Joe Randazzo
Former Editor, The Onion
Joe Randazzo is the former editor of The Onion, the world's most popular satirical newspaper, as well as former creative director of adultswim.com. Randazzo also performs stand-up and has appeared on NPR's This American Life, PBS's Charlie Rose, and MSNBC's Morning Joe. Randazzo was awarded the Burke Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse through the Arts by the College Historical Society of Trinity College Dublin in 2012. He is author of the book <i>Funny on Purpose.</i>
If pressed to do so, Joe Randazzo would write a satirical headline about the woman who fed, clothed, and nurtured him for eighteen years.
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Most news stories are fair game for satire, says Joe Randazzo, but even he drew the line at one recent event.
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Why standup comedy is harder than humor writing, and why comedy itself is fun if you like misery.
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Amidst the worst media climate in decades, The Onion editor frets about “standing in his corner office one stormy night with a glass of brandy,” having sold his paper’s soul.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about The Onion’s columnist characters, from whether they’re autobiographical to whether Herbert Kornfeld will make a mythical return.
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How The Onion keeps its front page funny.
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A look inside The Onion writer’s room, and how it avoids becoming too “inside.”
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Onion editor Joe Randazzo explains how his paper maintains the highest standards of objectivity and integrity in pissing people off.
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Growing up, Joe Randazzo wanted to be Bill Murray and to raise a family. One of those dreams came true.
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