comics write the vast majority of their material when they’re bored. that’s why there are so many jokes about being on airplanes, waiting in line, and sitting in traffic. that’s also why female comics write way more jokes about sex.
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Shannon Hatch's Interests
General
unemployment, disappointment, new jokes, nachos, mountain goats, finding my voice (figuratively), losing my voice (literally), celeb gossip, never hanging out with my coworkers, parallel parking, those japanese restaurants where they cook in front of you, bargain shopping, compressing quicktimes, listerine, making frenemies with LA comics, not copywriting the term "frenemy" in time, discovering new music, rediscovering old music, requesting "i don't wanna lose your love toniiiight" to unamused djs, pointing out incorrect grammar on signs and billboards (sticklers unite), picking scabs, just missing the cut, sinus infections, my parents' cheesesteaks, polka dots, writing down odd situations and mediocre punchlines on tiny slips of paper, losing tiny slips of paper, and trying to find music that gives bands like the call a run for their money. remember the call? of course you don't.
Music
i tend to be into musicians who died before their time and just about anything you can find lo-fi. the kinks. the police. casiotone for the painfully alone. nick cave. love. spoon. pavement. depeche mode. the boggs. huey lewis. ween. nick drake. hot snakes. genesis (phil or peter). john vanderslice. hockey night. the outfield. dinosaur jr. can. talking heads. the shins. tears for fears. richard marx. neutral milk hotel. inxs. the karl hendricks trio. dando. journey. the velvet underground. the hold steady. pedro the lion. the cars. they might be giants. badly drawn boy. dylan. chaka kahn. bryan adams. kleenex girl wonder. roxy music. the zombies. donovan. bowie. syd barret. elliot smith. van halen. the who. the smiths. the mountain goats.
Movies
eternal sunshine, best in show, high fidelity, the big lebowski, life aquatic, fargo, raising arizona, mystery men, waiting for guffman, emmet otter's jug band christmas, office space, adaptation, ghost world, magnolia, say anything, sherman's march, spaceballs, labyrinth, royal tenenbaums, howard the duck, once bitten, three amigos, the peanut butter solution, the worst witch, a christmas story, the lost boys, teen witch, the sword in the stone, the monster squad (wolfman's got nards), anything with bill murray
Television
the soup (i long to be one of the laughers in the background), the office (british), reno911!, the state, strangers with candy, flight of the conchords, arrested development, curb your enthusiasm, unsolved mysteries, csi miami, cold case files, my so-called life, the hills, E! news, to catch a predator, extras, the colbert report, and wonder showzen
Books
the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, a confederacy of dunces, into the wild, anything by david sedaris, nick hornby, j.d. salinger, chuck klosterman, and just about any memoir. i thoroughly enjoyed jane magazine (RIP) and i'm impressed with anyone who can make a 200-page book about poor grammar so captivating. eats, shoots, and leaves, bitches. my all-time favorite book is flanimals. more flanimals is a close second, and deep sea flanimals ranks third.
Heroes
the sedaris family, the cusacks, billy murray, joe hatch, david cross, ricky gervais, the gonz, trey parker, matt stone, and anyone who knows the difference between it's and its.
About me: i make a lot of u-turns. no, that is not a metaphor. luckily for me i have a great turning radius. that is a metaphor. when in doubt, text me. on a scale of 1-10, i would rate myself as "a cat person." i have a dry sense of humor, and i probably wouldn't like you very much. no, that is not "a joke." i enjoy cheese in all of its forms, from brie to itz. i cried when i had no shoes, until i met a man who had no feet. and then i laughed. really hard.
Who I'd like to meet: i'd like to meet people who laugh too loud and never refer to tattoos as "tats." i'd also like to meet anyone who gets as excited for "reality show clip time" as i do or knows where i can get some quality data recovery on the down low. there is music in my computer somewhere and i'm certain there's a way to find it.
In a show of solidarity, I let one of my tires go completely flat before getting them properly inflated. Some details of this story may not be, strictly speaking, true.
