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The Funniest Sketches By SNL's Newest Writer

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 11.15.2011

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It was announced today that Onion News Network veteran and current Funny Or Die writer Chris Kelly will be joining the staff at "Saturday Night Live" ...

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I Was Hired to Write Jokes for John Wayne Bobbitt (and Lived to Tell)

Mark C. Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark C. Miller

Photo courtesy of http://zoice.com/ It was a day like any other, only this one started with an unusual classified ad in the Hollywood trade paper, ...

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The Onion's Our Front Pages Celebrates Years Of Hilarious Headlines

The New York Times | ERIC KONIGSBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

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Headlines in the satirical weekly newspaper The Onion tend to function both as punch line and setup, in that order. They are the heart of the paper, a...

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Some of His Best Friends

Jennie Blackton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jennie Blackton

A bouquet of eulogies for the playwright and actor, George Furth, who died at 75 last week. These titles are simply the way George would surely introduce us to each other.

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