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Mike Reiss has won 4 Emmys during his 36 years writing for "The Simpsons". He's lectured on "The Simpsons" and comedy in 24 countries. https://gothamartists.com/mike_reiss/

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Latest posts by mikereisswriter.bsky.social on Bluesky

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There's No Place Like Homicide! This week, in 1892, Lizzie Borden axed her parents!

We stay in Lizzie Borden's house! It's Murder Week in my Substack!
Read... and subscribe!
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04.08.2025 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's What You Missed in July... ...by not being a Premium Subscriber!

My FREE Substack ends October 1 -- after that, you gotta pay, baby.
Check out all the fun PAID subscribers had in July:
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31.07.2025 12:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Worst Olympics Ever! The Olympics -- they're like the Olympics on steroids!

In Today's Substack, we visit THE WORST OLYMPICS EVER!
Read! Subscribe!
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29.07.2025 12:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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North Korea Part II: 3 Perfect Days in Hell Whether youโ€™re a tourist to North Korea, a journalist, or Dennis Rodman, you all get the same three-day trip.

In today's Substack, we go inside NORTH KOREA!
This is the trip nobody's taken!
Read it & SUBSCRIBE!

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22.07.2025 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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How I Got Into North Korea! If youโ€™ve learned anything about me through this Substack, itโ€™s that I only do two things: I write comedy and I travel.

Join me on Substack for my most dangerous adventure yet:
HOW I GOT INTO NORTH KOREA!
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15.07.2025 12:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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God's Least Favorite Churches We visited New Orleans shortly after Hurricane Katrina and saw community after community wiped off the map.

One of my best Substacks this week: God's Least Favorite Churches!
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08.07.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Bart Building, San Antonio, Texas.
Plus, the Alamo!
It's all in today's Substack:
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01.07.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eating a Whale Burger in Norway. Yes, there were ethical concerns. Whale meat isn't kosher.
For more exotic food stories, check out my Substack:
reissm.substack.com/p/nobody-fee...

27.06.2025 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's What You Missed in June... By not being a PAID SUBSCRIBER!

Me, Joyce DeWitt, Peter Tork & Micky Dolenz!
Just one thing you missed in June by not getting a Premium Subscription to my Substack!
JUST 16 CENTS A DAY!
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26.06.2025 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nobody Feeds Mike! Someone asked me, โ€œIs this Substack like โ€˜Somebody Feed Philโ€™?โ€

In today's Substack, I launch a food feud with nice guy Phil Rosenthal (@feedphil.bsky.social): Nobody Feeds Mike!
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24.06.2025 05:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Titanic: The Final Chapter The media circus folds its tents and moves on.

Netflix calls him a psychopath. I call him a great American dreamer. Learn about Stockton Rush and the Titan sub on my Substack. READ & SUBSCRIBE!
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18.06.2025 07:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Titanic 2: The Media Circus! My wife and I were just back from a trip to Japan.

What's scarier than going to the Titanic on a doomed sub? Talking about it to Fox News!
Check out "Titanic 2: The Media Circus" on Substack.
READ & SUBSCRIBE!
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17.06.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Traveler's Tip: Visit Iran... ...But maybe not this week.

Here's a special Substack ripped from the headlines: VISIT IRAN (But maybe not this week...)
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14.06.2025 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sly & Brian are a warning to our children: if you live fast and take lots of drugs, you'll only make it to your early eighties.

12.06.2025 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Blog, vlog, podcast, Substack: it's all Breakfast Ketchup. Same shit, different bottle.

12.06.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's me. I worked there '81-82.

10.06.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I Took the Titan to the Titanic! I spent thirty-six years working on โ€œThe Simpsonsโ€.

THIS IS THE BIG ONE!
Today's Substack takes you on my dive to the Titanic on the Titan!
You won't see this stuff on the Netflix doc!
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10.06.2025 11:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm so old I still call Malcolm X 'Malcolm Twitter'.

10.06.2025 02:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Tonys! The plays you never saw! The stars you never heard of!

The Tonys are over & only one column dares to call them bullsh*t.
READ & SUBSCRIBE:
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09.06.2025 04:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another pic from comedy legend @Omarcus. You can tell it's an A.I. fake because Denise doesn't eat spaghetti. And because the crowd is all Denises and Mikes.

08.06.2025 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Tonys! The plays you never saw! The stars you never heard of!

This week's Substack takes down Broadway!
Read it... and SUBSCRIBE!
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03.06.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's What You Missed This Month... ...By not being a paid subscriber!

Look at all the fun you can have for just 16 cents a day! Subscribe... and UPGRADE TO PAID!
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29.05.2025 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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His House Burned Down... and He Loves It! Letโ€™s start with a great old joke.

Check out our most popular Substack to date:
We tour LA fire damage with Simpsons' legend Jeff Martin!
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27.05.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Guinea! My wife announced sheโ€™d booked us a trip to New Guinea.

Today my Substack goes to New Guinea!
Read it & SUBSCRIBE, dammit!
reissm.substack.com/p/new-guinea

21.05.2025 00:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nepal: Peaks and Freaks My plane was flying into Lukla, better known by pilots as โ€œThe Worldโ€™s Most Dangerous Airportโ€.

Take a trip to Nepal on my new Substack.
READ & SUBSCRIBE... I command you!
reissm.substack.com/p/nepal-land...

13.05.2025 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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DATELINE: PAKISTAN! A Super-Special Bonus Substack Ripped from Today's Headlines!

I posted a free bonus Substack about Pakistan, ripped from today's headlines. Read it... and SUBSCRIBE!
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09.05.2025 03:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Worst Theme Park Ever! In a park in Casablanca stood a lone kiddie rollercoaster.

This week my Substack visits THE WORST THEME PARK EVER! Read it... and SUBSCRIBE!
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06.05.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Birthday, Chernobyl! The famous meltdown occurred 39 years ago this week.

The Chernobyl disaster turns 39 this week! Join me for a birthday visit:
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29.04.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sale! Sale! SALE!!! To celebrate our one-month anniversary, Iโ€™m slashing subscription prices for NOW Iโ€™VE SEEN EVERYTHING!

My Substack's PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION is now on sale! Just $5 a month for loads of extra content!
reissm.substack.com/p/sale-sale-...

24.04.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Now I've Seen Everything! A Humorous Look at Dangerous Travel. Click to read "Now I've Seen Everything!", by Mike Reiss, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Here's the post you've been waiting for: Around the World in 80 Toilets! Read it and SUBSCRIBE!
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22.04.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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