Arts & Entertainment

Giulia De Vita

Hi! I’m Giulia—a beautiful writer and small clown from Vancouver, currently based in London, UK.

Adrianne Frost

Originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, Adrianne Frost is a NYC based performer and writer. Adrianne’s first humor book, I Hate Other People’s Kids, was published by Simon & Schuster; she is featured in The 2004 Signet Book of American Humor, and in Rejected, Tales of The Failed, Dumped And Cancelled. She has written for Millennium Magazine, Pet Lifestyles Magazine, and Comedywire. She has also written for Link AKC, Ask E. Jean, News Makeup, Funny Not Slutty and her latest work, “The Early Works Series”, was published on McSweeney’s. She has taught and performed improv all over the world and been in dozens of national commercials, a few movies and some TV shows.

Justina Kolb

Justina is co-creator/writer/producer of the late-night live-stream talk show Everything’s Fine Tonight LIVE! w/ Jordan, which can be seen monthly on Twitch. She has performed sketch comedy in the duo Sleepover at festivals such as Portland Sketchfest, Seattle Sketchfest, North Carolina Comedy Festival, She Makes Me Laugh, and NY SketchFest.

Anna I Wu

Anna is an author of science fiction, horror, and satire.

Kasia Kalinowska

Kasia Kalinowska will never run for public office, as she could be assassinated with a stray peanut. Instead, she is a humor and fiction writer in New York City. You can read more of Kasia’s words at www.kasiakalinowska.com and on Twitter @KasiaKalino.

Libby Marshall

Libby Marshall is a writer, performer, and tall person who lives in Chicago, IL. She is the author of the short story collection Penny Pinching Tips for the Morally Bankrupt. Her writing has appeared on Reductress, McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, Points In Case, The Belladonna, The Offing, Little Old Lady, and The Weekly Humorist. She loves candles that smell like desserts, funny podcasts, and scarves that are big enough to double as blankets.

Jenny Crowley

Jenny is a marketing leader, comedy writer, and slow runner living in Chicago. Her words can be found in The Onion, McSweeney’s, The Belladonna, Points In Case, and various notebooks in her apt.

Magesh Magesh

As a musician I have worked with Lionel Richie, Rhianna, Ricky Martin, Kimbra, Vernon Reid and a host of other pop stars. As a writer I have written for ‘Drumscene’ magazine, ‘Percussioni’ (Italy), ‘The Modern Rogue’ (USA), ‘Aeyons’ (Australia), Lessonface ‘(USA) and ‘Penlight’ (Canada).

Nadia Sadri

Nadia is an Iranian-American writer and producer who cannot stop asking her friends if they want to go play tennis. She finds everything interesting, is still not sure if she likes coffee, and loves when people show her new things. She currently lives in Los Angeles, where she is looking to find friends who want to go play tennis.

Sai Dharmarajan

Sai is a standup comedian and satire writer currently living in Silver Spring, MD and originally from Chennai, India. He has performed at comedy festivals and venues across the United States including the Jersey City Comedy Festival and Gilda’s Laugh Fest. A pun enthusiast, he’s a former Champion and runner-up of DC Improv’s PUN DMV competition. He’s also a satire contributor for The Lunar Times and The Haven on Medium.

Alice Lahoda

Alice Lahoda is a writer, shitposter, and comic creator. She would happily break her vegetarianism to eat the rich.

Karen Gilmore

Karen Gilmore is a writer struggling not to call herself an “aspiring writer”. Her humour writing has appeared in Slackjaw, Little Old Lady Comedy, and The Globe and Mail.

Tara Millette

Tara Millette is a Canuck comedian based in Philadelphia. She’s an award-avoiding writer whose work has been featured in Reductress, McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, The Belladonna, Points in Case, and more. She’s also the co-founder of The Honeypot Satire on Medium. You can check out her stuff at taramillette.com, medium.com/the-honeypot, and if you’ve read this far just follow her on Twitter already: @LazyGinger.

Mel Cronenwett

Mel Cronenwett is a freelance writer based in Texas and Michigan, and is aunt to two tanks masquerading as rescue dogs. Her sketch comedy has been produced in Houston, and she is at work on a humorous young adult novel. In her most recent foray into community theatre, she was billed below a cat.

Brian Gutierrez

Brian Gutierrez is an American humor writer living in the UK. You can find more of his work at www.explainingstuff.com.

Sean McGowan

Sean McGowan is a Chicago-based comedy writer and performer. He is a headline contributor at ClickHole and his jokes have appeared in The New Yorker’s Shouts & Murmurs and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.

Jenn Knott

Jenn Knott is a TV & comedy writer based in Bavaria, Germany who’s written for publications like McSweeney’s, The American Bystander, The Belladonna, & Weekly Humorist. Find her on Twitter @jkusesherwords or at jennknott.com.

Mary E. McCartney

Mary E. McCartney is a writer and techie nerd based in the Boston area. Her writing has appeared in McSweeney’s.

Chloé Cunha

Chloé Cunha is a comedian, poet, and occasional sapphic vampire/assassin such as in the retro indie horror film Blood of the Tribades (2016), or The Penumbra Podcast. She is a contributor for satire sites Reductress, Awf Mag, and Plot Twist (and thrilled to have a piece in Widget!) If she were a candy, she would have a hard femme shell with a nougaty butch center.

John Hedrick

John Hedrick is a standup comedian who got his [long] legs in the DC comedy scene. Now he resides in New York and is the co-founder of The Lunar Times – the first satire site for ALL Asian Americans. Give them a follow on IG and Twitter @The_Lunar_Times!

Elisabeth Del Toro

Elisabeth is based in Chicago! She is an actor/comedian/fake job pursuer and she loves to put yesterday’s coffee in the fridge even when there is only a few sips left.

Adam Dietz

Adam Dietz is a writer and the host of The last Writing Podcast. His work has been featured in McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, and Defenestration. He lives in Milwaukee with his partner and their two cats.