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.
Tim Saccardo
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Tim Saccardo is an LA-based comedy writer, director, and improviser. His credits include the TBS sitcom 10 Items or Less, the Huffington Post's Wikipedia parody site Dickipedia.org, and MTV's upcoming animated sketch show Popzilla. He also frequently writes and performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and their website UCBcomedy.com
Becky Bain
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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.
Hillel Aron
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Hillel enjoys playing racquetball, eating steak, and reading about the American civil war. You can see him write about politics at www.dipdive.com. You can also find him on facebook and tell him how funny he is.
Geoffrey Golden
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Geoffrey began his life watching The Muppets, and he'll die watching The Muppets. He's written for Cracked, Warner Bros., the New York Television Festival, and has his own site called Trophy Bomb. He loves both Capcom and Marvel equally, and wonders why they have to fight so much?
Michelle Lewis
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Michellewas raised in the South, where she was taught "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." So, instead, she writes.
DEVELOPMENT HELL
EVERYTHING ABOUT LOVE I LEARNED FROM DISNEY
09 October 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
J.R. Baldwin
Each of these princesses got her happily ever after. And, dammit, I will too.
MADATOMS PERSONALS
FOR LOVE OR FOR MONEY?
01 July 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Marek Haiduk
It's probably for money.
DEVELOPMENT HELL
CREATE YOUR OWN REALITY SHOW
18 August 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Edwin Servaas
Got a big pitch meeting coming up? Choose a statement from each column to create your own unique reality show premise.
MADATOMS PERSONALS
GETTING LAID IS ABOUT TIMING
24 April 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Ilona Marta Iwańska
A guide to hitting on chicks. At least, this chick.
LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
DANCER PROFILING
19 March 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Clayton Hauck
You can tell if a man is a good dancer just by looking at him. At least, I can.
SPLOOGED
I’M AN INTERNET PORN STAR
18 December 2008 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Ruediger Beckmann
At least, I’m pretty sure…
LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
THANKS, MOM AND DAD
03 February 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Andréa Cerqueira
Millenialism. Who knew being royally fucked up would pay off so nicely?
MADATOMS PERSONALS
MY QUEST FOR CRAIGSLIST LOVE
10 March 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Raphael Almeida
Is not nearly as pathetic as everyone else’s. Thank God.
MADATOMS PERSONALS
WHY I AM CALLING IN SICK
08 January 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Lauren Albert
A true story. Although it is not the one I will tell my boss.
LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
THE BEST BIKINI WAX IN LOS ANGELES
17 November 2008 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Pavel Kiselev
And I bet you want her number? Too bad.
MADATOMS PERSONALS
PEOPLE CAN CHANGE
26 March 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Mireia Grau
Sexes.
MADATOMS PERSONALS
YOU MADE ME WET
02 April 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Christine Day Lorico
Oh wait. Nevermind. That’s just my $2k titanium MacBook.
MADATOMS PERSONALS
DATING SOMEONE “SPECIAL”
08 February 2010 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Adam Kurs
I wondered if I could do it. Then I realized I already had. A lot.
POLITICALLY ERECT
SOUTHERN PEOPLE ARE SICK
12 December 2008 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Darron Laessig
Who needs Dr. Kevorkian when you have Dr. Jenkins?
SPLOOGED
DIRTY TALK
15 January 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Caitlin Worthington
Isn't as fun when it's coming from a 7 year old.
LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
MOLESTERS: THEY’RE JUST LIKE US
30 December 2008 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Roxie Vizcarra
A minor problem becomes a major obsession.
MADATOMS PERSONALS
THE FAKE PENIS, DEMYSTIFIED
16 December 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Keaton Johnson
What does the object he holds in front of his crotch say about a man?
MADATOMS PERSONALS
ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE
12 November 2008 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Katherina Velásquez
Where do they all hang out?
MADATOMS PERSONALS
LOVE LIFE FAIL
01 May 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Dave Collinson
Pimpin' ain't easy. This time, I blame it on technology.
MADATOMS PERSONALS
A SCREENSHOT IS WORTH 1,000 WORDS
04 November 2008 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Jonathan Jacobsen
So shut the hell up already.
BIGGIE VS. TUPAC
IN MTV WE TRUST
08 December 2008 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
John O Connell
The Hills proves people in LA are idiots. And that people outside of LA are even bigger idiots.
ALL FOR ROFL
ADULTS THESE DAYS
17 March 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Damien C.
How can you expect me to respect my elders when they’re sending me 20 “ninja attacks” a day?
ALL FOR ROFL
THEY SAY BUSH DID COKE. THEY KNOW YOU DID.
16 December 2008 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Gabriele Chiapparini
Tag, you're fucked.
MADATOMS PERSONALS
THE LOWER HALF OF LA MEN
11 November 2008 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Barnaby Ward
I’m not talking about penises.
LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
OH, YOU CITY OF (LUCIFER) ANGELS
21 October 2008 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Geoff Moore
If Mother Theresa lived in this city she would have become a televangelist.
MADATOMS PERSONALS
LIFE IS NOT A TRIP TO THE BATHROOM
12 January 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Gabriele Chiapparini
Unless you’re packing an 8ball. In which case, I’m sure you have plenty of girls around and can stop texting me.
DEVELOPMENT HELL
THE REAL DANGERS OF GOSSIP GIRL
09 February 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Valentine Gallardo
The AFA warns it will lead to teenage immorality. They don’t, however, warn it will leave you drunk and stranded on the Upper East Side. They should. ‘Cause that can happen too.
LIVING THE DREAM
JOEY FATONE IS ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL
06 March 2009 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
Edwin Servaas
Or, at least, cool enough that to pretend that he isn’t Joey Fatone.
LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
DONDE ESTA LA FARMACIA, MATE?
30 October 2008 / Writer:
Michelle Lewis
/ Artist:
David G. Osnaya
We are Europe's Mexico.
Rick Paulas
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Rick Paulas has never written a serious thing in his life, some of which can be found at ESPN The Magazine, McSweeney's, Radar Magazine, Deadspin, and other nonsensically-named websites. In short: If you'll pay, he'll write.
Clem Rorsch
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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
Kirk Pynchon
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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.
Snuffy Johnson
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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.