Humorist Books Releases Pick-Up Parody ‘Getting the Girl: A Gentleman’s Guide to Seduction, Allurement, and Beguilance’ From Deluded Alpha-Male Andrew Munge

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NEW YORK, NY – Like his iconic predecessors Mystery, Neil Strauss, and Glenn Quagmire, Andrew Munge is a self-styled expert on the exciting, titillating, and artful world of sensual seduction. “Self-styled” is the key phrase there. It’s clear from Getting the Girl, his shockingly unflattering memoir/instruction book, Andrew Munge has no game and no clue. And that’s not just with women — it’s with his entire mess of a life. This epic account of angry loser-dom — and what not to do to land a date — is all here in Getting the Girl: A Gentleman’s Guide to Seduction, Allurement, and Beguilance (ISBN: 978-1-954158-20-7).

 

Getting the Girl is an irony-soaked work of meta-fiction, tracking the life of an awful man who doesn’t know how awful he is from his own point of view. A pillar of toxic masculinity in a golden age of blustery self-promotion, Andrew Munge doesn’t know that the world is laughing at him, and not listening to him, as he doles out useless and misguided advice on how to show other guys how to “decode the she-code.” Getting the Girl is an epic tale of an ordinary, underachieving man, a satire of the tropes of toxic masculinity.

 

“There are so many beta boys and semi-men who struggle to navigate women that I had to author Getting the Girl to help them,” Andrew Munge yelled over the phone. “As I punched this book to life, I would harken back to nine-year-old Munge, getting ready for his first date with Sadie Wart. When I got there, I discovered it wasn’t a date at all, but a birthday party. Sadie asked me to leave and the very next her family moved away. It was my worst birthday ever. It was my birthday, too.”

 

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“A satirical poison pill: once the belly laughs end, you are left with a gut-wrenching jealousy of these two idiots’ wonderful creation. I hate Munge. I hate that I didn’t create Munge. Well done, assholes.”
– Keith James, author of ‘Greg Maxwell’s INFERNO’

 

Getting the Girl: A Gentleman’s Guide to Seduction, Allurement, and Beguilance (ISBN: 978-1-954158-20-7) is available now, in paperback format wherever books are sold, distributed by IngramSpark, Amazon, and on assorted e-book platforms. 

 

To request a review copy or to set up an event featuring the true authors in character as Andrew Munge, please contact Brian Boone, Humorist Books editor: brian@humoristbooks.com

 

About the Authors

“Andrew Munge” is, thankfully, not a real person, but a persona created by Ontario-based writers Paul Moncrieffe and Stan Goodyear, a veteran of the Second City and a journalist and stand-up, respectively. Following collaborations on numerous animated projects for PBS, Teletoon, and Cartoon Network, Getting the Girl is the duo’s first book.

 

Comedy Caper Coming-of-Age Novel ‘The Lobster Heist’ the Debut Novel by Popular Comedy Writer Erin McLaughlin Reaches #1 in New Releases

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New York, NY  – An underemployed hot dog dresser, his reluctant friends, and a hypnotically blue and totally purloined crustacean are on the move, and quickly. Why? Because life if short, and sometimes, you’ve just got to get the lobster. The Lobster Heist (978-1-954158-21-4), from Humorist Books and Erin McLaughlin, scuttles into bookstores and e-platforms on August 29, 2023.

Apart from his thankless job at Hot Dawgy Dawgs, Brooklyn’s best and worst hot dog joint, twenty-something Josh Cantillo doesn’t have much going on in his life. Unless you count his never-ending quest to find his lobsterman father who went out for milk one day and never came back.

 One of the only things that Josh remembered about him was their shared enchantment with a rare, metallic-blue lobster that resides in a local, rundown Chinese restaurant.And when Josh finds out that his father is dying, he’ll go to any means to kidnap that blue lobster and bring it to him.

It’s a journey that will require the assistance of friends and enemies, old and new, and which will send him into the path of underworld criminals, crusty fisherman, romantic rivals, and various other hidden and hilarious dangers of New England.

“I wrote The Lobster Heist because I spent my entire life feeling that a piece of me was missing, because I didn’t know my father. As I wrote the book, I learned alongside Josh that much more than that makes up who you are,” McLaughlin says. “I also really wanted to publish a novel by the time I was 26, and Humorist Books made that happen for me!”

In it’s first week in pre-orders The Lobster Heist has reached #1 in New Releases in Humorous American Fiction.

The Lobster Heist (ISBN: 978-1-954158-21-4) will be available on August 29, 2023, in paperback format wherever books are sold.

 

To arrange author interviews and appearances, or to receive a review copy, contact Brian Boone at Humorist Books. Visit the book page for links and info here

 

 

About the Author

Erin McLaughlin is a satire writer and editor, and her work has been featured in The Hard Times, Points in Case, Hard Drive, and Screen Queens, and she is the co-founder and former Head Editor of JumpKick, the satirical crowdfunding website. Erin holds a B.A. in English-Creative Writing from Binghamton University, an M.A. in Communication from Baruch College, and isan M.F.A. in Fiction candidate.

 

 

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Humorist Books to Publish Supernatural Comedy ‘Attack of the Rom-Com’ by Martti Nelson

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New York, NY –Lookout! Vengeful movie tropes — and true love — are primed to strike in Attack of the Rom-Com, a warm, wild, and hilarious supernatural comedy. 

About the only thing that tough, cynical, and profane Sophie Sweet adores is her ride-or-die BFF Jodie Edwards. Sophie has been hurt too many times to bother with other people, and that goes double for love, a ridiculous fairy tale designed to keep women down. Or so Sophie says.

Every year, Sophie and Jodie visit a fortune teller, but this time, they’re met with a surprise: Tiffani the Psychic. This bubbly, pink-clad medium will stop at nothing to get to Tiffany’s squishy, sensitive heart. Sophie wants no part of that. 

Too bad. 

Tiffani is coming, whether she likes it or not — and she definitely won’t like being subject to a string of magical, nightmarish, and seemingly inescapable scenarios built out of rom-com cliches. 

Can Tiffani prove to Sophie that love can heal all wounds? And that love is also right there, in front of her oblivious face, whether she likes it or not? Watch out for the Attack of the Rom-Com.

“I love writing books that make women feel like superheroines who can do anything no matter who they are,” Nelson says. “Attack of the Rom-Com is about fundamental feminine relationships, the ones keeping our brains from exploding in a ridiculous world full of rom-com nightmares. This book is for every lady who’d gleefully help bury the body for their girls.”

Amidst the summer of Barbie and a reassessment of cultural tropes through a feminist lens, Attack of the Rom-Com is a taut, funny, and thoughtful addition to the conversation. It will be available on August 15, 2023 in paperback format wherever books are sold, and in various major e-reader formats.

 

To arrange author interviews and appearances, or to receive a review copy, contact Brian Boone at Humorist Books. Visit the book page for links and info here

About the Author

 

Martti Nelson is a humor author specializing in comedy, satire, parody, and

general nonsense whose work has appeared on Weekly Humorist, Robot Butt, McSweeney’s, and The Belladonna. In 2021, she published Lyssa Strata: A Comedy for the Frustrated (Humorist Books), a contemporary take on Aristophanes. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, a cat named Otis, and a little lemon tree of which she is far too proud. Find Martti on Twitter, Instagram, and Threads.

 

 

 

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With Polly Wants a Lawyer, Nick Downes Presents a Rogues Gallery of Bitingly Funny Takes on Our Sordid World of Crime & Punishment

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NEW YORK, NY- Humorist Books announced the publication of a new cartoon collection from legendary cartoonist Nick Downes. The collection spans the artist 50 year career in the cartoon world while focusing on the topic of crime and the judicial system.

If you enjoy humor a bit dark, a tad outrageous with a whiff of the sinister and macabre, then this collection of cartoons, Polly Wants A Lawyer is for you. Long time New Yorker cartoonist Nick Downes has a talent for finding hilarity down the mean streets of law & disorder. Crazed criminals, corrupt cops, tainted juries, chaotic courtrooms, schemers, hustlers and cranks, Downes handles all with a deft comic touch. With Polly Wants A Lawyer, Nick Downes presents a rogues gallery of bitingly funny takes on our sordid world of crime & punishment.

“In the venerable tradition of Charles Addams and Gahan Wilson, Nick Downes-with this collection of fabulously bizarre, twisted, and sometimes macabre gags-proves himself to be a cartoonist with a deliciously freaky sense of fun.” says Emma Allen, Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker

Mike Reiss, Award winning comedy writer and executive producer of ‘The Simpsons’ remarked “I didn’t know I could laugh out loud while gasping in shock, but this book made me do it over and over…Deceptively sweet-looking cartoons that pack a real gut punch. ”

“Nick Downes has never been to jail. He’s a good boy.” commented Sam Gross, cartoonist for The New Yorker, National Lampoon, Playboy, and many others. “Nick Downes is one of our greatest living cartoonists. That’s right, he’s still living.” remarked Bob Eckstein, New York Times bestselling author, cartoonist.

The book is available in hardcover and paperback from all major book retailers. Get it today! 

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Humorist Books Announces World Release of the Hilarious Holiday Illustrated Tale, “Santa’s Brother Sandy Saves Christmas” by Mike Reiss With Illustrations by Jason Chatfield

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(NEW YORK, NY) Humorist Books announces world release of the hilarious holiday illustrated tale, “Santa’s Brother Sandy Saves Christmas” by Mike Reiss with illustrations by Jason Chatfield.

Sandy was having the time of his life in Bali. He was living the care-free island life, surfing, and hanging out on the beach with his friends. He was so content that he had almost forgotten about Christmas. That is, until he got a call from someone he hadn’t heard from in years…his big brother Santa Claus!

This hilarious holiday book tells the story of what happens when Santa’s sleigh gets stuck in the wet sands of Bali and he has to call on his estranged, lazy, fun-loving little brother Sandy to save Christmas. With witty writing by Emmy® award-winning humor writer and longtime executive producer of “The Simpsons”, Mike Reiss and delightful illustrations by New Yorker cartoonist Jason Chatfield, “Santa’s Brother Sandy Saves Christmas” is sure to be a hit with everyone on your list!

Humorist Media CEO and Weekly Humorist Editor-in-Chief, Marty Dundics is excited to see “Santa’s Brother Sandy Saves Christmas” hit bookshelves. “We’re thrilled to be able to bring this funny and heartwarming holiday tale to readers everywhere. We hope it takes its rightful place next to other classic books read on Christmas Eve.” Animated TV specials based on this book? Networks should line up! Pick up your copy today and get ready for a jolly good time!

“Santa’s Brother Sandy Saves Christmas” is available worldwide through books stores, online retailers, and Humorist Media’s Humorist.shop Get your copy today and start celebrating the holidays!

Get your copy of “Santa’s Brother Sandy Saves Christmas” and make it a part of your holiday tradition this year!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ARTIST
Mike Reiss has won four Emmys and two Peabody Awards during his thirty years writing for “The Simpsons”. He ran the show in Season 4, which Entertainment Weekly called “the greatest season of the greatest show in history.” He’s produced twenty-one children’s books but no children.

Jason Chatfield is an Australian cartoonist and comedian based in New York City. He is Australia’s most widely-syndicated cartoonist, producing the iconic 101 year-old comic strip Ginger Meggs which is syndicated daily in over 30 countries through Andrews McMeel Syndication. He is the current President of the National Cartoonists’ Society (Est. 1946) and his cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker, The Weekly Humorist, American Bystander, Wired, Esquire, Airmail, Variety and MAD Magazine along with other international publications. His illustration work has been published through Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, Humorist Books and Scribe Media.

 

 

 

Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORIST magazine, comedy podcasts- including TALKWARD (their flagship interview show), stand up comedy showcase show GUARANTEED DELIVERY! as well as humor books and merchandise. They also develop streaming and traditional live action and animated scripted entertainment in addition to branded multi platform media. Press inquiries: info@humoristmedia.com

 

 

Humorist Books Announces the Release of Dystopian Workplace Satire “Cash Grab” by Andy Spain

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New York, NY – Humorist Books Announces the Release of Dystopian Workplace Satire “Cash Grab” by Andy Spain. In today’s entertainment industry, it takes more than just talent to make it big. Buddy Buppsen dreamed of working in television ever since he was a kid glued to the game shows on his foster parents’ TV, but now, with a college degree of questionable value in hand, Buddy discovers that a dream job is still just that—a job. Part absurdist satire of the entertainment industry, part slacker’s response to Atlas Shrugged, this debut comic novel by Andy Spain (McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Weekly Humorist, Points in Case) explores the nature of selling out, common decency, and dystopian workplace woes.

Bill Martin, writer and co-creator of The Unicorn and Grounded For Life, executive producer of 3rd Rock from the Sun says “If you’re a show biz insider, this book will make you laugh and cringe in equal measure. If you’re a show biz outsider, it’ll make you happy to stay that way. Cash Grab is dark, funny, and will definitely piss some people off!”

The book’s publisher, Weekly Humorist Editor-in-Chief, and Humorist Media CEO, Marty Dundics is thrilled at the book’s release. “This book is so funny and relatable to all of us toiling away day after day.”

Already a new release favorite! Cash Grab ranked in the TOP 50 for Absurdist Fiction on Amazon new releases!

CASH GRAB is available now. Buy it from amazon or cashgrabthebook.com

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New Comedy Podcast Network Launches ‘Humorist Podcasts’

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NEW YORK NY- Humorist Media as formed Humorist Podcasts, a network of comedy podcasts they plan to develop, produce, and distribute. Starting with the long running comedy interview show TALKWARD, joining is The Cartoon Pad, helmed by NY Times bestselling author and New Yorker cartoonists Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw, it will cover the world of cartoons and the business and stories behind it. Additionally Humorist Hashtags, which gives the winning jokes every week to the trending Weekly Humorist Hashtag Games, and Humorist Hangouts, the livestreamed comedy hangout that welcomes comedy creators and fans alike.

Coming up on the horizon is a comedy book club podcast and a stand-up comedy podcast to bookend the popular live show Guaranteed Delivery!

See all the shows at the newly launched site humoristpodcasts.com

 

New Humor Book “How To Be An Old Person” Helps You ‘Enter Into Golden Years Without Style and Grace’

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New York, NY – Humorist Books releases new humor gift book “How to be an Old Person: Everything to Know for the Newly Old, Retiring, Elderly, or Considering,” by Brian Boone. Full of nifty diagrams, illustrations, and succinctly written so you don’t forget what you’re reading partway through, this comprehensive guide is perfect for those looking to enter into their golden years without style and grace.

 

But entering into your golden years isn’t all hard candy and unreserved flatulence. It takes skill and finesse, training and education, to become a proper Old Person. Fortunately, there’s a guide—not in the form of some newfangled Facebook movie, but an honest-to-God, hold-it-in-your-wrinkly-withered-hands BOOK—that’ll help you navigate the perilous and confusing new world of cootdom.

 

How to Be an Old Person, by Brian Boone (Vulture, Great Men of Science) will tell you all you need to know about this new season of life! So put on your favorite cardigan, pour yourself a nice cup of tea, and get started on your journey to becoming an Old Person!

 

“Such a clever take on habits and behavior,” says Marty Dundics, CEO of Humorist Media and Publisher of Humorist Books, who also made the illustrations for the book interior. “We all are getting older, and the little habits and truths Brian shines a funny light on are hilarious. I was very excited that we could be the imprint to publish it, and I had a blast illustrating it, as well!”

 

Rob Kutner, award winning comedy writer for The Daily Show and  Conan says “With acerbic yet still not-unkind wit towards The Most Hilarious Generation, Boone fills each page with multiple LOLs (an acronym inaccessible to his target population) and ingeniously clever sections plumbing every iota of old-person life, from mastering Old Person Smell, to the proper way to constantly and relentless convey to your fellow Olds, ‘Guess Who Died?’”

 

In its first 3 days, How to Be an Old Person  ranked #1 in New Releases for Internet & Social Media Humor, Urban Legends Humor, and in the top 100 for new humor books! 

 

Brian Boone has written for Funny or Die, The Onion, Bunny Ears, Vulture, ClickHole, RiffTrax, CBC Comedy, The New Yorker, MAD, Weekly Humorist, Looper, Someecards, How Stuff Works, and many high profile podcasts. He’s the author of many children’s joke books, the music trivia title I Love Rock n’ Roll (Except When I Hate It), and is a longtime contributor and editor for the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series.

 

How to Bean Old Person is available now at 13.99 paperback and 5.99 e-book on Amazon.com and wide release to bookstores and web outlets. For more information, visit  howtobeanoldperson.com

 

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“Fun Twist on Dickens’ Classic” ‘Curses for Christmas’ Takes Aim at Holiday Cheer

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New York, NY: Humorist Books, imprint of comedy magazine Weekly Humorist, announced a new book release for the holiday season, Curses for Christmas, by acclaimed author, artist, and cartoon editor Brandon Hicks. A follow-up to the wickedly funny Seven Easy Steps to Go to Hell, this adult-themed, elaborately illustrated holiday book pokes fun at saccharine holiday spirit.

 

Everybody’s favorite malevolent mischief-makers return in this sure-to-be holiday classic by author and illustrator Brandon Hicks. When Mary Anne’s fervent love of Christmas threatens to alienate her friends and family, demons Beezle, Buzzle, and Barb intervene to show Mary Anne how the holiday season “totally blows chunks.” Will the demons three succeed in convincing Mary Anne that Christmas is nothing but a crass, commercialist holiday rife with hypocrisy, or will Mary Anne’s stalwart devotion to all things yuletide win out, in this hilarious sequel to Seven Easy Steps to Go to Hell?

 

“Curses for Christmas is a really fun twist on Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, updated for our modern, crass, commercialist sensibilities,” says Andy Newton, Editor of Humorist Books. “Brandon Hicks is a great storyteller, and his richly detailed illustrations bring the story to life.”

 

Brandon Hicks writes plays performed by real people, and draws cartoons performed by fake people. His work has appeared in Splitsider, The Syrup Trap, Weekly Humorist, American Bystander and regularly on The Rumpus, where he also serves as an associate cartoon editor. Unfortunately, he’s also Canadian.

 

Curses for Christmas is available now, at $13.99 paperback and 5.99 e-book on Amazon.com and wide release to bookstores and web outlets. For more information on Curses for Christmas, visit humoristbooks.com.

 

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Number 1 in New Releases ‘A Devilishly Fun Book’ The Release of ‘Greg Maxwell’s Inferno’ The Erotic, Judeo-Christian, Modern-Day Odyssey No One Asked For

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New York, NY: Today, Humorist Books, imprint of Weekly Humorist Magazine, announced a new book release: Greg Maxwell’s Inferno by Keith James: “The erotic, Judeo-Christian, modern-day odyssey no one asked for.” 

It has been a long time coming but the release of Keith James’ new book Greg Maxwell’s Inferno is finally here. The Erotic, Judeo-Christian, Modern-Day Odyssey No One Asked For is now available to purchase and download from major retailers. This satirical take on Dante’s classic poem takes place in modern day San Diego where demons circle the city, Hell has come to claim the last mortal universe. A bleeding tower has burst through the 24-Hour Fitness parking lot, and one name is called to challenge Lucifer’s Champion –  Greg Maxwell. 

Who is Greg Maxwell? Imagine the person you would want to fight for humanity’s survival. Now think of the opposite person. Now think of that person’s dad. Cocaine. Talking animals. Weekend trips to Cape Cod. Secret JFK sex videos. This is the erotic, Judeo-Christian, modern-day Odyssey no one asked for. This is Greg Maxwell’s Inferno.

Mike Sacks, author of Stinker Lets Loose, Randy!, Poking a Dead Frog, calls it ‘“The funniest piece of fiction I’ve read since Trump’s ‘The Art of the Deal.’”

What a devilishly fun book is this.” says Brian Boone, contributor, Vulture;

“A good novel ought to knock a reader out of their own head and into the thoughts of an individual much different from themselves, and Greg Maxwell’s Inferno does just that, sending one headlong into the mind of a truly — but hilariously — deplorable individual as he somehow nonchalantly experiences some of the most impossible, imaginative, and consequential sequences ever attempted in a comic novel. What a devilishly fun book is this.” says Brian Boone, contributor, Vulture; author of Great Men of Science, and So You Want to Be an Old Person: Everything to Know for the Newly Old, Retiring, Elderly, or Considering

“This is a wild, bonkers, funny epic quest of a story.” says Marty Dundics, CEO of Humorist Media and Editor-in-Chief of Weekly Humorist Magazine. “The worlds created and characters are so extreme and the humor so blunt and raw, I think this is a read that will be hard for people to put down. You don’t have to like Greg Maxwell to care how this story ends. I look forward to seeing it as a streamer in the future.”

In its first 2 weeks Greg Maxwell’s Inferno has ranked #1 in New Releases for Absurdist Fiction, American Horror, Folklore, Urban Legends Humor, and in top 100 for Humorous Erotica! 

Keith James is a writer and performer from San Diego, California. He has trained and performed at Pack Theater, iO West, and UCB. His written work can be found in McSweeney’s, Second City’s Points in Case, the Taco Bell Quarterly, and others. He also writes and hosts the Gus Biblowitz: Basketball Legend audio series.

Greg Maxwell’s Inferno will be available starting August 10, 2021, at 13.99 paperback and 5.99 e-book on Amazon.com and wide release to bookstores and web outlets. For more information , visit  gregmaxwellsinferno.com

The audiobook for Greg Maxwell’s Inferno, read by the author, is available now. 

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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Humorist Books (August 10, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 172 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1954158084
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1954158085
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.39 x 9 inches

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“Illustrated Masterpiece” ‘Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell’ Takes Twist on Sins

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New York, NY: Today, Humorist Books of Humorist Media announced a new book release: Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell by Brandon Hicks.  Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell is a humorous and beautifully illustrated book written and illustrated by acclaimed artist & cartoon editor Brandon Hicks. 

What you see is not always the whole picture, as you’ll learn on your journey to HELL!

Occupying the lowest rung on the demonic corporate ladder, Beezle, Buzzle, and Barb have the unenviable task of ensuring enough souls are going to Hell. Using their patented Seven Deadly Sins™ method, the trio explains how you can get yourself a one-way ticket. This beautifully illustrated book written and illustrated by acclaimed artist & cartoon editor Brandon Hicks.

“It’s a sinfully hilarious illustrated masterpiece” says Marty Dundics, CEO of Humorist Media and Editor-in-Chief of Weekly Humorist Magazine. “I think these characters have at least a few books in them and will adapt well to the adult animation boom happening today.”

“Brandon is one of my favorite cartoonists, always both very funny and very clever.  And now he’s giving me new ways to get to Hell?  I thought that I’d done them all!! Honestly, this is an exciting development.” says Kit Lively, MAD Magazine writer and author of ‘Twisted Tongues: Jokes, Comics, Facts, and Tongue Twisters’.

Brandon Hicks writes plays performed by real people, and draws cartoons performed by fake people. His work has appeared in Splitsider, The Syrup Trap, Weekly Humorist, American Bystander and regularly on The Rumpus, where he also serves as an associate cartoon editor. Unfortunately, he’s also Canadian.

Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell will be available starting July 13, 2021, at 13.99 paperback and 5.99 e-book on Amazon.com and wide release to bookstores and web outlets. For more information on Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell, visit  humoristbooks.com 

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Golden Key Award Winner Mort Gerberg Guests on The Cartoon Pad

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NEW YORK, NY—June 18, 2021—On the heels of the National Cartoonists’ Society announcement that cartoonist Mort Gerberg will this year receive the Gold Key Award, THE CARTOON PAD podcast just released their interview with the award-winning cartoonist. The great Mort Gerberg talks about his decorated career as a writer, illustrator and cartoonist and shares how he celebrated his 90th birthday skiing in a blizzard.

THE CARTOON PAD is quickly becoming the hot new podcast in the cartoon community. Hosted by humorists and veteran New Yorker cartoonists, Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw THE CARTOON PAD is the first podcast that pulls back the curtain and celebrates New Yorker cartoonists. The Pad also casts a wide net, covering topics from legendary tales of early-career perseverance, the rapidly evolving cartoon industry, plus historical (and hysterical) appreciations. Conversational, convivial, and occasionally controversial, the coolest people in the cartoon community stop by to hang out “The Pad.” Recent guests have included Victoria Roberts, Nick Downes, Sam Viviano, Carol Issacs, Sam Gross, Marisa Acocella. Future guests scheduled to appear include Bob Mankoff, John Kascht, Peter Kuper, Roz Chast, Rina Piccolo, Ron Marz, Liana Finck, Ron Hauge.

 

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Bob Eckstein is a bestseller, NYU adjunct Prof., Contributing Editor for Writer’s Digest and award-winning illustrator. Michael Shaw is one of the most renown cartoonists. Both authored the new book, The Elements of Stress.

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National Cartoonists’ Society President JASON CHATFIELD announces on the new THE CARTOON PAD podcast episode just released as to the status of the next NCS Reubens event scheduled for this Fall 2021

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NEW YORK, NY—May 28, 2021—National Cartoonists’ Society President JASON CHATFIELD announces on the new THE CARTOON PAD podcast episode just released as to the status of the next NCS Reubens event scheduled for this Fall 2021 and how it will be handled. The cartoonist, illustrator, stand-up and actor JASON CHATFIELD also talks about his home Australia, becoming a TV star, getting Covid and his run-in with Chis Rock.
THE CARTOON PAD is quickly becoming the hot new podcast in the cartoon community. Hosted by humorists and veteran New Yorker cartoonists, Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw THE CARTOON PAD is the first podcast that pulls back the curtain and celebrates New Yorker cartoonists. The Pad also casts a wide net, covering topics from legendary tales of early-career perseverance, the rapidly evolving cartoon industry, plus historical (and hysterical) appreciations. Conversational, convivial, and occasionally controversial, the coolest people in the cartoon community stop by to hang out “The Pad.” Recent guests have included Victoria Roberts, Nick Downes, Sam Viviano, Carol Issacs, Sam Gross, Marisa Acocella, Mort Gerberg. Future guests scheduled to appear include Bob Mankoff, John Kascht, Peter Kuper, Roz Chast, Rina Piccolo, Ron Marz, Liana Finck, Ron Hauge.
Listen at TheCartoonPad.com or wherever you get your pods.

About Us:
Bob Eckstein is a bestseller, NYU adjunct Prof., Contributing Editor for Writer’s Digest and award-winning illustrator. Michael Shaw is one of the most renown cartoonists. Both authored the new book, The Elements of Stress.
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Marty Dundics, Producer,
Weekly Humorist

An Instant Classic Released ‘The Witch Demands A Retraction- Fairy Tale Reboots For Adults’ By Melissa Balmain & Illustrated by Ron Barrett, of Iconic ‘Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs’.

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New York, NY– There’s always more to the story and ‘The Witch Demands a Retraction’, the newest illustrated book from Humorist Books, aims to set the record straight. The book answers all of the mysteries that have been left unanswered for so long, including Goldilocks’ affair with Papa Bear and Snow White’s sexcapades with the 7 dwarves. Written by humorist and acclaimed poet Melissa Balmain and illustrated by award-winning illustrator, Ron Barrett, this book provides laughs and twisted entertainment to everyone who reads it.

Currently ranked #1 in Amazon New Releases and featured in The Washington Post, calling it a “…Devilishly delightful new book…”

Gene Weingarten, syndicated humor columnist, The Washington Post, says “This is an extremely irresponsible book — imprudent, unconscionable, certain to emotionally scar impressionable children for life. I highly recommend it.”  Tom Bodett, author and NPR personality commented, “If you’re looking for the perfect bedtime poetry to send your little ones peacefully to dreamland, keep moving. In The Witch Demands a Retraction, Melissa Balmain’s poetic retakes of classic fairytales, ‘happy endings’ means something else, and Mama Bear finds a clue in her bed that Goldilocks was not after the porridge. Witty, cringey, and hilarious. For every parent who wants a break from sincerity, and for every bad aunt or uncle looking for the perfect gift — this is your book.”

The book’s publisher, Weekly Humorist Editor-in-Chief, and Humorist Media CEO, Marty Dundics is thrilled at the book’s release. “This book is incredible…instant classic,” he said. “I am so excited to be a small part of its creation. The poems by Melissa are clever and hilarious, and Ron’s wonderful illustrations are amazingly funny.”

Melissa Balmain edits Light, America’s longest-running journal of light verse. Her humor has appeared in The American Bystander, Lighten Up Online, McSweeney’s, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Success, The Washington Post, and Weekly Humorist. Her full-length poetry collection, Walking in on People (winner of the Able Muse Book Award), has been praised by Poet Laureate Billy Collins as “an infectious, often hilarious blend of the sweet and the lethal, the charming and the acidic.” Ron Barrett is the illustrator of the classic picture book, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, one of The New York Times’ Ten Best Illustrated Books. It has sold over six million copies globally and produced two motion pictures, a TV series, and plastic toys in Happy Meals. Ron’s illustrations have been exhibited twice at The Louvre’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs, most recently art from Animals should definitely not wear clothing. Ron’s work has appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times. He’s also been Art Director of The National Lampoon.

There’s always more to the story…read the real:

  • Snow White
  • Cinderella
  • The Three Pigs
  • Goldilocks
  • Rapunzel

and many more!

Read an excerpt of the book here

To purchase The Witch Demands A Retraction visit the Amazon page.

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About Humorist Media:

Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORIST magazine, comedy podcasts- including TALKWARD (their flagship interview show), stand up comedy showcase show GUARANTEED DELIVERY! Humor fiction, parodies, cartoon collections, and joke book publishing via HUMORIST BOOKS, and develops streaming and traditional live action and animated scripted/unscripted entertainment through HUMORIST STUDIOS.

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Country/address: USA

 

 

 

“Mom Jokes” Joke Book #1 On Amazon, Beats Out 99 Dad Joke Books

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NEW YORK, NY – Sometimes, you just need a laugh, but the whole world is in need of a good chuckle right about now. Perhaps that’s why the first release by New York City based independent comedian, writer and musician Jessica Delfino, “Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks” has shot up to the number one Kindle spot on Amazon in the Puns and Wordplay category. It’s also holding steady at the #23 bestselling Kindle in the Jokes and Riddles category.

 

In paperback, it’s in the top 100 in Puns and Wordplay and ready to break through the top 100 at #104 in Jokes and Riddles.

 

The book, a 130 page collection of impractical puns, juvenile jokes, bonkers bits, ridiculous references, witty wordplay and silly snippets is selling for $6 (Kindle) and $13.99 (Paperback). The book’s publisher, Humorist Books, created by Weekly Humorist magazine founder, Marty Dundics, is thrilled at the book’s success. “This book is so funny,” he said in an email. “I am so excited to be able to share it with the world.”

 

The writer, @JessicaDelfino is a veteran stand-up comedian, writer and “dirty folk rock” musician who pivoted into creating more parenting-based and written humor since the birth of her son in 2016. Her many years of tenacity in the gritty NYC comedy scene earned her high ranking celebrity endorsements, including comedians Colin Quinn, Jim Gaffigan and Dave Hill, writer and comedian Sara Benincasa, Seth Myers’ head writer Alex Baze, writer and illustrator Bob Itzkoff, New Yorker Cartoonist Bob Eckstein, and more. Her satire has been featured in the New Yorker, The New York Times, McSweeney’s and other publications.

Get your copy here:

https://www.amazon.com/Jokes-Smart-Folks-Jessica-Delfino-ebook/dp/B08P2BS444/ref=zg_bsnr_16232540011_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WXP7VHP3BPS8WE8YRFSB

 

Contact: 

Andy Newton
andy@humoristbooks.com

“The Elements of Stress” Looks to Sooth Your Stressed Mind With Laughs

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NEW YORK, NY – Humorist Books, the imprint of popular comedy magazine Weekly Humorist is proud to release their newest cartoon collection by bestselling authors Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw, THE ELEMENTS of STRESS!

Things can’t get much worse—but can they get funnier.

THE ELEMENTS OF STRESS and the Pursuit of Happy-ish in this Current Sh*tstorm is a humorous handbook to help readers better deal with the challenges and headaches of our times, from overeating, to love problems, money woes, global warming, night sweats, winter itch, general anxiety, and so much more. Plus, over 70 stress-defusing cartoons from two of the best gag cartoonists in the world will help readers handle all the anxiety in today’s new world disorder––the perfect gift for fans of the original Elements of Style or anyone who has had it up to here.

The Reviews are in, and they are GREAT!

“Hilarious, humorous – this book has it all, and everything.”  – The Daily Beast

“Two of the top humorists in America have created a stress-free way to enjoy stress.” – Reader’s Digest

“This hilarious book will help you forget this oppressively dark period of human civilization for a good ten, eleven minutes. The Elements of Stress is a perfect respite from whichever unrelenting soul-crushing torment you’re currently experiencing.” – McSweeney’s

“Not to stress you out, but BUY THIS BOOK! IT’S VERY FUNNY!! BUY IT NOW!!!!” – Jack Handey, author of Deep Thoughts

“This is the most useful funny book I have ever read or the other way around.” – Bob Mankoff, former Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker

“This is very, very funny. Eckstein + Shaw = hilarious.” – InkSpill

“This book made me laugh like hell. I was heavily sedated but it did. Looking forward to reading it more closely! Or at all.” – Mike Sacks, Poking a Dead Frog, Stinker Lets Loose, Randy, Passable in Pink

“If this book doesn’t make you happy-ish, you’re hopeless-ish. Thanks, Bob and Michael!” – Ron Hauge, Simpsons, Seinfeld, The Ren & Stimpy Show

“Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw have penned a humorous, easy-to-digest self-help book for our times. They prove Erma Bombeck’s adage, ‘If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.'” – Teri Rizvi, founder and director of the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop

 

About the Authors:

Bob Eckstein appears regularly in major publications as a humorist, cartoonist, award-winning illustrator, and New York Times bestselling author. He was nominated by the National Cartoon Society as Gag Cartoonist of the Year, twice, and selected in 2018 as the Erma Bombeck Humor Writer of the Month. He teaches Writing and Drawing at NYU.

http://bobeckstein.com eckstein@pipeline.com FB: Bob Eckstein Twitter: @BobEckstein Instagram: Bob_Eckstein

Michael Shaw’s cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker since 1999 and have a habit of going viral—appearing on an ABC news special following the World Trade Tower attack and on 60 Minutes as one of New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff’s “top five favorites.” Shaw’s cartoon on The Charlie Hebdo shooting led to his appearance on Ronan Farrow Daily on MSNBC. His cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker Book of Literary Cartoons, The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker, The Rejection Collection I and II, The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons, The Ultimate Cartoon Book series and in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Harvard Business Review, Weekly Humorist, and Prospect magazine.

The Elements of Stress is available now at 10.99 paperback and 5.99 e-book on Amazon.com and wide release to bookstores and web outlets.

 

To purchase visit the Amazon page.

 

 

“The Shout Out” Comedy Short Filmed Entirely on Phones in Quarantine Premieres!

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New York, NY— Quarantine Comedy Film “The Shout Out” has released in time for the election and as covid-19 case numbers continue to rise. The film, starring Elizabeth Masucci and Patrick Zeller, a production by Don’t Panic Films and presented by Weekly Humorist, has been called a ‘cathartic comedy’ from the visceral, sharp and emotional hysterics that flow from the heroine, reality TV/ fictitious Bachelor contestant Cameron Kim Michaels’ (Elizabeth Masucci)  mouth as she tries to make the best of it, recording video messages for fans, while in lock-down. Things enter a hilarious crescendo when Cameron Kim Michael’s get to Chad (Patrick Zeller) who is her #1 fan.

Award-winning filmmaker and playwright Neil LaBute said, “this short film is a blast from beginning to end; deftly done and hits all its targets.” Film Threat called The Shout Out ,“funny,” with “amazing charm,” and a “fantastic performance by Elizabeth Masucci.”

Sean Fallon and Charlotte Barrett are award-winning screenwriters, with one well regarded feature film under their belt. The short was co-produced with Weekly Humorist, a comedy brand publication run by Marty Dundics, former creative director and editor in chief of National Lampoon.

Below is the link to The Shout Out. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NYC-Based Mom’s Debut Book of Puns, Wordplay Dumb Jokes for Smart Folks Aims to “Take Back Dad Jokes”

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

NYC-based mom’s debut book of puns, wordplay Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks aims to “take back dad jokes”

NY, NY

 

A book of “dumb jokes”, as she puts it, is the first release and writer, comedian and musician Jessica Delfino’s debut book in a two-book deal with Humorist Books, the publisher of the online satire website, Weekly Humorist. The title borrows inspiration from “dad jokes”, children’s joke books and even risque humor.

 

Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks ($13.99) combines her original takes on puns, riddles, wordplay, traditionally-styled bits (consisting of a set up followed by a punchline) and deep meta dives into the classic joke form to deliver laughs for anyone who digs a good–or dad–joke. To get the most from it, readers must be willing to chuckle or guffaw at some and groan at others. The book is written for adults, and for kids whose parents like to answer awkward questions.

 

Her comedian friends took to Twitter to show support of the book’s upcoming release: retweets and well-wishes @JessicaDelfino included Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Cooper, Alex Baze, Jena Friedman, Nell Scovell, Alison Becker, Negin Farsad, Marina Franklin, Myq Kaplan and Sarah Solemani, among others.

 

Kidding around

 

Writer, comedian and musician Delfino grew up in New England. This allowed the perfect quiet, boring backdrop for a precocious girl such as herself to take in a wide spectrum of comedy above her age level. Maine humorist Tim Sample, the music of The Dr. Demento Show and Rodney Dangerfield’s “It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Me” are some of her early comedic influences (and later, 2 Live Crew), along with a varied literary humor canon, including “The Little Golden Book of Jokes and Riddles”, the poetry of Lewis Carroll (which her mom read to her as a child), “Truly Tasteless Jokes”, and every book that Stephen King ever wrote.

 

Jessica moved to New York City and worked steadfastly as a stand-up comedian and comedic musician there in the early ‘00s, sharing stages alongside then newbies Kevin Hart, Chelsea Peretti, Nick Kroll and Amy Schumer, among others. Ahead of the curve with a ribald 2006 YouTube viral comedy music video, twisted trailblazer Delfino’s early ode to a woman’s body part may have even helped pave the way for Awkwafina and Cardi B’s WAP.

 

She toured on the success of the aforementioned video until 2016, when motherhood took center stage. She shifted her focus to writing satire, essays and articles for publications such as The New Yorker Shouts, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The New York Times, Working Mother, Mother Magazine, The Atlantic, SELF Magazine, High Times and Huffington Post. Her short, comedic parenting essay, “Driving Under The Influence Of Child” was featured in “Family Travel”, a book published by Gestalten in August 2020. Her writing was also included in Lenka Clayton’s “Mothers’ Days” journal. “Writing satire is a form of comedy that I can acceptably do in front of my child,” she explained.

 

Samples from her book

 

In addition to jokes that are straight-forward (and clean), such as:

 

How do you poach an egg? 

You just take it when the chicken isn’t looking

What do british people call chips? 

Bloody delicious, mate!

 

There are plenty of NSFWs (and bizarre references) in the mix:

 

What happens when a woman gets impregnated by a Moby Dick?

She births the Triplets of Melville

 

How long does it take for a man with a large penis to wash his goods?

A very schlong time

 

There are also “runs” of jokes, where a series of jokes are told together, building on each other:

 

What do you call someone who is hungry and mad at the same time?

Hangry

 

What do you call someone who is hungry and sexy at the same time?

Horngry

 

What do call someone who gets hungry after sex?

Donegry

 

What do you call a one legged pair of pants?

Dungaree

 

What do you call someone who works up an appetite while engaging in witty wordplay?

Pungry

 

And some that even resemble crossword puzzle clues, sort of:

 

The opposite of out +

the thing a fish swims with +

what you say when you don’t know the answer +

what the Brits drink all the damn time =

Infiniti

(In / Fin / Uh / Tea)

“Mom jokes”

 

Some of her references are literary or slightly advanced, yet, still playfully dumb; others nod at what is historically known as a “dad joke”. Delfino, mom of one toddler, claims that a goal with this book is to take “dad jokes” back.

 

“Dads aren’t the only ones who can tell dumb jokes,” Delfino explains. “It just seems that way, because they get to be the fun, cool ones while moms are constantly busy and overextended–but I’m a mom, and I can tell dumb jokes, too. Except I call them mom jokes.”

 

Anyone in need of a laugh (which is pretty much everyone?) can pre-order their copy at DumbJokesForSmartFolks.com, to arrive just in time for Thanksgiving.

 

No refunds.

 

Press contact:

Andy Newton
Andy@HumoristBooks.com

Endorsements and Quotes

“Jessica Delfino is an awesome storyteller, performer, writer, and general raconteur. She’s a hilarious, thought-provoking heroine of a defiant downtown NYC art world. She has blown me away every time I’ve seen her perform, and her tales are moving, strange, smart, funny, poignant, and beautiful. Read everything she writes, please.”

–Sara Benincasa, author of DC Trip and Real Artists Have Day Jobs

“Jessica Delfino is a bright, bright light in dark times. And when times are good and Jessica is around forget it – you better put on some damn sunscreen pronto or you’re gonna wind up in the hospital. I guess what I’m trying to say is Jessica is a hilarious, beautiful, and unique voice that brings me great joy constantly. Also, she has a flying V ukulele and I am super jealous.” – Dave Hill, comedian, WFMU host and author of Tasteful Nudes: …and Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation

“I’ve never known anyone as thoroughly dedicated to joy and silliness as Jessica Delfino. She’s a workhorse, but instead of a horse, a unicorn.” — Alex Baze, Head writer, Late Night with Seth Meyers

“Jess was a one woman mixed media event before people knew that could be a thing!” — Colin Quinn

“She’s a brilliant writer.” –Wil Wheaton, Wil Wheaton dot Net

“Of all the literary greats, Jessica is my favorite. Jessica Delfino is the best writer to walk this planet! Wait, is it Jessica or Jennifer? How do I know you again?”– Jim Gaffigan, Comedian

“Jessica Delfino has sang, danced, and comedianed her way to LES notoriety– some feat” –Time Out New York

Humorist Books Announces 2 Book Deal With Comedian Jessica Delfino

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NEW YORK- Weekly Humorist imprint Humorist Books to publish Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks (due out November 27th) and Moms Who Kill, by comic and New Yorker contributor Jessica Delfino.

Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks combines wordplay and humorous themes to deliver laughs to anyone who digs a good–or at least a heartfeltfully written–joke. To get the most out of this book, readers should be willing to chuckle or guffaw at some and groan at others. It’s written for adults and any precocious kids left out there who still read their parents’ joke books. 

The second title, Moms Who Kill, is a collection of humorous essays by mothers about raising children and family. It should be noted that these are no ordinary mothers, but such luminary comedians and writers as NPR’s Ophira Eisenberg, The New Yorker’s Emily Flake, and many more.

Dumb Jokes For Smart Folks is inspired by the children’s joke books and even some of the more adult humor that Jessica Delfino grew up reading and listening to in her New England hometown. Maine humorist Tim Sample, the music of the Dr. Demento show and Rodney Dangerfield’s “It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Me” are some of her earliest humor influences (and later, 2 Live Crew). These, along with such a wide and varied literary humor canon as “The Little Golden Book of Jokes and Riddles”, to the poetry of Lewis Carroll that her mother used to read to her, to “Truly Tasteless Jokes,” along with every book that Stephen King ever wrote. Always precocious, she read and took in comedy, movies and music

Jessica writing jokes from a remote location in the woods.

above her age level, and was ahead of the curve with a 2006 YouTube viral comedy music video: an ode to a woman’s body part that Awkwafina and WAP might have even been inspired by.

Jessica worked as a stand-up comedian and comedic musician in New York City from the early 2000s, touring on the success of the aforementioned viral video from 2006 until more recently, when motherhood took center stage. She shifted her focus to writing satire, essays and articles for publications such as The New Yorker Shouts, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The New York Times, Working Mother, Mother Magazine, The Atlantic, SELF Magazine, Huffington Post and Pitchfork. Her short, comedic parenting essay “Driving Under The Influence Of Child” was also featured in Gestalten’s parenting book published in August 2020, and her writing was included in Lenka Clayton’s, “Mothers’ Days” journal.

Humorist Books is an offshoot of Weekly Humorist, with Andy Newton as editor and Marty Dundics as publisher.

For more, go to DumbJokesForSmartFolks.com. Jessica can be found on Twitter @jessicadelfino, and her personal site, www.jessicadelfino.com. 

 

Humorist Books Fall/Spring Titles

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NEW YORK CITY, New York- Humorist Books, the publishing imprint of Humorist Media has released their upcoming titles for the fall 2020/ 2021 season. Andy Newton serves as the editor of Humorist Books with Marty Dundics as publisher and CEO of Humorist Media.
 
The Elements of Stress and the Pursuit of Happy-ish in the Current Sh*tstorm
By Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw
Synopsis: THE ELEMENTS OF STRESS and the Pursuit of Happy-ish in this Current Sh*tstorm is a humorous handbook to help readers better deal with the challenges and headaches of our times, from overeating, to love problems, money woes, global warming, night sweats, winter itch, general anxiety, and so much more. Plus, forty stress-defusing cartoons from two of the best gag cartoonists in the world will help readers handle all the anxiety in today’s new world disorder––the perfect gift for fans of the original Elements of Style or anyone who has had it up to here.

A Gaslight In The Attic
By Matt Lassen
Synopsis: A parody of beloved classic A Light In The Attic, writer/illustrator Matt Lasson skewers Trump and his cronies with such poems as Miracle Cure, No Masks For Me, Are They Americans If They Live In A Blue State? My Taxes Are Mine. All in a classic Shel Silverstein style.

Comical Candidates: Laughter on the Campaign Trail
By Joe Wos
Synopsis: Pop culture historian, Joe Wos curates an encyclopedic history of comedians and comical characters who have made often outrageous runs for the presidency. The book features entries, memorabilia, and ephemera from some of the most iconic comedians, TV stars, comic strips, and animated characters in American history. Researched and curated through historical documents as well as interviews with the subjects themselves, this book is an inside look at pop culture and the presidency.

Lyssa Strata
By Martti Nelson
Synopsis: Librarian Lyssa Strata has long begged the Town Council of Athena, Massachusetts, to repeal its disgusting old misogynist and racist laws. But the Council, an all-male entity for 400 years, has blown her off as a redheaded spinster—who, according to a 1673 law, should legally be run out of town at the end of a musket upon a poor fiscal year. So Lyssa seeks to invade the male bastion as the first woman ever on the Council. The men in charge treat her candidacy as a hilarious joke, that is, until Lyssa leads the women of the town on a sex strike.

Dumb Jokes for Smart Folks
By Jessica Delfino
Synopsis: DUMB JOKES FOR SMART FOLKS delivers a grown-up spin on the quintessential children’s joke book. Chock-full of silly wordplay and looney leaps in logic, this collection touches on a variety of topics and themes, from the great outdoors, to celebrities, outer space, and recreational cannabis. Perfect for readers who wish to reconnect with their inner-child or anyone who enjoys a good guffaw- or groan-worthy joke.

The Official Dream Dinner Party Handbook
By Gary Almeter
Synopsis: If you could have dinner with anyone living, dead, or fictional, who would it be? It’s a question commonly answered in college applications and job interviews, but just because a dinner party is hypothetical, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t follow proper etiquette. Full of helpful tips and profiles on a variety of figures, from Mother Theresa, to John Lennon, to Roseanne Barr, THE OFFICIAL DREAM DINNER PARTY HANDBOOK is a must-have guide for all your imaginary festivities.

Flagscott Unified Community College Course Catalog
By Sari Beliak
Synopsis: FLAGSCOTT UNIFIED COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSE CATALOG is a parody paying tribute to this temple of mediocrity: the community college; featuring loads of wacky course descriptions, uninspiring student testimonials, and ads for bizarre local businesses.

The Witch Demands a Retraction: Fairy-tale Reboots for Adults
By Melissa Balmian; Illustrated by Ron Barrett
Synopsis: From Goldilocks to Pinnocchio to Beauty and the Beast, THE WITCH DEMANDS A RETRACTION gives fairy tales a humorous, grown-up, 21st-century makeover. With themes including sex, marriage, politics, parenthood, health fads, hipsterdom, and kinky fetishes, this illustrated collection of verse will delight adults both old and young at heart.

Attack of the Rom-Com
By Martti Nelson
Synopsis: Lovelorn Sophie Edwards and her amazing BFF Janie have a tradition of getting their fortunes read at their town’s annual carnival, but this year is different. Airheaded psychic Tiffani doesn’t take very well to the misanthropic Sophie or her cynical attitude about romance, and she vows to set Sophie right. Suddenly, Sophie finds herself trapped in a series of rom-coms full of zany characters, and she’s cast as the heroine of each. From the halls of high school to the royal court of an obscure European kingdom, how many scenarios must Sophie experience before she realizes that true love exists?

Moms Who Kill
Edited by Jessica Delfino
Synopsis: Edited by Jessica Delfino, MOMS WHO KILL is a collection of satire and comedic essays on parenting by such luminary comedians and writers as NPR’s Ophira Eisenberg, The New Yorker’s Emily Flake, and more!

Mama Mama’s Big Night Out
By Liz Alterman
Synopsis: A parody of the popular Llama Llama children’s series, MAMA MAMA’S BIG NIGHT OUT is an illustrated, whimsically written adventure for any mother who’s gone too hard and woken up to regret it.

Good, Evil and Everything In-Between (working title)
By Brandon Hicks
Synopsis: This revealing gag cartoon book follows three demons as they attempt to corrupt the souls of unsuspecting humans.

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About Humorist Media:

Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORIST magazine, comedy podcasts- including TALKWARD (their flagship interview show), stand up comedy showcase show GUARANTEED DELIVERY! as well as the imprint HUMORIST BOOKS and merchandise. HUMORIST STUDIOS develops streaming and traditional live action and animated scripted entertainment in addition to branded multi platform media. Press inquiries: info@humoristmedia.com