Best of the Week!

'Swan Boy' creator Branson Reese joins 'You Are The Genre!' + more 'Yub Nub' & the top five jokes of the week!

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• Top 5 Jokes of the Week!

• Best of the Best!:

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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

  Swan Boy creator Branson Reese joined me on the You Are The Genre podcast this week! We talk about the creation of his Swan Boy web comic character, his love of horror, and his entry into the world of creativity.

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    • Next week’s episode w/ Last Week Tonight writer Chrissy Shackelford!

      [Chrissy Shackelford] Is The Genre

• YUB NUB

  Yub Nub
  — the podcast that I co-host with Jim Fagan has an all new episode with filmmaker/journalist
  Ben Crew
  about the impact of Metropolis and silent cinema on Star Wars!

  

  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
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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: 7-22-2024

• Joe Biden has stepped down from the 2024 presidential race — deciding instead to join the human race for the first time since entering politics. Speaking to the press, he stated, “If there’s one thing I’ll miss it’s those sweet, glowing zorp eggs from the pocket universe below the Washington monument.”

[read the other jokes from that day here]

TUESDAY: 7-23-2024

• Eminem’s latest album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce),” debuted at No. 1, unseating Taylor Swift’s“The Tortured Poets Department” after 12 weeks. So, be careful out there. Never a good sign when the whites start fighting.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

WEDNESDAY: 7-24-2024

• Scientists are baffled by "dark oxygen" being produced deep in the ocean — describing it as “surprisingly well-spoken.”

[read the other jokes from that day here]

THURSDAY: 7-25-2024

• In a speech from the Oval Office, President Biden announced that it’s time to step aside for a fresh, younger voice. This was, of course, after his last minute, mid-speech attempt at free-style rapping.

  

[read the other jokes from that day here]

FRIDAY : 7-26-2024

• Snoop Dogg carried the Olympic torch before the opening ceremony in Paris. He quickly handed it off in the first ever “dream Olympic torch rotation.”

  

[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.

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SOMETHIN’ ELSE!

Find more of my Uncertain Life comics here!

UPCOMING SHOWS

To any New Yorkers out there — on August 14, I’m hosting Banned Book Comedy at Queens Public Library! (TIX/INFO)

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