1965-1967)

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