Masters of the Nefarious got a great review in The Comics Journal!
“It’s strange and wonderful, terrifically funny, and largely unlike anything else coming out of the scene at the moment… Some of the panels are as transcendent as Goya and as funny as a random still from Pee Wee’s Playhouse.”
What more do you need! Go snag a copy from your bookstore/comic shop of choice.
I’ll be reading a short humor piece on Rejected Shorts this month! Check out the lineup, you’re gonna want to be at this show. Grab a ticket now!
(Word to the wise: You can also use the promo code NOTHANKS to get $5 off your ticket ;) )
Evan Waite, a pal and a very funny writer, has a book coming out! To celebrate, James Folta and I are hosting a free show on zoom on Wednseday, April 10th at 8:30PM Eastern.
It’s totally free. RSVP here and we’ll send you the zoom link: https://forms.gle/VGhYM6sTGWa472wt7
Hope to see you at the show!
I had a great time chatting about my translation of MASTERS OF THE NEFARIOUS with the very funny writer, Evan Allgood!
He had a ton of great questions about the book–I hope you’ll give the interview a read.
My translation of MASTERS OF THE NEFARIOUS is on shelves now!
You can check out an excerpt on McSweeney’s to get a taste of what’s in store, and also read a very kind review that calls it “wonderfully funny.” I hope you’ll order it from your book retailer of choice, and if you do, I hope you enjoy it!
I’m very excited to announce that a book I translated for NYRB’s comics imprint is hitting stores on March 12th, and is available to pre-order now!
It’s Masters of the Nefarious, a cult classic absurd comedy, and a satire of adventure and mystery stories, about twin paranormal investigators (and their best friend, Fongor).
The writer and artist, who goes by the pseudonym Pierre La Police, is a very cool guy. His real name is unknown, no pictures of him are publicly available, and in addition to his comics, he also does a lot of work for galleries and art exhibitions.
If you pick up a copy, drop me a line and let me know!
I’m doing an Intro to Short Humor workshop for the UCB training center… TONIGHT!
The workshop is designed to very quickly impart the essentials of short humor writing and give you the tools to start working on your own drafts.
(And if you can’t make it tonight, you can buy a ticket and get access to the recording of the event for the next week!)
Scriptulated!, the new comedy podcast created by me and James Folta, just premiered at the Tribeca Festival, and you can listen to it right here!
The show is a lightly-scripted, heavily-improvised comedy podcast where each week, a new guest goes on a hilarious adventure through a different movie genre.
In the pilot episode, Peter Kim stars in the improvised Western, Rio Rawhide. Will he save the town and reconcile with his long-lost brother? You’ll have to listen to find out.
Delighted to be making my HAD debut today with this very weird bit of writing that contains one of my favorite sentences I’ve ever written. And big thanks to HAD for running it!
Got a new piece, co-written with the great Marina Tempelsman, up on McSweeney’s today! In it, Yoda tries to tell five simple jokes and fails miserably. Give it a read.
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/yoda-botches-five-classic-jokes
