The Belladonna Comedy
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We’re starting a podcast! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get monthly episodes (first one coming out on Mon 2/17) and/or listen to it wherever you get your poddies!

We’ll talk about comedy writing, submitting, and probably jeggings.

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Chit chat with the editors of The Belladonna and special guests, including satire, writing, and niche stuff--like jeggings.
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“Real-life ratings to guide old-school stoners through today’s complicated weed marketplace.” By Rose Greene

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Heidi Lux is a screenwriter and satirist. Her credits include Crushed, a teen comedy based on Heart of Darkness, now streaming on Tubi and Nickelodeon. She is a managing editor for The Belladonna, and has written for sites including Eater, Business Insider, CollegeHumor, Cracked, and more.
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Rebecca Silver is a Chicago writer and stand-up comedian who tells jokes about her failures, family, and fear of late stage capitalism. Her work has been featured in Belladonna, Slackjaw, and Greener Pastures.
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“Are you energetic? Are you sleepy? Are you taking this quiz while asleep?” By @daniellekraese.bsky.social

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Madeline Hester is a writer and comic artist based in Chicago. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Belladonna, and the Chicago Reader, among others. She does not like writing bios but does like talking about herself.
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@kristenmulrooney.bsky.social is a comedy writer from Boston. She edits The Belladonna, contributes to The New Yorker, and writes a column for McSweeney's. Kristen has written several books. She hates dancing and doesn't understand why it's a thing.
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“A man with the obvious brute strength akin to Timothée Chalamet.” By @sarahthegardner.bsky.social

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1. Are you a mom/human being?

2. Are you also against fascism?

Then check out my first #humor piece published in the Belladonna 👇
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“Now we have to fight fascism in our spare time, on top of all the other shit we have to do? Ok, add it to the list.” By @caitcmclean.bsky.social

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@kmaiolatesi.bsky.social is a comedy writer, artist, and performer in Chicago. She is a Belladonna, Reductress, McSweeney’s, Hard Times, Weekly Humorist, Slackjaw, and Jenny Magazine contributor. She probably has a crush on you.
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“Now we have to fight fascism in our spare time, on top of all the other shit we have to do? Ok, add it to the list.” By @caitcmclean.bsky.social

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“The audience’s former perceptions of being ‘in control of’ or able to ‘use” time will be shown to be illusions at best.” By @deannesmith.bsky.social

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Sarah Chin is a humor, fiction, and poetry writer from Chicago, Illinois. Her work has been published in places like Points in Case, The Cincinnati Review, HAD, Epiphany and more. She was born in the Year of the Fire Rat, which is a better descriptor of herself than she could ever come up with.
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“Fill up that registry with a $700 air fryer.” By Erin McLaughlin

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“Skittles make you gay.” By Emily Knapp & Meg Reid

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Kathy Lynch is a Massachusetts-based stand up comic and writer. Her satire writing has been featured in The Onion, Reductress, and McSweeney's. Kathy's material touches on embarrassing topics such as food allergies and being a fake goth in middle school.
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“You have to know when done is done, and honestly, your piece is probably great!” By Heidi Lux

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“There simply isn’t this much content, and we both know it.” By Rae Maybee

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“Only 5 million Google results, so this should be super quick!” By Robyn Bradley

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“I’m so, so sorry, but I think there’s been a huge misunderstanding.” By Emily Kapp

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Sofia Javed is a Chicago-based comedian, storyteller, and writer. Her humor is inspired by her life as a brown woman in America, her love of languages, and her former career as a cubicle bureaucrat. Sofia recently debuted her solo show, Latchkey Larki, in New York City.