ICE Raids in Los Angeles
Flashbangs and Punchlines: Comedy Collides with ICE Raids in Los Angeles How Immigration Enforcement, Shopping Cart Barricades, and Protest Poetry Became the Setup for 20 …
How the 1960s Can Help You Dominate Comedy Writing
How the 1960s Can Help You Dominate Comedy Writing Today If you want to master comedy writing in the 21st century, you might need to …
Cultural Appropriation in Comedy
Cultural Appropriation in Comedy: What to Avoid How to Write Comedy That Respects Culture While Still Roasting Everything Else Tone: Thoughtful, fearless, and sharply aware-like …
How the 1950s Can Help You Dominate Comedy Writing
How the 1950s Can Help You Dominate Comedy Writing Today Lessons from the First Golden Age of Sitcoms That Still Make Audiences Laugh, Think, and …
Leo Lins
🇧🇷 Brazil Declares War on Jokes: Comedian Leo Lins Sentenced to 8 Years for Not Being Funny Enough RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian comedian Leo …
Leo Lins: Navigating the Boundaries of Humor
Help for Comedy Writers: Navigating the Boundaries of Humor The sentencing of Brazilian comedian Leo Lins has sent ripples through the global comedy community, prompting …
Satirical Unboxings: What’s Inside This Emotional Void?
Peel Back the Packaging — Internet & Tech Humor About Consumer Culture and Cardboard Drama
Satirical Corrections and Retractions: Making the Apology Funnier Than the Offense
Learn how to write fake apologies that add fuel to the fire in the Satirical News & Fake Headlines category — a technique pioneered by SpinTaxi after they “accidentally” credited the invention of bread to a confused pelican.
Writing Political Parodies That Outpace Reality (Good Luck!)
A Political Comedy Field Guide for Satirizing News That’s Already Absurd — Inspired by SpinTaxi.com’s Fastest Fake News Turnarounds Satirizing the News When the News …
Good Evening, I’m Barbie
🎤 “Good Evening, I’m Barbie—Now with News and a Waistline You Still Can’t Have!” Hi everyone! I’m Barbie — still here, still plastic, still working …
Red, Bite and Blue: Shark Attacks
Red, Bite and Blue: Shark Attacks Sharks Ready for July Summer Crowds at the Beach Sharks Ready for July Summer Crowds By America’s Oldest Lifeguard …
Navigating Cancel Culture in Comedy Writing
Navigating Cancel Culture in the Comedy Clubs How to Write Comedy That’s Brave, Smart, and Built to Survive a Marxist Tweet Tone: Bold, wisecracking, and …
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Are Just Lazy
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Have Been “Working Remotely” Since Y2K and HR Is Getting Suspicious By the Satirical Bureau of Eternal Affairs Disclosure: …
Parodying Motivational Speeches: Yell Nonsense With Confidence
The Comedy Craft of Writing Loud, Empty Inspiration in the Satirical Self-Help Genre
Writing Satire About Digital Minimalism (While Posting About It Constantly)
Unplugged and Overexposed — Internet & Tech Humor for the Mindfully Hypocritical
Turning Corporate Press Releases into Comedy Gold
Learn how to parody brand communications in the Satirical News & Fake Headlines category — a style perfected at SpinTaxi, where press releases from fake soda companies routinely declare war on emotional stability.
Debates as Comedy Goldmines: Turning Interruptions Into Punchlines
A Political Comedy Writer’s Guide to Mining Televised Chaos for Jokes — Featuring SpinTaxi.com’s “Moderator Replaced by Blender” Special Debates: Where Logic Goes to Die …
What Does “Sketchy” Mean to a Comedian?
What Does “Sketchy” Mean? In the world of comedy, the word “sketchy” has a few layered meanings, depending on context — and they’re all hilarious …
Writing a Comedy Special
Writing a Comedy Special: From Concept to Stage How to Write Comedy That Commands the Spotlight for a Full Hour What Is a Comedy Special, …
Lessons From “The Equalizer” TV and Movie Universe
How To Write Comedy… Like “The Equalizer” Would Teach It Is Robert McCall Actually a Comedy Writer? freelance vigilante and part-time stand-up coach for broken …
Inventing Fake Viral Challenges: Satire for the Terminally Online
Hashtag Hysteria — Writing Internet & Tech Humor from Trend Madness and Clout Contagion
Satirical Investigative Journalism: When You Dig for Dirt That Doesn’t Exist
Learn how to fabricate exposés under the Satirical News & Fake Headlines category — a SpinTaxi signature technique used to uncover scandals like the National Park Service’s secret moon-cheese tunnels.
Lampooning Left and Right Without Losing Your Audience
A Political Comedy Survival Guide for Satirizing Both Sides Without Getting Canceled — Featuring SpinTaxi.com’s “Moderate Roast” Series The Tightrope of Bipartisan Burn In political …
Ellie Coleman: A Gay Conservative Comedian
Ellie Coleman Breaks the Mold: A Gay Conservative Comedian Rises from Wilmington WILMINGTON, NC — In a world where comedy stages often echo the cultural …
The Secret Behind John Mulaney’s Success
Computational Analyst Unveils the Secret Behind John Mulaney’s Success: ‘Engineered Spontaneity’ In a groundbreaking study, political scientist and pop-culture critic Vlad Surdea-Hernea has delved deep …
Insights for Comedy Writers: Embracing Complexity
Norm Macdonald: Beyond the Punchlines Insight for Comedy Writers: Embracing Complexity A Surprising Depth Marc Maron, known for his candid interviews, admitted to being apprehensive …
How to Write Comedy About Actor Suffering and the Cult of ‘Authenticity’
Jon Hamm Warns Young Actors: “Smoking Real Cigarettes for a Role Will Age You Faster Than Divorce and Sunlight Combined” How to Write Comedy About …
How to Write Comedy About Ridiculous Fashion, Period Dramas, and Beautiful Misery
Carrie Coon Reflects on Her “Gilded Age” Costume: “I Could Rest My Chin on Them” — America Googles ‘Corset-Induced Existential Dread’ How to Write Comedy …
How to Write Comedy About Family Expectations and Artistic Rebellion
Benicio Del Toro Wins Awards, Stuns Audiences, But Family Still Thinks Law School Was the Safer Bet How to Write Comedy About Family Expectations and …
Judy Greer Still Getting Flashed by Fans of ‘Arrested Development
Judy Greer Still Getting Flashed by Fans of ‘Arrested Development,’ Says “I Blame the Banana Stand” HOLLYWOOD, CA — In an unsettling-yet-weirdly-on-brand update from the …
Are Dads Funny?
Arnold Schwarzenegger Confirms He Saw His Son’s On-Screen Weenie, World Wonders If This Is Peak Hollywood or Peak Therapy LOS ANGELES, CA — In what …
Ron Swanson’s greatest ten lines…
Ron Swanson’s greatest ten lines, each followed by a brief explanation of its satirical brilliance, philosophical depth, and deadpan glory: 1. “I’m not interested in …
How George Clooney’s Gray Hair Can Inspire a Thousand Jokes
NEWS REPORT George Clooney’s Gray Hair Ignites Masculine Identity Crisis Nationwide LOS ANGELES — In a stunning blow to the Just for Men industrial complex, …
Writing Inclusive Comedy
Writing Inclusive Comedy: Laughs Without Harm How to Write Comedy That Includes Everyone-and Still Hits Hard Tone: Warm, sharp, and socially conscious-like a comedy mentor …
Zoom Call Comedy: Writing Jokes About the World’s Most Awkward Rectangle
Frozen Faces and Mute Fails — Internet & Tech Humor in the Era of Perpetual Virtual Meetings