Onion NEWS NETWORK

From 2008-2012, I wrote for The Onion’s Peabody Award-winning satire of cable news. I created scripts for video series including Newsroom, Today Now, O-Span, Beyond The Facts, Tech Trends, Star Fix, and more, parodying a wide range of TV genres. Here are a few of my favorites:

• In The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit?

• Report: Baby Skull Jewelry May Be Linked To Violence

• New Marijuana Study Confirms Everyone Knows You're High And You Will Be Stoned Forever

• Today Now: How To Channel Your Road Rage Into Cold, Calculating Road Revenge

• Ohio Replaces Lethal Injection With Humane New Head-Ripping-Off Machine

• Bloomberg Defends NYPD's Controversial Stop And Kiss Program

• George W. Bush Debuts New Paintings Of Dogs, Friends, Ghost Of Iraqi Child That Follows Him Everywhere

• New Study Shows That Bones Are Incredibly Cool

• The Only Person Who Can Help Me Get A Bus To Yonkers Is You

• The Onion's Future News From The Year 2137

Team Coco: WRECK LEAGUE

I was a writer for the Team Coco produced esports competition Wreck League. In this reality show, professional gamers battle each other by playing the world’s most ridiculous video games. Wreck League aired as a segment on the TBS television show Super Punch.

Collegehumor

I wrote three episodes of the CollegeHumor series Don’t Laugh News, a show that challenges actors to read out a hilarious script they haven’t seen before, without cracking up.

ADVERTISING & BRANDED CONTENT

As The Onion’s Business Editor, I helped launch the company’s in-house ad agency Onion Labs by serving as lead writer on numerous projects for corporate clients. My ideas earned The Onion millions of dollars in revenue, while also achieving a rare feat: branded content that fans actually enjoyed.

For the video game company Bethesda, I wrote a video series to promote their flagship titles The Elder Scrolls Online, The Evil Within, and Wolfenstein: The New Order. In addition to delighting our viewers, this ad campaign also received positive coverage in news outlets like GameSpot and Destructoid.

• Groundbreaking Video Game Lets Players Customize Characters' Genetic Code

• New Video Game’s Second-Person Shooter Mode Features Someone Just Describing Game To You

• Barbed Wire Industry Protests Negative Portrayal In ‘Evil Within’ Video Game

• New Video Game ‘Horrifying’ For Anyone Who’s Never Experienced Terror Of Real Life

• New Wolfenstein Game Lets Players Choose Which Country Won WWII

YouTube official April Fools’ Day prank, 2013 and 2014

• YouTube's ready to select a winner

• YouTube Announces Upcoming Viral Video Trends

• Clocking First Look #newtrends

DSW April Fools’ Day prank 2014

• Monopods

NBC: Late Night With Seth Meyers

• SHOCKER: SNL Kills Off Beloved Seth Meyers Character

Home Depot

• The Next Big Thing from The Home Depot is Unveiled!

• Tech Talk With Fred Bailey: The Bucket Mini

Lenovo

• Tough Season

HBO: Silicon Valley

• This App Turns Your Photos Into Music If You Want To Do That For Some Reason

7UP

• Amazing Dance Prodigy Hopes New Ballet Will Inspire Her Dad To Notice Her For Once

• Finance Expert Saves Struggling Zoo By Firing All Employees, Getting Rid Of Cages

• How One Hot New Device Helps Couples Drag Out Their Doomed Relationship That Extra Month Or Two