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  • Matt Manser
    1

    Matt Manser is a writer/comedian based in Los Angeles.  He is the head writer for "Big News," a weekly topical sketch show at IO West, writes sketches for shows at the UCB Theater, and writes videos for UCBComedy.com.  Oh, and he has also written for CMT's "Trick My Truck."

  • Snuffy Johnson
    2

    Snuffy Johnson was born the son of poor parents in Queens, then opened a chain of dry-cleaning stores on the East side of Manhattan.  He has been married to his wife Weezy for almost thirty years, and they have a son, Lionel, who disappointed him by marrying the daughter of the honky next door.

  • Worm Miller
    3

    In 1957, Worm tragically drowned at camp while counselors were inconsiderately having sex. Or so everyone thought. Ambiguously undead, Worm vengefully returned decades later and has been happily killing sexy idiots ever since. He's fought Corey Feldman and Freddy Krueger and gone into space. He hopes someday to fight Michael Meyers and a Predator.

  • Clem Rorsch
    4

    Clem Rorsch aka Ryan Sandoval is a writer and comedian based in Los Angeles, with articles published in Hustler, Slap Skateboard Magazine, and Surf Shot Digital Magazine, for which he also acts as copy editor. He contributes regularly to Mad Atoms, and writes and directs videos for the online sketch collective weaknights.com

  • Hillel Aron
    5

    Hillel enjoys playing racquetball, eating steak, and reading about the American civil war. You can follow him on the twitter, or find him on the facebook and tell him how funny he is.

  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    BOMBS OVER ECHO PARK
    10 July 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Hillel Aron
    Celebrating Independence Day like our founding fathers: with Hipsters and Mexicans.
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    SCENESTER, HIPSTER, HIPPIE
    15 April 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Which one are you dealing with?
  • BIGGIE VS. TUPAC
    DON’T HATE LA, HATE YOURSELF
    13 November 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Michael Going
    I own a t-shirt that reads "I heart LA." Almost every time I wear it, someone asks me, “Is that a joke?”
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    FUCK UNIONS
    20 March 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Robert Carter
    There, I said it, someone had to.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    FUCK SHOWTIME
    17 September 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Mathiole
    If you’re an underpaid, overeducated, downwardly mobile white guy living in the big city, you probably think Showtime is the new HBO. Here’s why you’re wrong.
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    INTERVIEW WITH A HIPSTER, PART 1
    24 July 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Hillel Aron
    Probing the mind of the hipster, one interview at a time. If you're planning on living east of Hollywood, take careful notes.
  • BIGGIE VS. TUPAC
    YANKEE GO HOME!
    31 December 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Adam Hendershott
    Why I hate New Yorkers.
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    THE HIPSTER STIMULUS
    08 April 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Lauren Eiko
    A modest proposal.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    THIS STUPID CELL PHONE LAW
    30 June 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Nil Ultra
    If you think that driving while talking on a cell phone is dangerous, you should see all the crazy shit that I do!
  • TRAILER TRASH
    WANTED
    23 May 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Nadia Lavard
    It’s the Matrix meets the Matrix, with Angelina Jolie as Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman as Morgan Freeman, and that twerpy Scottish kid from Atonement as Luke/Neo/Jesus. Oh and you’ll never guess what his super-power is…
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    HOW TO FIX ENTOURAGE
    01 December 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Alexandra Migueis
    I can't believe I still watch this stupid show.
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    INTERVIEW WITH A HIPSTER, PART 2
    12 August 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Hillel Aron
    Probing the mind of the hipster, one interview at a time. Today, we speak with… yet another Jared.
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    HIPSTER COFFEE SHOPS: CHOKE
    09 April 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Hillel Aron
    If you’re the kind of hipster that likes to hang out at places that no one’s ever heard about, then Choke is the place for you.
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    I WANT TO SEE STOCKBROKERS FALLING FROM THE SKY
    30 September 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Dan Monick
    How bad do the markets have to get for investment bankers to start diving off of skyscrapers?
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    THE RECORD STORE CLERK IS DEAD!
    08 July 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Miquel Galceran
    Long live the record store clerk! Who else will make us feel like complete morons?
  • TRAILER TRASH
    SYNECODOCHE, NEW YORK
    23 October 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Jonathan Jacobsen
    Ok, I'll bite. This looks amazing.
  • TRAILER TRASH
    ADVENTURELAND
    27 February 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Garrett Roberts
    I wish I came of age in an indie film.
  • TRAILER TRASH
    OBSERVE AND REPORT
    24 March 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Quiet Genius
    2009: The year when one "mall cop" movie wasn't enough.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    HOW LONG UNTIL MILEY CYRUS GOES BATSHIT CRAZY?
    01 July 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Ezra Crow
    At 15, Cyrus may be “going through some changes.” Will those changes include a complete mental break? Or is that further down the road?
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    SO YOUR HUSBAND’S BEEN CAUGHT IN A SEX SCANDAL
    19 March 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Christopher Behrens
    Your politician husband’s been fucking somebody else. Hopefully, you haven’t cut his dick off yet.
  • TRAILER TRASH
    J.C.V.D.
    14 July 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Scott Church
    A self-reflexive meditation on kicking ass the Belgian way. Post-WWII, of course.
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    TIGER WOODS. WHAT A PUSSY.
    16 July 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Doug Chang
    This guy hurt his knee playing golf?
  • TRAILER TRASH
    IRON MAN
    26 February 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Romain Revert
    Iron Man is responsible for the next terrorist attack.
  • TRAILER TRASH
    JUMPER
    18 February 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Andrius Zaksauskas
    Not based on the terrible Third Eye Blind song...
  • TRAILER TRASH
    WAR, INC.
    11 April 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Raphaël Vicenzi
    We will fight this war with the most brutal weapon in our arsenal: irony.
  • TRAILER TRASH
    TROPIC THUNDER
    23 July 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: John O Connell
    The making of a Vietnam War film with Robert Downey Jr. as an actor in blackface. Why isn’t this trailer funnier?
  • ALL FOR ROFL
    WHY DOES APPLE LOVE THE WORD GENIUS?
    14 October 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Randall MacDonald
    Genius Bar. Genius Playlist. What the fuck?
  • TRAILER TRASH
    THE SOLOIST
    10 November 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: HarlequiNe
    I’m not saying you have to be schizophrenic to make it as a classical musician in Los Angeles, but it does help.
  • TRAILER TRASH
    THE UGLY TRUTH
    20 February 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Alberto Polo Iañez
    This... is... RomCom!!!!!!!!!
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    I WISH I WAS A LESBIAN
    24 April 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Liva Rutmane
    Because lesbians get to be butch and alternative at the same time.
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMING DEPRESSION
    26 February 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    The soft bigotry of low expectations, minus the bigotry.
  • TRAILER TRASH
    MAMA MIA!
    03 June 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Ayse
    Movies with an exclamation point in the title are always good except for Moulin Rouge! Oklahoma! Oliver! And Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    THE AUDACITY OF OBAMA VOLUNTEERS
    04 April 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Derek Erdman
    I’ve been a Barack Obama supporter for more than a year, ever since he was rumored to be running for President. I’ve given money to his campaign. I’ve also volunteered for him. These were fairly pleasant experiences with only one major drawback: the other volunteers.
  • TRAILER TRASH
    BANGKOK DANGEROUS
    29 July 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Johanna Ljungquist
    Cage. Haircut. Bad.
  • TRAILER TRASH
    VALKYRIE
    15 September 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Emil
    Tom Cruise. Wearing an eye patch. Fighting Hitler. It’s like someone made a movie just for me.
  • TRAILER TRASH
    THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
    15 August 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: lafaette
    Brad Pitt stars in the title role as a man who ages backward. Along the way, he encounters such adventures as World War One, black people, and that british girl from Michael Clayton that got all sweaty.
  • TRAILER TRASH
    RIGHTEOUS KILL
    01 August 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Swordfish-II
    Who the hell came up with the title for this movie, a bunch of dirty hippies? “Dude, we should call it Righteous Kill,” bro, cause then it’s like a double meaning. That’d be righteous!”
  • TRAILER TRASH
    BURN AFTER READING
    08 August 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Doug Chang
    Will it be the next Big Lebowski or just another Intolerable Cruelty?
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    GIVING MONEY TO THE HOMELESS
    08 August 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Adam Hendershott
    How I choose which homeless person gets how much.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF PAING
    21 August 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Petitescargot
    As a Production Assistant, you can look forward to long hours, back-breaking manual labor, and getting treated like a retarded child. A handy guide to surviving the shittiest job in LA.
  • ALL FOR ROFL
    USA VS. IPHONE
    11 July 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Adam Hendershott
    Weighing the costs and benefits of the United States Government and the iPhone. What have they done for me lately?
  • TRAILER TRASH
    W
    18 September 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Edward McGowan
    I can’t wait for the scene where George Bush meets the Indian in the dessert. It’s gonna blow this country’s mind!
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    HOW TO FIX THE OLYMPICS
    03 September 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Artemis Günebakanli
    Sure, this year’s games were the most highly rated of all time. Butlet’s face it, aside from Michael Phelps and that Jamaican guy, the Olympics were long and forgettable. Here’s how to make them better.
  • TRAILER TRASH
    THE WATCHMEN
    24 September 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Evan T Shaner
    The towers are still standing, we won the war in Nam, and the Smashing Pumpkins are playing their unique brand of Industrial-Emo-Pop. This film must take place in an alternate time-line!
  • TRAILER TRASH
    GRAN TORINO
    10 December 2008 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Garry Brown
    Clint Eastwood wants those lousy Chinamen off his lawn!
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    A CONVERSATION ON RACE
    30 March 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Luke Fontana
    Fuck that. I'm too busy talking about Octomom.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    CINEMATIC MESSIAHS
    17 July 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Saving the world, one tired cliche at a time.
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    RATING THE TV DEMAGOGUES
    01 June 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    They're as mad as hell, and so on...
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    HIPSTER HYBRIDS
    19 June 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Edwin Servaas
    Because every classification needs a sub-class.
  • Becky Bain
    6

    Becky likes to scuba dive, sky dive, make movies, drink fancy wine and travel. But all of those hobbies are pretty expensive, so she usually just sticks to writing. Words are cheap.

  • Katie Ward
    7

    Katie F. Ward has lived in a bunch of places so, she roots for several different football teams and has a ranking system only she can understand. She tries to eat organic food, but hasn't ruled out Restylane. She loves Jay-Z, Jeff Buckley, and Celine Dion equally. Oh, and she's a hott mess. Seriously.

  • Kirk Pynchon
    8

    Kirk Pynchon was born a poor black child. He enjoys skinny-skiing and going to bullfights on acid. He also listens to Tito Puente albums until four in the morning.  In his spare time Kirk enjoys ripping off lines from movies and pretending they are his own.

  • Bob Schriner
    9

    Stories of Bob Schriner conjure images of a man whose pranks and scams are a blend of crime, audacity and high comedy. For years people debated whether he was a fictional character. MadAtoms has found him and given him a safe house in the Hollywood hills.

  • Alex D. Reid
    10

    Alex D. Reid flosses every night and likes reading about serial killers.  Contact him here.