Ohlukeson @ohlukeson.bsky.social
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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social Writing funny stuff/weird stuff. New Yorker, McSweeney's, NY Mag, etc. Translator of THE CHILDREN OF LIGHT (2026), on shelves now, and MASTERS OF THE NEFARIOUS, also on shelves now. https://lukevburns.tumblr.com/writing (He/Him) Header image by Lucas Adams
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social I’m not in James Thurber’s attic any more! right now I’m home yay ! I’m the one who writes this column https://www.theatlantic.com/author/alexandra-petri/ and loves puns
DC Pierson @dcpierson.bsky.social Actor, author, comedian. A good one, even.
Dcpierson at gmail dot com
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Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social Writer, game designer
Former Staff Writer @TheOnion & @ClickHole.
Words for Netflix, Jackbox Games, High On Life, Starship Troopers: Terran Command, Saints Row, Darkhorse, other places
alexanderblechman.com
McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net The official Bluesky feed of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, & McSweeney's Books.
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Christopher Monks @crmonks.bsky.social Editor of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. Author of The Ultimate Game Guide to Your Life. Dominator of waiting rooms. Fragile fan of the Dolphins, Sixers, and Red Sox.
Mike Sacks @mikebsacks.bsky.social Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, 13 Books, Writer, Audio Projects with Jon Hamm, John Waters, Rhea Seehorn, Bobby Moynihan. STANLAND, on Sonar Network https://www.stanlandseries.com. New audio project with Chris Elliott!
https://mikesacks.com
Felipe Torres Medina @felipetmedina.bsky.social Comedian from a country you misspell 🇨🇴
Writer @ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Brian Boone @brianboone.bsky.social Author and such
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Men-Science-Brian-Boone/dp/0578560224
Sasha Stewart @sashastewart.bsky.social One Girl. Three kidneys. All the jokes. WGAE Councilmember. Writer: Dying for Sex (FX), Amend: The Fight for America (Netflix), The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (Comedy Central), New Yorker, McSweeneys, other stuff.
Sarah Sweeney @heysweeney.bsky.social Writer (Vogue SlackJaw McSweeney’s NYT The Bold Italic) | Voice Actor | Hopscotch Enthusiast
www.sweeneyproject.com
sleepiest girl in the whole wide world @virginiadickens.bsky.social Contributor for the onion/reductress :)
Host of Hyperfocus: A Neurodivergent Podcast
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Sam Corbin @samcorbin.bsky.social 🏁 crossword column for @nytimes.com
✍️ humor for NYer
📖 writing a book about the WOTY-verse
Ellis Rosen @ellisjrosen.bsky.social Cartoonist for The New Yorker
Kristen Mulrooney @kristenmulrooney.bsky.social
Kathy Flann @keflann.bsky.social Writer, 4 books, incl. How to Survive a Human Attack: A Guide for Werewolves, Mummies, Cyborgs, Ghosts, Nuclear Mutants, and Other Movie Monsters. Words in McSweeney’s, Boston Globe, WaPo, Slate, HuffPo. Member HWA, SFWA
www.kathyflann.com
Sue D. Gelber @suegelber.bsky.social Writer, runner, dog person • Words in New Yorker, McSweeney's, Electric Lit, etc. • Humor Editor at The Museum of Americana lit review • Fiction judge at NYCMidnight • Sometimes funny, often tired
suedgelber.com
Taylor Kay Phillips @taylorkayphillips.bsky.social Writer @ Last Week Tonight
Author of “A Guide to Midwestern Conversation”
Substack: https://tkp.substack.com/
Sam Allemang @samallemang.com • comedy screenwriter from Toronto
• winner of WeScreenplay TV Pilot Lab '24 for “Valley Dicks”
• guitar in grungy punk band, Lunchmeat
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Neon Genesis Xu-vangelion 🤖 @hellotherexu.bsky.social comedian, actor, writer, dumpling connoisseur. codex. SFWA. clarion 2026.
Kathleen O’Mara @omara.bsky.social I am a Tastemaker
Words in McSweeney’s and more
Scarlet Meyer @scarletkmeyer.bsky.social 400 year old shark occasionally coaxed back to society for comedy purposes.
Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social Massachusetts-based writer, cat lover, alt rock fanatic. New novel, Last Night at the Disco, out now. Humor in McSweeney’s & more. I run the Novel Reactor workshops. Pro-science, anti-fascist. https://www.lisaborders.com/
Dan Kennedy ExNYC @dankennedyny.bsky.social Developed/hosted The Moth Podcast, Story Consultant on "True Story w/ Ed and Randall” on Peacock, 3 books, GQ, McSweeneys, Screenwriting work at Paramount/Amblin/F/X. Los Angeles.
https://linktr.ee/dan_kennedy
Points in Case @pointsincase.com Enlightening and irreverent literary humor publication since 1999, and a community hub for comedy writers, performers, and enthusiasts. pointsincase.com
Johnathan Appel @johnathanappel.bsky.social Writer Last Week Tonight; words in New Yorker & Mcsweeneys; I talk about my cats like they're my children but when I do it, it's funny
Ian Goldstein @iangoldstein.bsky.social 👀 writer/Webby-winning producer featured in the NYTimes and ABC News talking about Healthcare
✍️ humor featured in the New Yorker and McSweeney's
💊 crohn's disease-haver
🐍 U.S. Healthcare should be better
https://outofnetworknetwork.substack.com/
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social Clinical psychologist and writer of humorous things
Work in The New Yorker, NYT, WSJ, McSweeney’s, Reductress, The Boston Globe, VQR, et al
Lillie E. Franks @lilliekoi.bsky.social @onyxaminedlife on Twitter. Chicago trans woman/entity/entities. She/her or they/them. A short story writer and all around pretentious person. Weird jokes, political rants, some positivity. Friendly!
Rachel Rose Keller @rachelrosekeller.bsky.social Words in The Onion, Reductress, McSweeney's, the void I scream into
Part time chronic ill-fluencer
Chandler Dean @chandlerjdean.bsky.social Surely THIS one will stick
Andrew Knott @aknott21.bsky.social Sweeping off the trampoline right now. Editor of Frazzled. Author of Love’s a Disaster (2024) and Fatherhood (2016).
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Devorah Blachor @devorahblachor.bsky.social Author of 'The Feminist’s Guide to Raising a Little Princess', novels, humor. Working on a new book and also a time travel machine
https://www.devorahblachor.com/
Justine Cotter @justinecotter.bsky.social Creative Director @ advertising
Humor & Satire Writer 👩💻 McSweeney's, Weekly Humorist, The Belladonna Comedy, Little Old Lady
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social Humor writer and author of a humorous advice book for introverted parents. Words in New Yorker, McSweeney’s, and my phone’s notes app.
Substack with funny stuff and writing tips:
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Hallie Pritts @halliepritts.bsky.social Writer. Finalist, Jeffrey E. Smith Editor’s Prize ‘24, Sewanee Writers ’22. CHTQA fellow. NZ writer-in-residence. Words in Mcsweeneys, MissouriReview, LitMag, Barrelhouse, TheBelladonna, OffAssignment, etc. Rode a bike across the US once. #nativeplants
Tod Brubaker @todbrubaker.bsky.social Fucking upwardly. Humor writer McSweeney’s, Points In Case, Slackjaw, Little Old Lady Comedy.
todbrubaker.com
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Tom Smyth @tomsmyth.bsky.social writer (vulture, the cut, la times, vogue, new yorker, mcsweeney’s, the onion, etc)
Tom Ellison @123tomellison.bsky.social -Humor in McSweeney’s, New Yorker, etc.
-Climate change, security, & disinformation by day
-Preorder my Alpha male satire: MANTHOLOGY, by Chud Buffly
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Nick Morgan @nickmorgan.bsky.social Writer, lawyer, dad in Seattle. Work in @mcsweeneys @pointsincase @frazzledhumor, etc.
"Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.”
Seeking fellow writers and #writingcommunity, especially mystery #novelists and humorists
sean mcgowan @seanmcgowan.bsky.social ooh ow OUCH (im runnin barefoot on gravel rn) owie ow ouch headlines & features @theonion & @clickhole ouch ooh owie writing Wordplay @nytimes YEEEOWWWW
J. Taylor Lee @taylorleeisme.bsky.social humor writer. mcsweeney's, points in case, weekly humorist, the hard times.
jtaylorlee.xyz
Lynn I. Hsu @lynnihsu.bsky.social Cartoonist at The New Yorker
Writer of funny and dark stories
lynnihsu.com
🎨IG: @loopyline
Kevin Seccia @kevinseccia.bsky.social I’m gonna wait to see if this place sticks before adding a description.
Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social Science journalist, humor writer and aspiring cephalopod. Boston-adjacent. Author of THE CREATURES' GUIDE TO CARING, out now!
elizabethgpreston.com
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Jason Roeder @jasonroeder.bsky.social Former senior editor, The Onion.
jasonroeder.net
Out now! "Griefstrike! The Ultimate Guide To Mourning."
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Maureen McEly @maureenmcely.bsky.social Director and writer of screenplays, short humor, short fiction, and now, apparently, “skeets”! (Are people still calling them skeets? Did they ever??? I genuinely don’t recall.) Anyway, hi!
John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Host/creator: Depresh Mode, Sleeping with Celebrities, The Hilarious World of Depression.
Host/co-creator/head writer: Wits.
Author: The Hilarious World of Depression.
Lead singer: Math Emergency.
Dogs owned: 2
Dave Powers @davepowers.bsky.social Writer of code and humor.
🏠 https://davepowers.me/
🐘 https://mastodon.social/@davepowers
❌ https://twitter.com/dave_powers
Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social Emmy-nominated TV writer and comedian. My new book “Good Game, No Rematch” is out April 1st. Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/ytjvhjsb Email: mikedruckerisdead @ gmail .com
Caitlin Kunkel @caitlinkunkel.bsky.social Funny writer of fiction and satire. INSIDE JOKES: A COMEDY AND CREATIVITY GUIDE FOR ALL WRITERS out March 10, 2026.
My newsletter on our creative wells: https://inputandoutput.substack.com/
BJ Knisley @brookeknisley.bsky.social Writer. Comedy. Tech Bro(oke). Disabled.
Bylines in HuffPost, Paste Magazine, Vulture, McSweeney's, Weekly Humorist, Shouts & Murmurs, etc. she/they
🩸If you DM me, I'll probably throw up blood.
maeve @mdunigan.bsky.social Writer 🐛 and friend 🦕
Debut satire+essay collection, READ THIS TO LOOK COOL, out now from Sourcebooks! // Writing in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Reductress // maevedunigan.com
Carlos Greaves @shadesofgreaves.bsky.social Co-author of Obey in Advance: How to Survive (and Thrive) Under Authoritarianism | available now👇🏾 https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/obey-in-advance-how-to-survive-and-thrive-under-authoritarianism
Emily @emilyemilyemilybk.bsky.social https://www.emilybressler.com
Humor writer with words in @newyorker.com, @mcsweeneys.net, @pointsincase.com, @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social, & more.
mckayley gourley @mckayleygourley.bsky.social girl writer
associate editor @reductress
writing in @newyorkerhumor @mcsweeneys @theonion
twitter @_chase_____
https://www.instagram.com/mckayg/
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lana schwartz @lanaschwartz.bsky.social
Evan Allgood @evoooooooooooo.bsky.social Writer for The New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Believer, The Millions, The Novelizers, Current Affairs, Points in Case, Vol. 1 Brooklyn
https://www.evanallgood.com/
Colin Nissan @cnissan.bsky.social Writing in @NewYorker @Mcsweeneys @NewYorkTimes @Onion // Voice actor // Copywriter // http://www.colinnissan.com
Broti Gupta @brotigupta.bsky.social Simpsons writer
comedy for and by one mother of color
Scroll Deep @scrolldeep.bsky.social We scroll so you don’t have to. Our new podcast ‘Vine: Six Seconds That Changed The World’ launches 23rd April:
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Matt Shearer @reportermatt.bsky.social Reporter for WBZ NewsRadio
WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social TV & standup & improv & podcasts, hardly any movies
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jamie loftus @jamieloftus.bsky.social jamie alert
Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social Long Time Internet Guy
Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/roxanegay
Writer, editor, publisher, professor. Some people call me a bad feminist and by some people I mean me.
Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social Okapi in my next life. Podcast Producer/Engineer/Editor. He/Him 💖💜💙 Podcasts: @sjrpod @KeananAndLakin Formerly: @Ologies @MyFavMurder @JordanJesseGo @ThePurrrcast @ExactlyRight
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
The Verge @theverge.com Covering life in the future
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Jon Hess @jonhess1005.bsky.social Clear Eyes, Clear Heart, Clear Bones, I am an anatomically correct ice sculpture.
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Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard.bsky.social The Black List founder. Film & TV producer. Politics & Football person. Vanity Fair contributing editor.
Nori Reed @norireed.bsky.social
Adam Conover @adamconover.net "Unlikable woke comedian" - the Daily Mail
Greg Mottola @gregmottola.bsky.social Director, screenwriter, amateur human
Zach Zimmerman @zzdoublezz.bsky.social stream my first comedy special “Surprise Me” on YouTube!
Dionne Warwick @dionnewarwick.bsky.social I am not writing a bio.
Poorly Aged Things @poorlyagedstuff.bsky.social showcasing poorly-aged things. shill sometimes but no ads. i don’t like elon musk very much 🏳️⚧️ reposts ≠ poorly aged. header: @NipChipCookies icon: @dreamywolfdd
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host.
The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now.
https://sirenscallbook.com/
Casey Neistat @casey.nyc family + work
Emily V Gordon @emilyvgordon.bsky.social Current writer. Former comedy booker. Former therapist. Co-writer of The Big Sick et al. She/her. Adamantly from NC. @wintercoatfilms.bsky.social
Laurie Kilmartin @anylaurie16.bsky.social Standup comedian, writer, https://lauriekilmartin.com
LeVar Burton @levarburton.bsky.social Kunta, Geordi, Reading Rainbow guy. Flies twice as high… #bydhttmwfi
Melanie Lynskey @melanielynskey.bsky.social
Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social Pulitzer-winning investigative journo at New Yorker. Documentaries at HBO. Ex-diplomat. Bad lawyer. Disused phd. Tips: ronan_farrow@newyorker.com.