Jennifer Dziura

Jennifer Dziura is a New York-based comedian and writer best known for orchestrating the Williamsburg Spelling Bee, a real spelling bee for adults, as featured in the New York Times. A fixture in Williamsburg, Jennifer also produces the biweekly "Monday Evening Stand-Up" at Pete's Candy Store. Jennifer was filmed as an expert on "how to be witty" for VH-1's reality dating show "Can't Get a Date," has written for McSweeney's, appeared on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom radio show, and is a contributor to "The Idiot's Guide to Jokes" (Alpha/Penguin 2006). She just returned from an East Coast tour of her solo show, "What Philosophy Majors Do After College," including sold-out shows in D.C. and Norfolk. She writes a blog at www.jenisfamous.com

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My Omnibus Farewell Post: GIRLS GONE MILD, Wendy Shalit, Hospital Burquas, Professional Ass-Doubling, and “Modest Fashion Shows”

I didn't mean to write pages 170-172 of Wendy Shalit's new book, Girls Gone Mild.…

Flocabulary: World War II in Hip-Hop

When I'm not doing comedy, I make my living as an SAT tutor. A damned…

Claudia Cogan Interview: Lay off the Menorahs

In his notorious Vanity Fair piece, Why Women Aren't Funny, Christopher Hitchens says that, of…

Our Troops Need Tampons (and the Comedy of Jennifer Dziura)

This August 15th to September 5th, I will be in Iraq, Djibouti, and Kuwait entertaining…

Gay Tweens Need Dolls

As a young girl, I had over twenty Barbie dolls, which I once arranged in…

Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature

Apropos to Josh Strawn's post on Tuesday about Haifa Wehbe, in which he posts a…

Next, We’ll Play “Adult Altar Boy”!

Archbishop Sean O'Malley of Boston has invited the Pope to the city in 2008, saying…

“Shiksa” is a Nicer Word When Followed by a Cheerful Emoticon

Apropos to my last post (How a Southern Gentile Learned About Judaism from Sassy Magazine…