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Lily Hirsch

@lilyehirsch.bsky.social

Writer (often about music). Author of Can’t Stop the Grrrls and Weird Al: Seriously. New one about Angela Lansbury out now! Sometimes tries to be funny.

1,135 Followers  |  960 Following  |  285 Posts  |  Joined: 26.11.2024
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Sending good vibes—I get it (life can be so hard).

25.02.2026 19:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What Do I Do If Another Mom Is Complaining About Her Kids, But My Kids Are Perfect? Ask Miss Mom Manners!

Q: The other day, over coffee, my friend started complaining about her kids. Apparently, her son has a bunch of missing homework assignments, and her daughter is a teenager who is only interested in texting and TikTok.

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24.02.2026 16:06 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The PopCon schedule is officially out. I’ll be at USC March 13. #popcon #funnymusic #boburnham #tomlehrer

23.02.2026 23:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Good luck. The only thing I’ve found that works is calling ahead to find out the wallpaper print and then designing and making a dress in exactly that print so you can disappear completely.

13.02.2026 23:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So sorry—I think it’s mandatory based on age. I finally bought the expensive chair after needing spinal surgery for poor posture writing! Save yourself! Get a nice chair with a head rest and then boost up your computer!

11.02.2026 00:58 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Please Buy a Valentine Gram for Your Junior High Kid and Basically Ruin His Life Hope you’re ready for the fallout!

Best part, at my kid’s junior high, the grams are popcorn when most of these kids have braces! 🤣 medium.com/frazzled/ple...

10.02.2026 14:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The #PuppyBowl missed an opportunity this year not having a Bunny perform for their halftime show.

08.02.2026 19:35 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

This one is definitely based on my own experience. Though I blame parenting, this might actually be a “me” issue. Maybe I just attract food stains 🤣

05.02.2026 15:54 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Have any of you gone to get a quick coffee and then frozen at the counter in front of the iPad tip options? If so, this one’s for you!

03.02.2026 16:55 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Here’s the other one definitely not based on real life! medium.com/slackjaw/im-...

03.02.2026 14:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Six Stages Of iPad Screen Tipping No pressure!

Happy to have this one out today, co-written with Lisa Pertoso for @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social
I actually have another one out today too. My daughter thinks all this humor writing is my version of a mid-life crisis. She might not be wrong 🤣
thebelladonnacomedy.com/the-six-stag...

03.02.2026 14:31 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
Frank Zappa's Politics | Interviewing Bradly Morgan, author of Frank Zappa's America
YouTube video by Jeff Starr's Not Bad: Films Frank Zappa's Politics | Interviewing Bradly Morgan, author of Frank Zappa's America

Really grateful to chat about Zappa with the @jeffreystarr.com podcast, including whether his satire was successful and his political legacy. And it's a rare video podcast appearance from me! Check it out! "Frank Zappa's America" is out now via @lsupress.bsky.social!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUyG...

02.02.2026 19:51 — 👍 19    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 1

My daughter’s school is having a pajama day in honor of Black history month and the “I have a dream” speech. I’m actually pretty mad that I didn’t come up with that as a way to satirize the way some school’s attempt to honor Black history month.

02.02.2026 17:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Flight of the Conchords Reuniting After 8 Years at Netflix Is a Joke Festival Flight of the Conchords will reunite for a performance in Los Angeles at the Netflix Is a Joke festival in May. Here's how to buy tickets.

Dreams cone true! It’s business time!
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01.02.2026 03:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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26.01.2026 14:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Can we launch one together?!! Bwahahah!!!

23.01.2026 18:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Amazing! Finally! Thank you @musicologyduck.bsky.social

21.01.2026 19:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Side Effects of Hanging Out with Your Teenage Children Know the risks!

Obviously, if you have kids, they will for several years be ages 13 to 15...if you find yourself spending an excessive amount of time with them and their friends, say a whole afternoon or even a vacation, you should know the risks.

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20.01.2026 15:27 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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“It was just one vest!” By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social

Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/my-response-...

20.01.2026 16:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

So there are left and right socks now? Wasn’t sorting socks hard enough?

08.01.2026 20:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My teen daughter told me she has a friend following me on Instagram. So much pressure. Any idea how I might appear “cool”? I’m thinking lots of 6-7 references and shots of me in black hoodies? What else? 😆

07.01.2026 17:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So good!

05.01.2026 02:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Murder, She Wrote Festival Join the Kelley House Museum as we toast the memory of Angela Lansbury, the beloved star of Murder, She Wrote. Lansbury starred as Jessica Fletcher, the charming sleuth of one of the most syndicated T...

The Murder, She Wrote Festival schedule looks amazing. And I am so so happy to be included! www.kelleyhousemuseum.org/events-murde...

04.01.2026 22:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’ve been told I need social media branding but that’s tough when I’ve published a book about Weird Al, another one about sexist stereotypes in music, and, the latest, a self-help guide using the life and work of Angela Lansbury. How about: follow me for quirky pop culture deep dives with heart.

03.01.2026 18:43 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cover for Taking Funny Music Seriously (@lilyehirsch.bsky.social, @iupress.bsky.social, 2024

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Taking Funny Music Seriously (@lilyehirsch.bsky.social, @iupress.bsky.social, 2024)

A comically captivating case for deconstructing musical pretensions and hierarchies as humor is what unites us all.

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21.12.2025 14:51 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

My daughter has finals for the first time today. So, on the way to school, I of course played the soundtrack to the movie Rudy, for motivation. Did I tear up because the music is just that amazing? I’ll never tell!

17.12.2025 16:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Need a little Christmas? A gift idea? www.bloomsbury.com/us/nowhere-t...

14.12.2025 21:12 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s time to try defying cavities.

(See what I did there, lol)

12.12.2025 19:07 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Just because I bought something at Chico’s doesn’t mean I’m a Chico’s person now. I was just very cold!

11.12.2025 00:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0