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Matt Ruby on the art of standup comedy and more
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May 27, 2018
Pop Inflation
An art installation at Rubin Museum
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Apr 30, 2018
The Power of Reaction Shots
Let’s start showing reaction shots when Trump speaks
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Apr 29, 2018
What comedians get that pundits don’t
White House Correspondent’s Dinner: You are a bad room. The problem isn’t Michelle Wolf. The problem is you.
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Feb 18, 2018
Over There Are the Levees
How Standup Comedy Brought Me Closer to Judaism
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Nov 13, 2017
The Uncomfortable Path of Finding Funny
On Chris Rock and how writing comedy onstage works.
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Nov 13, 2017
The Cesspool of Comedy
Standup comedy attracts weirdos who want amplification.
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Nov 3, 2017
I have a HOT TAKE. Things are not that bad.
We keep viewing the world through a prism of outrage.
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Oct 3, 2017
What Tom Petty Taught Me About Songwriting and Life
He wrote gospel songs about defiance, love, and life as an outcast
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Sep 27, 2017
Let’s Hear Jerry Jones Talk About Police Brutality
This generic “team unity” crap doesn’t actually mean anything
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Sep 20, 2017
What Happened to the Middle?
We’re too busy hating to realize how much we have in common
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This is the comedy blog of Matt Ruby. I’m a standup comedian and the creator of Vooza, a video comic strip about the tech world. Learn more at mattrubycomedy.com.
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