Has the writers' strike left a comedy void in your life? Are you longing for Letterman? Jonesing for Jon Stewart? Craving new Colbert?
If so, I'm excited to report that 23/6 is now live. 23/6 (www.236.com) is the satiric news and opinion site HuffPost has been developing with IAC/InterActiveCorp. The idea is that you come to the Huffington Post to see what's happening in the world, then go to 23/6 to see the news turned inside out.
23/6 takes on everything in the news -- from politics to pop culture -- and delivers it as it happens.
Right now, 23/6 is featuring sharp takes on the Mukasey confirmation; the pre-endorsement IM exchange between Rudy Giuliani and Pat Robertson, a flow chart revealing JLo's thought process as she decided whether to announce her pregnancy, a look at what it would be like if Perez Hilton covered the flooding in Mexico, an entry in 23/6's ongoing feature Dikipedia (it looks just like Wikipedia, but it's about the world's biggest dicks; today's entry is on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, clearly the Dick of the Day), comedic videos, and 23/6's group blog, which we're calling "The Room."
The Room features fast and funny contributions from a collection of over 300 comedy writers and performers -- both well-known and soon-to-be-discovered. Among those weighing in today are Don Steinberg, who offers up his "Monolog-o-tron" - an interactive writers' strike survival tool that allows you to generate your own talk show monologue through pull-down menus; Greg Fitzsimmons' observations from the picket lines ("There haven't been this many rich Jews doing laps since the Friars Club closed their swimming pool") and Monica Johnson's look at Mickey Rourke's latest run in with the law -- drunk on a Vespa scooter.
So check it out. It's 23/6: "Some of the News, Most of the Time."
And it comes to you from an amazing team of writers and editors, led by Jason Reich, who came to us after six years as a writer at The Daily Show. Congratulations and gratitude on our launch day to the rest of the team. To introduce them to you, here's the 23/6 masthead:
Corporate Overlords
Publisher: Arianna Huffington
President: Sarah Bernard
IAC Head of Interactive Programming: Michael Jackson
Creative Types/Narcissists/Enablers
Editor: Jason Reich
Executive Consultant: Roy Sekoff
Director of Video Content: Brian Spinks
Designer: George Mountis
Contributing Editors: David Bourgeois, Gabriel Delahaye, Laurie Kilmartin, Stephen Sherrill, Colleen Werthmann
Associate Editors: Dan Hoffheins, Alex Leo, James Stuntz
Contributors: Mark Bemesderfer, Jonathan Bines, Jake Dickerman, Ned Goldreyer, Geoff Kirsch, Ryan Levin, Tim Saccardo, Paul Slansky, Teddy Wayne
Supervising Producer: Holly Schlesinger
Video Contributors: Jon Benjamin, Jeff Buchanan, Bill Buckendorf, Jon Daly, Brett Gelman, Dave Hill, Todd Levin, Eugene Mirman, John Mulaney, John Roberts, Scott Sherman
Editorial Assistant: Kevin Allocca
Associate Video Editor: Ricky Camilleri
Products/Technology/Computer Stuff
Chief Technical Officer: Paul Berry
Programmers/Backend Developers: David Brunton, Andi Trinculescu
Product/Community Manager: Jeffrey Kurtz
Finance/Operations/Money Stuff
Controller: Chris Davis
Office Manager: Tyler Pontier
Media Relations/Fabulosity
Vice President: Mario Ruiz
Special Thanks:
Ryan Brown
Stacey Bunch
Janee Chung
Daylife
Johnson Garrett
Ramin Hedayati
Chris Kelly
Billy Kimball
Mo Koyfman
Ken Lerer
Number 17
Movable Type
Jonah Peretti
Ana Rosansky
James Smith
Colin Sterling
Josh Sussman
Vidavee
Bill Wasik
Ben Wikler
Andy Yaco-Mink
Follow Arianna Huffington on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ariannahuff
You should know that you and Keith Oberman are amongst the few people that are giving some hope to the masses out here in "The American Heartland". Good luck to you in all your endeavors!!!!!
For our sad demise
They logged the only explanation left
This species has amused itself to death
If I want comedy, I count on the members here to provide that in the comments sections, and I'm rarely disappointed.
HuffPo going the comedy route feels like bait and switch.
Arianna, no offense intended but, you seem a little manic these days.
Calm down. We're not all as "excited" as you over your newest adventure.
First our government, now HuffPo.
Dammit, who can we count on these days, anyway?
You've got a good site with a lot of interesting contributors --- and I'd wager most of the people who have come to be part of the readership are given to a more serious approach to the issues.
There is something denigrational about annexing the irreverent alongside the thoughtful approach to understanding the happenings that affect our lives, our nation, our world.
A car that takes us to the hospital is one thing---the same car crammed with clowns is quite another.
As a spinoff to HuffPo, I wish it all the best. But concentrate on what is important.
This country is being raped, looted and pilloried by a corrupt militaryindustrialgovernment.
The more we can focus on what is and has gone wrong, the better we can begin to undo the damage.
Fuck the laughs. Expand the forum for legitimate appraisal of the issues from people who see behind the spin.
Maybe it's just me ---- my outrage at having my country hijacked by greed-crazed serial killing thugs just hasn't allowed me to giggle about it.
Maybe when they're impeached and sent to the Hague I'll be a little more receptive to frivolity.
PERMITS USE OF ADVANCED GAYDAR - Days after asserting that there are no homosexuals in Iran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad invited United Nations inspectors to conduct a search. "We have nothing to hide," Ahmadinejad said, "You can search the entire country - even the airport bathrooms."
The question is will the UN engage in gay recruitment to find a team to send into Iraq
to search for WSOs [Weapons of Sexual Orientation]
For complaints please go to Helen Waite.
Is there a site around that really cares about politics? Can't take this anymore.
time will tell.
I think the lack of sense of humor
is hugely symbolic of the lack of intellect.
It is a serious problem in this Nation.
For people who cannot appreciate satire and humor, you best stick to your Faux News. This is not your cuppa T
Good luck! Great timing.
and arianna, you have to persuade your news team that impeachment in the house is news.