The two Funniest Fuzziest Guys on Substack:
Newsletters, Comedy, and the Future of Art
Today, I had the pleasure of chatting with fellow bearded, bespectacled writer/comedian
for his publication “” to compare creative insecurities and Substack blunders (as one does when you're both just internet-famous enough to be recognized at your local coffee shop but not famous enough for anyone to care.)We kicked things off by me admitting I made pretty much every mistake with my Substack journey. Like a true professional, I launched three separate newsletters before Sophia at Substack essentially told me, "Stop being an idiot and combine these." I listened, and shockingly, it worked. He, too, had created multiple joke Substacks. We're basically twins.
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When Alex asked what I enjoy about
, I confessed I enjoyed the "lack of noise" compared to platforms where "everyone just started being a dickhead." (This from the same man who once spent three hours crafting the perfect dunk reply to a stranger's derogatory tweet about my comic strip.)Our conversation took a thrilling detour into ADHD territory, where I bragged about getting THREE SEPARATE psychiatric evaluations, as if collecting mental health diagnoses like Pokémon cards is something to brag about. Nothing says "I've got my life together" like doctor-shopping until you find someone who'll confirm your brain is officially borked.
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