Jon Savitt is a writer and comedian featured in places such as Funny or Die, College Humor, The Washington Post, TIME, NBC News, MPR, Star Tribune and more.
When it comes to professional resumes, there are exaggerations and then there are flat-out lies. An exaggeration: I’m proficient in PowerPoint. A lie: I invented PowerPoint. For U.S. Rep. George Santos, R-NY, the lies seem to come easy. From a fake COVID-19 diagnosis to his mother’s fabricated death to the source of his campaign finances […]
There’s one rule in comedy so universal that it connects comics of every background, genre and skill level: Never punch down. These three simple words can be the difference between being a headliner or being hated. “Punching down” is more than being mean, rude, or vulgar. It’s the intentional act of attacking those in powerless […]
