Archive - Mike Sub-Sacks

Mike Judge’s Secret Art of Satire

The Full, Unexpurgated Interview

Jul 2 •

June 2025

How We're Beating the Heat

It’s hot as hell outside.

Jun 24 •

Peg Lynch: An Interview with a 96-Year-Old Comedic Genius

I’ve never written about this but I thought you might find it interesting.

Jun 9 •

May 2025

A Leaflet Dropped Over Amy Weller’s House

Crazy to think that my first published piece in The New Yorker was 21 years ago this month.

May 27 •

An Interview with a Working, Successful Comedy Writer

John Carcieri: "Eastbound & Down," "Vice Principals," "The Last O.G.," "The Righteous Gemstones."

May 20 •

The Squid Kid: An Interview with Noah Baumbach

A number of years ago I interviewed the writer and director Noah Baumbach upon the release of his movie The Squid and the Whale, a movie I always liked…

May 5 •

April 2025

Susan Morrison: An Interview

Author of the new memoir on Lorne Michaels

Apr 30 •

Terry Jones: An Interview

The Intellectual Python

Apr 28

Why My Favorite Character in "The Breakfast Club" Is Now the Janitor

My hatred for Ferris Bueller and my love for Carl the janitor

Apr 15 •

MY NEW BOOK IS OUT TODAY! "THIS IS HOW WE LOVE: The Foto-Novel"

Apr 8 •

THIS IS HOW WE LOVE: The Foto-Novel: The Backstory!

Apr 4 •

March 2025

The Einstein of Photo Comedy Books (Part 1)

Oh, hello and welcome to my Sub-Sacks

Mar 24 •

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