Joe Garden

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Joe Garden
Garden in 2010
Born (1970-03-10) March 10, 1970 (age 54)
OccupationComedy writer
Years active1990s-present
Known forThe Onion

Joe Garden (born March 10, 1970) is an American comedy writer. He was a features editor at The Onion, an American satirical news organization, where he created the characters Jim Anchower and Jackie Harvey.[1] He has also had at least one cameo in the publication as himself.[2]

He has co-written three books, The Dangerous Book for Dogs, The Devious Book for Cats[3] and The New Vampire's Handbook: A Guide for the Recently Turned Creature of the Night. He has also been a contributing writer for the PBS animated children's program WordGirl, has appeared in the film Bad Meat, and was the voice of Phil Cabinet in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Hypno-Germ."[4]

Books

Trivia

In 2009, Garden contributed to the introduction of a novelty book "

), a book co-authored by Richard Blakeley.

After it was announced that Conan O'Brien would be taking over Jay Leno's hosting duties on The Tonight Show, Garden launched a mock Internet campaign titled "Vote Joe Garden!" with the aim of democratizing the selection of O'Brien's replacement for Late Night. The bid was unsuccessful as NBC announced that Jimmy Fallon would replace O'Brien in 2009.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Interview With G4 TV program The Screensavers http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/features/51280/Ten_Minutes_with_Joe_Garden.html
  2. ^ "Justice Department Sues 2 Polygamous Communities". The Onion. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  3. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  4. ^ "Joe Garden". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  5. ^ "Products Reviews and Guides". The Apiary. Retrieved 2022-10-14.

External links

  • [1] Interview about dog books and The Dangerous Book For Dogs on NPR's Weekend Edition
  • [2] Joe Garden weighs in on the Hillary Clinton Campaign on NPR's Morning Edition
  • [3] Joe Garden's website for his campaign for Late Night
  • [4] The Sound Of Young America interviews Joe Garden
  • [5] Joe Garden and fellow Onion editors
    Joe Randazzo
    and Scott Dikkers on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show Discuss Our Dumb World