{"id":159,"date":"2022-02-13T21:05:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T21:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emmakantor.com\/?page_id=159"},"modified":"2026-03-07T01:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:00:34","slug":"comedy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.emmakantor.com\/?page_id=159","title":{"rendered":"Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Humor Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pointsincase.com\/articles\/jane-austen-regrets-that-she-cannot-attend-your-dream-dinner-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jane Austen Regrets That She Cannot Attend Your Dream Dinner Party<\/a> (<em>Points in Case<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pointsincase.com\/lists\/classic-hollywood-inspired-sex-moves-that-dont-involve-sex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Classic Hollywood-Inspired Sex Moves That Don\u2019t Involve Sex<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Points in Case<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pointsincase.com\/lists\/this-zoom-call-is-an-accidental-homage-to-world-cinema-through-the-ages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This Zoom Call Is an Accidental Homage to World Cinema Through the Ages<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Points in Case<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thebelladonnacomedy.com\/son-its-time-you-knew-how-grandma-and-grandpa-died-at-your-gender-reveal-party-72ce19472c7a?sk=cdf5b1aa0bd23f06889e29be0673d2f8\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thebelladonnacomedy.com\/son-its-time-you-knew-how-grandma-and-grandpa-died-at-your-gender-reveal-party-72ce19472c7a?sk=cdf5b1aa0bd23f06889e29be0673d2f8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Son, It\u2019s Time You Knew How Grandma and Grandpa Died \u2014 At Your Gender Reveal Party<\/a> (<em>The Belladonna<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/hitchcock-film-or-fairy-tale-ed3951735a67?sk=dfad3a91f185f329dd3cac24781231ee\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/hitchcock-film-or-fairy-tale-ed3951735a67?sk=dfad3a91f185f329dd3cac24781231ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hitchcock Film or Fairy Tale?<\/a> (<em>Jane Austen&#8217;s Wastebasket<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.littleoldladycomedy.com\/all-works\/are-you-sure-you-wish-to-unsubscribe-from-your-obsessive-thoughts\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/originallittleoldlady.com\/2023\/04\/11\/are-you-sure-you-wish-to-unsubscribe-from-your-obsessive-thoughts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are You Sure You Wish to Unsubscribe from Your Obsessive Thoughts?<\/a> (<em>Little Old Lady Comedy<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/slackjaw\/a-foodie-leads-the-passover-seder-e866bccd4226?sk=780c26c1ae89006bc89af022d9dae45f\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/slackjaw\/a-foodie-leads-the-passover-seder-e866bccd4226?sk=780c26c1ae89006bc89af022d9dae45f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Foodie Leads the Passover Seder<\/a> (<em>Slackjaw<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/slackjaw\/our-engagement-post-got-zero-engagement-b144dc51cbdc?sk=e143301c53dd87bce1c57409bef86a2a\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/slackjaw\/our-engagement-post-got-zero-engagement-b144dc51cbdc?sk=e143301c53dd87bce1c57409bef86a2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our Engagement Post Got Zero Engagement<\/a> (<em>Slackjaw<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/greener-pastures-magazine\/keepsake-book-for-your-angsty-teens-milestones-f7985c014f58?sk=d603029f46310a0d6ca8cf85ac4d4d39\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/greener-pastures-magazine\/keepsake-book-for-your-angsty-teens-milestones-f7985c014f58?sk=d603029f46310a0d6ca8cf85ac4d4d39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keepsake Book for Your Angsty Teen\u2019s Milestones<\/a> (<em>Greener Pastures<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/cdc-reports-alarming-spike-in-ferrante-fever-bad61901f8a2?sk=efaaacca167576484f6372e53a97d4d0\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/cdc-reports-alarming-spike-in-ferrante-fever-bad61901f8a2?sk=efaaacca167576484f6372e53a97d4d0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDC Reports Alarming Spike in Ferrante Fever<\/a> (<em>Jane Austen&#8217;s Wastebasket<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/classic-movies-rebooted-for-the-smartphone-era-37b726be2a78?sk=e4139bb6597cf34673ef6f98fc2f4138\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/classic-movies-rebooted-for-the-smartphone-era-37b726be2a78?sk=e4139bb6597cf34673ef6f98fc2f4138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Classic Movies Rebooted for the Smartphone Era<\/a> <em>(Jane Austen&#8217;s Wastebasket<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/greener-pastures-magazine\/are-you-smarter-than-a-fifth-grader-whose-curriculum-has-been-gutted-by-book-banning-596a0a4de9a2\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/greener-pastures-magazine\/are-you-smarter-than-a-fifth-grader-whose-curriculum-has-been-gutted-by-book-banning-596a0a4de9a2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader Whose Curriculum Has Been Gutted by Book Banning?<\/a> (<em>Greener Pastures<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/originallittleoldlady.com\/2022\/09\/28\/quiz-is-he-looking-for-a-long-term-relationship-a-long-con-or-a-career-in-long-form-journalism\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/littleoldladycomedy.com\/2022\/09\/28\/quiz-is-he-looking-for-a-long-term-relationship-a-long-con-or-a-career-in-long-form-journalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quiz: Is He Looking for a Long-Term Relationship, a Long Con, or a Career in Long-Form Journalism?<\/a> (<em>Little Old Lady Comedy<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/greener-pastures-magazine\/shitty-movie-sequels-that-we-as-a-society-deserve-8c1d114ab6e5\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/greener-pastures-magazine\/shitty-movie-sequels-that-we-as-a-society-deserve-8c1d114ab6e5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shitty Movie Sequels That We, As a Society, Deserve<\/a> (<em>Greener Pastures<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/slackjaw\/i-will-keep-this-baby-in-exchange-for-a-netflix-stand-up-special-f454ba2c65ac?sk=8306cd7ede0136b6977f6c0c77fb07dd\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/slackjaw\/i-will-keep-this-baby-in-exchange-for-a-netflix-stand-up-special-f454ba2c65ac?sk=8306cd7ede0136b6977f6c0c77fb07dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I Will Keep This Baby in Exchange for a Netflix Stand-Up Special<\/a> (<em>Slackjaw<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/youre-invited-to-my-party-for-the-socially-anxious-2dbbacb592ad?sk=37e151eecc40fa5171f1666ece21066c\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/youre-invited-to-my-party-for-the-socially-anxious-2dbbacb592ad?sk=37e151eecc40fa5171f1666ece21066c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You&#8217;re Invited to My Party for the Socially Anxious<\/a> (<em>Jane Austen&#8217;s Wastebasket<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/originallittleoldlady.com\/2022\/03\/11\/finally-convince-him-that-women-can-be-funny-with-these-clever-break-up-lines\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/littleoldladycomedy.com\/2022\/03\/11\/finally-convince-him-that-women-can-be-funny-with-these-clever-break-up-lines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finally Convince Him That Women Can Be Funny With These Clever Break-Up Lines<\/a> (<em>Little Old Lady Comedy<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/my-name-is-charles-dickens-im-not-being-vulgar-57e1c017829c?sk=6d8b2e711c2ea12321aaf661de6c7f05\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/my-name-is-charles-dickens-im-not-being-vulgar-57e1c017829c?sk=6d8b2e711c2ea12321aaf661de6c7f05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Name Is Charles Dickens. I\u2019m Not Being Vulgar.<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Jane Austen\u2019s Wastebasket<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/originallittleoldlady.com\/2022\/02\/02\/law-order-sva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Law &amp; Order: SVA<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Little Old Lady Comedy<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/fairytale-characters-visit-urgent-care-2f6d5d7c5ca6?sk=7e11db5c1e2c11ec010296ac61cba98e\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/fairytale-characters-visit-urgent-care-2f6d5d7c5ca6?sk=7e11db5c1e2c11ec010296ac61cba98e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fairytale Characters Visit Urgent Care<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Jane Austen\u2019s Wastebasket<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/challahday-movies-for-the-whole-mishpacha-4729ae1919fe?sk=f824fbcaa81aeae613d31ea009735c0d\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jane-austens-wastebasket\/challahday-movies-for-the-whole-mishpacha-4729ae1919fe?sk=f824fbcaa81aeae613d31ea009735c0d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Challahday Movies for the Whole Mishpacha<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Jane Austen\u2019s Wastebasket<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/funny-ish.com\/2021\/12\/17\/im-a-swan-but-i-dont-do-monogamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I\u2019m a Swan, But I Don\u2019t Do Monogamy<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Funny-ish<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heyalma.com\/vote-for-the-winner-of-almas-third-annual-hanukkah-movie-pitch-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Otto Notti (8 Nights)<\/a>\u00a0(finalist in <em>Hey Alma<\/em>\u2019s third annual Hanukkah Movie Pitch contest)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/originallittleoldlady.com\/2021\/03\/10\/emmaleh-a-jewish-regency-romance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emmaleh: A Jewish Regency Romance<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Little Old Lady Comedy<\/em>, March 2021)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Emily the Modern Spinster\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c1wb3qrGbCs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> <em>Original character performed at UCB East in New York City, July 2017<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humor Writing Performance Original character performed at UCB East in New York City, July 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-159","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emmakantor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emmakantor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emmakantor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emmakantor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emmakantor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=159"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.emmakantor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":588,"href":"https:\/\/www.emmakantor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions\/588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emmakantor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}