Matt Ruby

When you give them equal time, you make them seem equal.

10 Good Things: When the target thinks they're the assassin Comedy thoughts from Steven Wright, Carl Jung, Ann Harris, Marc Maron, and more.

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This Steven Wright line is one of my fave quotes about comedy ever: "[My act is] a view of the world through the eyes of a child, but described in the words of an adult."

Stop consuming content about how to do things and start doing them instead.

Effort + Feedback = Learning
Advice + Planning = Procrastination

The amount of targeted ads I get from Hims making me feel like I've been targeted by death.

BREAKING: Someone not liking YOUR free speech is THEIR free speech.

Sarah Ruhl: Make what changes you "The measure of the art is how much it changes the artist."

"The measure of the art is how much it changes the artist. You know, it’s not the critical reception. It’s not how much money is made. It’s how does the artist grow and stretch aesthetically or ethically or in terms of their own wisdom."

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I remember hearing a joke once about how local news on TV is awful ‘cuz it’s just the worst things that have happened the closest to you. Now, NYC is presenting you with digital screens on the streets that present you with horrific things happening on the other side of the planet...

"I've been red pilled!"
-Me eating Flintstones vitamins

Why Maron vs. the bro podcasters matters And why he's wrong about trans jokes.

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How to avoid being a hack:

Why Maron vs. the bro podcasters matters And why he's wrong about trans jokes.

I give examples here:
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I get it. There are plenty of hacky, cruel jokes about trans people, the r-word, and immigrants. But...

Why Maron vs. the bro podcasters matters And why he's wrong about trans jokes.

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I wrote about Maron on the rampage…

🎙️ We need to differentiate between comedians and broadcasters.

🎙️ This isn’t just about politics. It’s about being a hack.

🎙️ There is no hack subject, only hack approaches.

🎙️ Examples of good jokes about hack subjects.

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Gazpacho is just a tomato, cucumber, and onion smoothie.

Crazy that we named our phones after the 23rd most popular app on the device.

One thing traveling abroad teaches you is how loud Americans are. You can spot one from a mile away because you can hear them from the same distance. Maybe it’s because everyone else communicates so much with their hands.

Like elevators have a weight capacity, television should have an ego capacity. Because there's no way we should be asked to swallow Dr. Phil, Stephen A, and Bill Maher onscreen at the same time. We just can't handle that load. 😂

The left is like the HR department. The right is like the Tom Brady Roast.

How Johnny Carson felt about political jokes on his Tonight Show The danger of feeling important.

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If ya want smart talk about standup, I've got a Substack for ya. Lately at FUNNY HOW:
- How Carson and Leno felt about political jokes
- Should I abandon my political material in front of a MAGA crowd?
- How to talk about politics without losing the crowd
- Colbert and the slow death of dissent

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joy - “felt cute might delete later”
depression - “felt defeat might cute later”

Dear Tim Cook: mattruby.substack.com/p/theres-no-...

America is a place that thinks pizza crust is wasted real estate that must be filled with cheese – which kinda sums up America.

Idea: An Olympic event for arriving just in time for hotel breakfast that ends at 9am You win by being the last person to get orange juice. Call it THE CONTINENTAL.

The press conference locations keep getting stranger and stranger. It’s like the media is playing “Where in the World Is Conman Sandiego?”

Congrats, Internet! I thought we couldn't top "save the kids" plus "it was the 🧃" as a clickbait combo, but we really cracked the case with "Sydney Sweeney's b👀bs" plus "anti-woke outrage." Way to go!