Seth Simons
@sasimons.bsky.social
I write Humorism, a newsletter about labor and extremism in comedy.
on the Humorism newsletter, I wrote about a comedy special I enjoyed: www.humorism.xyz/i-loved-the-...
I Loved the New Mary Beth Barone Special
It's cathartic to hear something actually brave in a field of cowards who think they’re defying the status quo by attacking trans people and the victims of sexual assault.
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I'm running a subscription drive to raise funds for a reporting trip to the Lorne Michaels archives in Austin. check out the new perks I'm offering paid subscribers here: www.humorism.xyz/email/9b0b83...
I’m going to dig through Lorne Michaels’ archives
And I need your help.
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here's how much the University of Rhode Island paid Stephen Colbert for a live conversation in 2021. find more comedy contracts and payment records like this at comedyfees.com
here's how much Dave Chappelle's show at WV's Charleston Coliseum made back in 2023. find more comedy contracts and payment records like this at comedyfees.com
some classic white nationalism from Netflix comedian Tim Dillon today: "The third world is invading the first world… The cultural norms are completely different in those countries. Cleanliness standards are different. The way people behave in public is different."
enjoyed this answer from Anthony Jeselnik in his new book club Q+A, about whether he thinks about how his art will age
Beth Stelling says Comedy Works in Denver bumped her weekend of shows to make room for Andrew Schulz. the Brea Improv recently did the same to Melissa Villaseñor bethstelling.substack.com/p/i-got-bump...
The Comedy Fee Tracker reveals the pay disparity between headliners and openers and how much a successful comedian makes an hour at publicly funded venues.
Great Job, Internet!: Comedy Fee Tracker reveals the price of an hour of stand-up
Great Job, Internet!: Comedy Fee Tracker reveals the price of an hour of stand-up
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over on the Humorism newsletter, I built a searchable database of comedy fees and payment records. check it out: www.humorism.xyz/fee-tracker/
Comedy Fee Tracker
The world's first searchable public database of documented comedy fees.
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the Obama Presidential Library finally fulfilled my 2022 FOIA request for emails with Lorne Michaels’ assistants over the years. Here’s the one where he has his assistant tell the White House what name to put on his Presidential Medal of Freedom
today in the Humorism newsletter: part two of my interview with Simple Town www.humorism.xyz/simple-town-...
Simple Town Talks Comedy, Friendship, and the Ghost of Hollywood
Part two of my conversation with the Brooklyn sketch group.
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it pays to be Theo Von: his show at the University of Illinois State Farm Center on November 15, 2024 netted $377, 046
in the Humorism newsletter today, I've got a conversation with one of my favorite comedy groups, Simple Town. check it out: www.humorism.xyz/simple-towns...
Simple Town's Big Break
A conversation with the Felipe Di Poi, Ian Faria, Sam Lanier, Will Niedmann, and Caro Yost of the Brooklyn sketch group.
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this guy was just announced as a headliner at the New York Comedy Festival, sponsored by The Onion
that's right: it's episode seven of the Humorism Evening Podcast. www.humorism.xyz/humorism-eve...
Humorism Evening Podcast No. 007
Hot off the presses.
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the comedian and white nationalist Dave Smith, in his podcast about the "devastating" birthright citizenship decision: "Somebody opposing America not being a majority white country doesn't make them a Nazi."
here it is: episode six of the Humorism Evening Podcast www.humorism.xyz/humorism-eve...
Humorism Evening Podcast No. 006
Presented for your enjoyment and edification.
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today in the Humorism newsletter we've got a great interview with the author Courtney Bush: www.humorism.xyz/what-makes-w...
What Makes Writer & Filmmaker Courtney Bush Laugh
"I think jokes and poems have a lot in common. Mainly, like, you can't really say what they are."
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the GOP saw Theo Von getting a little too anti-Israel and sent one of their most racist senators to dog-walk him
Louis CK has a new special on Netflix today, his first on the platform since he confessed to serial sexual harassment nine years ago. in April, the comedian Megan Gailey said on Francesca Fiorentini's podcast that "Louis is still doing what Louis was doing."
we've got John Reynolds in the Humorism newsletter today, talking about his great new movie on Hulu: www.humorism.xyz/john-reynold...
John Reynolds on His New Movie, Chicago Improv, and Being Silly
The Search Party star discusses his new movie, "Never Change!"
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every week in the Humorism newsletter I send out a roundup of what I've been watching and reading and enjoying. here is this week's: www.humorism.xyz/a-delightful...
A Delightful New Special from Edy Modica, an Okay New Special from Tom Cashman, and More
What I've been watching and reading this week.
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here is the comedian Joe List talking about attending a comedy festival (Skankfest, of course) and holding his newborn baby while he was positive for Covid
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan went on Tim Dillon's podcast today to discuss their book, which inadvertently reveals that Tim Dillon was part of the White House's scramble to quash the Epstein story www.humorism.xyz/tim-dillon-w...
comedy club owner Dani Zoldan hosted a secret meeting of IDF soldiers in NYC last week
this is crazy: on Maury Povich's podcast, Mark Normand casually admits he lied when he said Netflix told him to take a racist joke out of his podcast, and he told them he'd do it if they admitted Muslims are dangerous
