Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me - Ben Karlin [78]
Jason Nash
Jason Nash is a writer, actor, and comedian. He is also the creator and cohost of the comedy podcast Guys with Feelings (guyswithfeelings.com). Nash was a cast member of the VH1 sketch show Random Play and has appeared on Comedy Central’s Reno 911 and The Andy Dick Show. He is a cast member on Comedy Central’s Lil’ Bush and also provides writing and voices for the animated shows Supernews and The Superficial Friends. Jason lives in L.A. with his wife, son, and dog Hudson.
Bob Odenkirk
Bob Odenkirk has written for Saturday Night Live, The Ben Stiller Show, Get a Life, and numerous other TV shows and pilots. He created and starred in Mr. Show, which ran on HBO for four years. He also produced and directed the series Derek and Simon: The Show for the website SuperDeluxe.com. He has directed the feature films Melvin Goes to Dinner, Let’s Go to Prison, and most recently The Brothers Solomon.
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt is an actor, stand-up comedian, and writer who has appeared in shows such as Reno 911 and The King of Queens. He also provided the voice of Remy in the 2007 film, Ratatouille.
Neal Pollack
Neal Pollack is the author of Alternadad, a best-selling memoir in which he reveals that parenthood will not stop him from being a grumpy stoner. He’s also written three books of satirical fiction, including the cult classic The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature and the rock ’n ’roll novel Never Mind the Pollacks, and he’s edited Chicago Noir, a book of short crime fiction. Pollack’s fiction, nonfiction, humor, and essays have appeared in every English-language publication except for The New Yorker, and he also writes for about a hundred websites. If that wasn’t enough to make you fall in love with him, he’s also one of the creators of Offsprung, an Internet community and humor magazine for parents or people who might someday be parents. Pollack lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Regina Allen, his son, Elijah, and his dogs, Hercules and Shaq.
David Rees
David Rees is an artist and writer whose comics include My New Fighting Technique Is Unstoppable, My New Filing Technique Is Unstoppable, and Get Your War On, which appears in Rolling Stone.
Andy Richter
Andy Richter went to film school and studied improvisational comedy in Chicago. He television credits include Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, and Andy Barker P.I., among others. His films include Elf, Talledega Nights, Semi-Pro, and a few without Will Ferrell. He lives in Los Angeles with all those other assholes.
Rodney Rothman
Rodney Rothman is the author of Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement. He is the former head writer of The Late Show with David Letterman. He was also a writer on Fox’s Undeclared. He has contributed to The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Best American Non-Required Reading, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, and Men’s Journal.
Dan Savage
Dan Savage is the author of the nationally syndicated advice column Savage Love. His books include The Kid, The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage and My Family, and Skipping Towards Gomorrah. He lives in Seattle.
Adam Schlesinger
Adam Schlesinger is a songwriter as well as the bassist for the band Fountains of Wayne, whose albums include Utopia Parkway, Welcome Interstate Managers, and Traffic and Weather. Schlesinger has written songs and composed music for films such as That Thing You Do! and Music and Lyrics.
Andy Selsberg
A long time ago, Andy Selsberg was a staff writer at The Onion. More recently, he has written for The Believer, GQ, and The Oxford American. He teaches English at the City University of New York and lives with his fiancée, Izzy, and a troublemaking cat.
Tom Shillue
Tom Shillue often performs stand-up in front of large crowds of laughing people. You’ve probably seen him in lots of TV commercials. He’s had his own Comedy Central stand-up special, and his live comedy CD, Overconfident, could probably be found at iTunes or his eponymous website.
Paul Simms
Paul Simms is a writer and director.