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Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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Left: Tweet text reading, "Listening to Bill Burr explain himself about the Saudi stuff is hilarious." Right: Bill Burr at the Blonde Premiere at the TCL Chinese Theater IMAX on September 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA.

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“Your legacy is now Riyadh”: Bill Burr defends Saudi Arabia comedy set—but fans aren’t buying it

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Veronika Slowikowska’s TikToks prove she’s perfect Gen Z comedy for “SNL”

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Druski’s uncanny NASCAR “patriot” parody is going viral. Here’s what’s going on

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“Is bro wearing shoulder pads?”: People are reacting to clips of Joe Rogan’s stand-up comedy in the ’90s

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‘Family of losers’: Comedian pretending to be JD Vance’s sister hurt by Pope memes bombarded with backlash

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

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To laugh or to cringe? Comedian flips out on heckler and exposes his texts—now the internet is divided

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John Mulaney and Nick Kroll botch ‘Succession’ question on celebrity ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’

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The internet mourns the death of MTV News, Comedy Central archives: ‘No reasonable explanation’

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‘u copied and pasted this joke’: Comedian shocked after woman copies her tweet ‘word for word’

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‘About nothing’: Rob McElhenney’s response to Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘woke’ TV complaints is pretty perfect

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‘No one’s really safe’: Expert behind ‘Indie girl in the rain’ shares how to build a comedy empire on TikTok

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