Joe Garden
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Joe Garden is an American comedy writer. He is currently a features editor at The Onion
, where he created the characters Jim Anchower and Jackie Harvey.
He has co-written three books, The Dangerous Book For Dogs, The Devious Book For Cats and The New Vampire's Handbook: A Guide for the Recently Turned Creature of the Night. He has also been a contributing writer for the PBS animated children’s program WordGirl
, has appeared in the film Bad Meat, and was the voice of Phil Cabinet in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force
episode “Hypno-Germ.”
" (October 27, 2009, ISBN 978-0061936630), a book co-authored by Richard Blakeley, who pleaded guilty to harassment charges after being arrested for domestic abuse in 2010.
After it was announced that Conan O’Brien would be taking over Jay Leno’s hosting duties on The Tonight Show, Garden launched a mock Internet campaign titled “Vote Joe Garden!” with the aim of democratizing the selection of O’Brien’s replacement for Late Night. The bid was unsuccessful as NBC announced that Jimmy Fallon
would replace O’Brien in 2009.
The Onion
The Onion is an American news satire organization. It is an entertainment newspaper and a website featuring satirical articles reporting on international, national, and local news, in addition to a non-satirical entertainment section known as The A.V. Club...
, where he created the characters Jim Anchower and Jackie Harvey.
He has co-written three books, The Dangerous Book For Dogs, The Devious Book For Cats and The New Vampire's Handbook: A Guide for the Recently Turned Creature of the Night. He has also been a contributing writer for the PBS animated children’s program WordGirl
WordGirl
WordGirl is an American children’s animated television series for children aged 6-12, produced by the Soup2Nuts animation unit of Scholastic Entertainment for PBS Kids...
, has appeared in the film Bad Meat, and was the voice of Phil Cabinet in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force , retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada...
episode “Hypno-Germ.”
Books
- The Onion's Finest News Reporting, Volume 1 (2000, ISBN 0-609-80463-4)
- Dispatches from the Tenth Circle: The Best of The Onion (2001, ISBN 0-609-80834-6)
- The Onion Ad Nauseam: Complete News Archives Volume 13 (2002, ISBN 1-4000-4724-2)
- The Onion Ad Nauseam: Complete News Archives Volume 14 (2003, ISBN 1-4000-4961-X)
- "Citizen You: Helping Your Government Help Itself" (2004, ISBN 1-565-84915-9)
- "Fanfare for the Area Man": The Onion Ad Nauseam Complete News Archives Volume 15 (2004, ISBN 1-4000-5455-9)
- "Embedded in America": The Onion Ad Nauseam Complete News Archives Volume 16 (2005, ISBN 1-4000-5456-7)
- "Homeland Insecurity": The Onion Ad Nauseam Complete News Archives, Volume 17 (2006, ISBN 0-307-33984-X)
- "The Dastardly Book For Dogs" (Sept. 2007 , ISBN 0-345-50370-8)
- Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet EarthOur Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet EarthOur Dumb World is a parody of the standard desk atlas created by the staff of The Onion and published by Little, Brown and Company on October 30, 2007...
(Oct. 2007, ISBN 0-316-01842-2) - "The Devious Book For Cats" (Oct. 28, 2008, ISBN 0-345-50849-1)
- "The New Vampire's Handbook: A Guide for the Recently Turned Creature of the Night" (Sept. 8, 2009, ISBN 0345508564)
Trivia
In 2009, Garden contributed the introduction to the novelty book "This Is Why You're Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart AttacksThis is why you're fat
This is why you're fat is a website featuring submitted photos of over-the-top and extremely indulgent food creations. The blog of captioned pictures is subtitled "where dreams become heart attacks," and it has been covered by newspapers in the United States, Canada, and Germany.It was co-created...
" (October 27, 2009, ISBN 978-0061936630), a book co-authored by Richard Blakeley, who pleaded guilty to harassment charges after being arrested for domestic abuse in 2010.
After it was announced that Conan O’Brien would be taking over Jay Leno’s hosting duties on The Tonight Show, Garden launched a mock Internet campaign titled “Vote Joe Garden!” with the aim of democratizing the selection of O’Brien’s replacement for Late Night. The bid was unsuccessful as NBC announced that Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon
James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC...
would replace O’Brien in 2009.
External links
- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88883470 Interview about dog books and The Dangerous Book For Dogs on NPR's Weekend Edition
- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11204955 Joe Garden weighs in on the Hillary Clinton Campaign on NPR's Morning Edition
- http://www.votejoegarden.com Joe Garden's website for his campaign for Late Night
- http://www.maximumfun.org/blog/2007/07/podcast-tsoya-classic-onion.html The Sound Of Young America interviews Joe Garden
- http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/2008/02/13l Joe Garden and fellow Onion editors Joe RandazzoJoe Randazzo (comedian)Joe Randazzo , is an American comedy writer, stand-up comedian, and improvisational comedian. He is currently the editor of the satirical newspaper, The Onion. In addition to performing stand-up, Randazzo has been a guest host of the improv comedy show ASSSSCAT 3000 at New York City's Upright...
and Scott Dikkers on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show Discuss Our Dumb World