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Joe Garden
Joe Garden (born March 10, 1970) is an American comedy writer. He was a features editor at The Onion, an American satirical news organisation, where he created the characters Jim Anchower and Jackie Harvey. He has also had at least one cameo in the publication as himself. He has co-written three books, ''The Dangerous Book for Dogs'', ''The Devious Book for Cats'' and ''The New Vampire's Handbook: A Guide for the Recently Turned Creature of the Night''. He has also been a contributing writer for the PBS animated children's program ''WordGirl'', has appeared in the film ''Bad Meat'', and was the voice of Phil Cabinet in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode “Hypno-Germ.” Books * * * * * * * * * * * * Trivia In 2009, Garden contributed to the introduction of a novelty book " This Is Why You're Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks" (October 27, 2009, ), a book co-authored by Richard Blakeley. After it was announced that Conan O'Brien would be taking over Jay Leno' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Onion
''The Onion'' is an American digital media company and newspaper organization that publishes satirical articles on international, national, and local news. The company is based in Chicago but originated as a weekly print publication on August 29, 1988 in Madison, Wisconsin. ''The Onion'' began publishing online in early 1996. In 2007, they began publishing satirical news audio and video online as the '' Onion News Network''. In 2013, ''The Onion'' ceased publishing its print edition and launched Onion Labs, an advertising agency. ''The Onion''s articles cover current events, both real and fictional, parodying the tone and format of traditional news organizations with stories, editorials, and man-on-the-street interviews using a traditional news website layout and an editorial voice modeled after that of the Associated Press. The publication's humor often depends on presenting mundane, everyday events as newsworthy, surreal, or alarming, such as "Rotation Of Earth Plunges Entire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WordGirl
''WordGirl'' (stylized as ''W✪RD GIRL'') is an American children's Flash animated superhero television series produced by the Soup2Nuts animation unit of Scholastic Entertainment for PBS Kids. The series began as a series of shorts entitled ''The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl'' that premiered on PBS Kids Go! on November 10, 2006, usually shown at the end of '' Maya & Miguel''; the segment was then spun off into a new thirty-minute episodic series that premiered on September 3, 2007 on most PBS member stations. The series of shorts consisted of thirty episodes, with 130 episodes in the full half-hour series. ''WordGirl'' creator Dorothea Gillim felt that most children's animation "underestimated hildren'ssense of humor" and hoped to create a more intellectual show for young audiences. By June 2014, many PBS stations had stopped airing ''WordGirl'', opting to air more popular series throughout the summer. However, new episodes continued to air on select stations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' (also known by various alternative titles), sometimes abbreviated as ''ATHF'' or ''Aqua Teen'', is an American adult animated television series created by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro for Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It is about the surreal adventures and antics of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, who live together as roommates and frequently interact with their human next-door neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski. It was created as a spin-off series of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast''. The show had its first broadcast as a stealth airing in the early hours of December 30, 2000, around a year later, it debuted as an official Adult Swim series. Every episode was directed and written by Willis and Maiellaro, who also provided several voices. Seasons 8–11 were each given a different alternative title, accompanied by different theme music, as a running joke. The series concluded on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks
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Where may refer to: * Where?, one of the Five Ws in journalism * where (command), a shell command * Where (SQL), a database language clause * Where.com, a provider of location-based applications via mobile phones * ''Where'' (magazine), a series of magazines for tourists * "Where?", a song by Nickelback from the album ''Curb'', 1996 See also *Ware (other) *Wear (other) *Were (other) ''Were'' is an archaic term for an adult male human, now used as a prefix to indicate a type of shapeshifter. Were may also refer to: * ''were'', a preterite and irrealis form of the English copular verb copula (linguistics)#English, ''to be'' * W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for having hosted late-night talk shows for almost 28 years, beginning with '' Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' (1993–2009) and '' The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'' (2009–2010) on the NBC television network, and '' Conan'' (2010–2021) on the cable channel TBS. Before his hosting career, he was a writer for '' Saturday Night Live'' (1988–1991) and '' The Simpsons'' (1991–1993). He has also been host of the podcast series '' Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend'' since 2018 and is expected to launch a new show on HBO Max. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, O'Brien was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He served as president of '' The Harvard Lampoon'' while attending Harvard University, and was a writer for the sketch comedy series '' Not Necessarily the News''. After writing for several comedy shows in Los Angeles, he joined the writing st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Fallon
James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, television host, actor, and writer. He is known for his work in television as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' and as the host of the late-night talk show ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'', which he began hosting after ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' ended. Fallon grew up with an interest in comedy and music, moving to Los Angeles at 21 to pursue stand-up comedy. He was commissioned to join ''Saturday Night Live'' as a cast member in 1998, fulfilling a lifelong dream. He remained on ''SNL'' for six years between 1998 and 2004, co-hosting the program's '' Weekend Update'' segment and becoming well known in the process. He left the show to star in films such as '' Taxi'' (2004) and '' Fever Pitch'' (2005). Following his film career, Fallon returned to television as the host of ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' on NBC in 2009, where he became known for his emphasis on music and video games. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Randazzo (comedian)
Joe Randazzo (born March 28, 1978) is an American comedy writer, stand-up comedian, and improvisational comedian. He is a former editor of the satirical newspaper, ''The Onion''. In addition to performing stand-up, Randazzo has been a guest host of the improv comedy show ASSSSCAT 3000 at New York City's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. An avid user of Twitter and a critic of Internet memes, Randazzo was nominated for a 2009 ECNY Award for Outstanding Performance in the Field of Tweeting. Randazzo has appeared on NPR's This American Life, PBS's Charlie Rose, and MSNBC's Morning Joe. Randazzo was awarded the ''Burke Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse through the Arts'' by the College Historical Society of Trinity College Dublin in 2012. Early life and education Randazzo is from Penacook, New Hampshire. He earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Emerson College, and worked for NPR in Boston shortly thereafter. Career After moving to New York, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Onion People
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Births
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 were killed and 26,783 were injured. * January 14 – Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – '' Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. March * March 1 – Rhodesia severs its last tie with the United Kingdom, declaring itself a republic. * March 4 — All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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American Newspaper Editors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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