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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
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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.

  • Worm Miller
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    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
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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

  • Hillel Aron
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    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.

  • 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.

  • Katie Ward
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    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
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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.

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

  • ALL FOR ROFL
    WE NEED A WORD LIKE “DICK” FOR “VAGINA”
    06 February 2009 / Writer: Alex D. Reid / Artist: hotel yorba monster
    Something fairly tame and casual that you can use in mixed company.
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    CHEATING PLANNED PARENTHOOD
    01 May 2009 / Writer: Alex D. Reid / Artist: Zero
    It was for a good cause: my wiener.
  • MADATOMS PERSONALS
    I DON’T DO 818
    22 August 2008 / Writer: Alex D. Reid / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Apparently, city girls are just not that into San Fernando Valley guys.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    8 THINGS NOT TO DO AT A TATTOO PARLOR
    27 January 2009 / Writer: Alex D. Reid / Artist: Erik Simkins
    The most sacred rule is to never ask for a tribal band.
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    WHY WE’RE IN A RECESSION
    27 April 2009 / Writer: Alex D. Reid / Artist: Raphaël Vicenzi
    Thanks to the Internet, inefficiency is more efficient than ever before!
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    POP QUIZ, HOTSHOT
    04 May 2009 / Writer: Alex D. Reid / Artist: Mathiole
    Shooting the hostage, and other life lessons I’ve learned from movies.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    CRITICAL MASSHOLES
    06 August 2008 / Writer: Alex D. Reid / Artist: Peter Dean Rickards
    I'm all for your bicycle revolution. Just keep your stinkin' Huffy off the goddamn sidewalk.
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    DEAR COLLEGE: STOP ASKING ME FOR MONEY
    29 May 2009 / Writer: Alex D. Reid / Artist: Oleksandr Hnatenko (gnato)
    The job I landed after graduating barely earns me enough to money to pay for food and rent, let alone for your expenses.