Zachary Kanin (5’3), was the shortest ever President of the Harvard Lampoon. His cartoons and humor writing have appeared in The New Yorker, where he worked until recently. He is the author and illustrator of The Short Book, which is available in stores and online now. He has written for the children’s show Thumb Wrestling Federation, and was a contributing joke writer for Phil Angelides’ campaign for governor of California.

You can find out more about The Short Book at www.smallotry.com, and you can see Zach’s cartoons here.

Blog Entries by Zach Kanin

That Guy

3 Comments | Posted October 9, 2008 | 03:26 PM (EST)


What we are expecting when we get excited for debates:

Sen. Obama: Good evening, and thank you to Belmont University for hosting this debate.
Sen. McCain: What about our soldiers?
Obama: Excuse me?
McCain: Aren't you going to thank our brave men and women in the military?

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The Secret FBI Wiretap Conversations of Client 9

Posted March 13, 2008 | 01:28 PM (EST)


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Does No One Give a Crap That I've Been on Strike Since Mid-August?

Posted December 4, 2007 | 08:18 PM (EST)


I haven't gone to work a single day since August 3rd, 2007. That is nearly four months, and the media coverage has been virtually non-existent, other than the media I have provided for myself, on my blog, which I haven't told anyone about. But whether it's my fault, or the...

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Does Height Matter in Politics?

Posted November 17, 2007 | 03:20 PM (EST)


Dennis Kucinich is pretty short. So short that his website even says he is "not that short." And, when I called his office to ask if he would be interviewed for my book, no one ever called me back. If he were tall, would he be hiding from me, a...

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