Matt Ruby
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Wrote all about the Chappelle special. It's coming soon to FUNNY HOW along with other good stuff. Get it by signing up here: funnyhow.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Wrote all about the Chappelle special. It's coming soon to FUNNY HOW along with other good stuff. Get it by signing up here: funnyhow.substack.com
Social media is incapable of understanding that art is not supposed to be an endorsement of behavior. Not everything is supposed to be a proud representation of your gender, race, tribe, etc. Nor do villains need to be one-dimensionally evil. Let go of your childish notion of "representation."
January 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Social media is incapable of understanding that art is not supposed to be an endorsement of behavior. Not everything is supposed to be a proud representation of your gender, race, tribe, etc. Nor do villains need to be one-dimensionally evil. Let go of your childish notion of "representation."
I guess that L was just another "ego death" for Aaron Rodgers.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I guess that L was just another "ego death" for Aaron Rodgers.
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It’s not like we’re doing *fascism* fascism. It's more like California fascism.
January 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
It’s not like we’re doing *fascism* fascism. It's more like California fascism.
If I was a cop, I’d be embarrassed that these lucky-to-be-security-guards in ICE are running around with the word “Police” on their vests. And I’d speak up about it. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
If I was a cop, I’d be embarrassed that these lucky-to-be-security-guards in ICE are running around with the word “Police” on their vests. And I’d speak up about it. 🧵
Nikki did a great job at the Globes. And if you're into comedians sh*tting on Bari Weiss, I got you covered here: mattruby.substack.com/p/if-you-liv...
January 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Nikki did a great job at the Globes. And if you're into comedians sh*tting on Bari Weiss, I got you covered here: mattruby.substack.com/p/if-you-liv...
10 Good Things re: comedy...
- How Shane Gillis works out new material
- Where ideas come from
- Conan on grief
- using the stage
- improv wisdom
- and more
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- How Shane Gillis works out new material
- Where ideas come from
- Conan on grief
- using the stage
- improv wisdom
- and more
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January 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
10 Good Things re: comedy...
- How Shane Gillis works out new material
- Where ideas come from
- Conan on grief
- using the stage
- improv wisdom
- and more
👀 funnyhow.substack.com/p/10-good-th...
- How Shane Gillis works out new material
- Where ideas come from
- Conan on grief
- using the stage
- improv wisdom
- and more
👀 funnyhow.substack.com/p/10-good-th...
If it was socially acceptable to sleep in a coffin, I’d probably go for that. Velvet lining, built-in blackout curtains...seems cozy.
January 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM
If it was socially acceptable to sleep in a coffin, I’d probably go for that. Velvet lining, built-in blackout curtains...seems cozy.
Has anyone who's been published at The Free Press condemned what's happening at CBS News since Bari's takeover? Just sayin' now would be a great time for those folks to prove they're truly as heterodox as they claim to be.
January 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Has anyone who's been published at The Free Press condemned what's happening at CBS News since Bari's takeover? Just sayin' now would be a great time for those folks to prove they're truly as heterodox as they claim to be.
My hot take: This should be on every "US Holidays" calendar and it's a crime that it isn't.
Super Bowl
Scheduled: Feb 8, 2026
Super Bowl
Scheduled: Feb 8, 2026
January 11, 2026 at 7:21 PM
My hot take: This should be on every "US Holidays" calendar and it's a crime that it isn't.
Super Bowl
Scheduled: Feb 8, 2026
Super Bowl
Scheduled: Feb 8, 2026
Amazing that we've got warships in the *Caribbean*, the spiciest state is *Minnesota*, and the guy in charge of medicine *doesn't believe in medicine*.
January 10, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Amazing that we've got warships in the *Caribbean*, the spiciest state is *Minnesota*, and the guy in charge of medicine *doesn't believe in medicine*.
This whole plane can't eat peanuts because of one person! I mean, who's the terrorist now?
January 10, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This whole plane can't eat peanuts because of one person! I mean, who's the terrorist now?
Idea: An allergy restaurant! The server just talks to you about your allergies for 45 minutes...and actually, it’s therapy.
January 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Idea: An allergy restaurant! The server just talks to you about your allergies for 45 minutes...and actually, it’s therapy.
Anyone know how to contact Renee Good's family? I sell sparklers and t-shirt cannons IDEAL for funerals. Just wondering if they wanna get in on Erika Kirk's racket.
P.S. Got a videographer on call if they wanna do a weeping-on-the-casket TikTok too.
P.S. Got a videographer on call if they wanna do a weeping-on-the-casket TikTok too.
January 8, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Anyone know how to contact Renee Good's family? I sell sparklers and t-shirt cannons IDEAL for funerals. Just wondering if they wanna get in on Erika Kirk's racket.
P.S. Got a videographer on call if they wanna do a weeping-on-the-casket TikTok too.
P.S. Got a videographer on call if they wanna do a weeping-on-the-casket TikTok too.
Me watching standup crowdwork clips go viral must be how classical musicians feel when this pops up in their timeline...
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Me watching standup crowdwork clips go viral must be how classical musicians feel when this pops up in their timeline...
🎶 Just wrap your legs around this LCD display / And strap your hands 'cross my lithium battery 🎶
-2026 Bruce Springsteen
-2026 Bruce Springsteen
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
🎶 Just wrap your legs around this LCD display / And strap your hands 'cross my lithium battery 🎶
-2026 Bruce Springsteen
-2026 Bruce Springsteen
"This machine is defective and not working as it should."
January 8, 2026 at 5:40 AM
"This machine is defective and not working as it should."
Not discussed nearly enough: how poorly trained these ICE goons are. Best case is they're overweight, masked klutzes doing some kinda Keystone Cops/Benny Hill routine. Worst case they're just straight up murdering a woman when all they had to do was take two steps to the right.
January 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Not discussed nearly enough: how poorly trained these ICE goons are. Best case is they're overweight, masked klutzes doing some kinda Keystone Cops/Benny Hill routine. Worst case they're just straight up murdering a woman when all they had to do was take two steps to the right.
“White Lotus” creator Mike White spent 25 years working on failed TV shows: “I just feel like I’m like a surfer who’s been in the ocean for 25 years and suddenly caught a wave. And you know, if you stay out there long enough, you’re going to catch a wave.”
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Nipsey Hussle and Joe Budden on succeeding as an artist
How to win the "making it" marathon.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
“White Lotus” creator Mike White spent 25 years working on failed TV shows: “I just feel like I’m like a surfer who’s been in the ocean for 25 years and suddenly caught a wave. And you know, if you stay out there long enough, you’re going to catch a wave.”
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“What you need to understand is how much oil this box contains.”
-Pandora
-Pandora
January 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM
“What you need to understand is how much oil this box contains.”
-Pandora
-Pandora
[Carrie on laptop voice] I couldn't help but wonder: If every woman I know is on antidepressants, have we pathologized being a woman?
January 6, 2026 at 11:28 PM
[Carrie on laptop voice] I couldn't help but wonder: If every woman I know is on antidepressants, have we pathologized being a woman?
Photographer Christopher Anderson: "Cut through the stage-managed image to reveal something more real...Above all else, [I] try to cut through the image that politics want to project and get at something that is more truthful."
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Christopher Anderson: Cut through the stage-managed image
"Reveal something more real."
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January 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Photographer Christopher Anderson: "Cut through the stage-managed image to reveal something more real...Above all else, [I] try to cut through the image that politics want to project and get at something that is more truthful."
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workingmethods.substack.com/p/christophe...
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Coming soon to FUNNY HOW (my Substack about doing standup). Subscribe here:
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January 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Coming soon to FUNNY HOW (my Substack about doing standup). Subscribe here:
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You used to have say stuff to someone's face or behind their back. Either of those worked in its own way. Social media has created a new, third path...and it really sucks.
January 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
You used to have say stuff to someone's face or behind their back. Either of those worked in its own way. Social media has created a new, third path...and it really sucks.