I live in New York. I am a stand up comic, writer and actor. You may have seen my writing on many reputable websites (The Huffington Post, Hello Giggles, xojane.com, The Hairpin, Splitsider, The FW, etc.). I also write crazy blogs about Game of Thrones, Magneto and Jeff Goldblum. I was formerly member of the PITtv House Team, Codswallop.
You can email me at megsokay@gmail.com.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Reserve yo tickets! Come to the show! Stay afterwards and say hi to me at the bar and watch how awkward it makes me feel!
PEANUT CLUSTERS OR “HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN CANDY IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS”
Oh look, I didn’t know what to write, so I wrote a recipe.
Enjoy!
Hi, come to this, or watch online. I’ll be there!
Go to this! I won’t be able to make it because of the class-that-shall-not-be-named, but go to it!
Advice for pitching for Hello Giggles
- They don’t like snark. (Unless like me you can slide it in with a hyperbole, a wink and smile).
- They don’t like anything that criticizes anyone. (Unless it’s Chris Brown, because like, hello.)
- Always be body-image positive. (The best and only beauty advice is to be confident!)
- Always be honest about your weird quirks. (“The best kind of girl is a quirky girl.”)
- They want posts to be a sizable length for readers now. (600-900 words is the online essay sweet spot.)
- Romance. Ladies love romance. (This is advice from Marcelle Karp and it explained so much to me about the “Dear Ryan Gosling”/”Benedict Cumberbatch Situation” explosions.)
- No one cares about that personal journey you went on unless it was SUPER CRAZY AND WEIRD. (This isn’t xoJane and you’re not Lena Dunham. This is also advice for The Hairpin. Less personal essays and more essays about what a particular popular thing means to you personally. I cannot stress enough how many times I’ve pitched or written about a personal life experience and NO ONE CARED. The reader cares about herself more than you. Until you have a really established voice that people show up to read exclusively stick to shared references and universal themes.)
- Use a thought-provoking headline. (Like, “Why can’t I stop dating men with foot hands?”)
- WRITE ABOUT THE WEIRD THING YOU CAN’T STOP OBSESSING ABOUT THIS WEEK. (This has always worked. It solves writer’s block and usually hits a nerve in the Zeitgeist.)
- Use proper grammar and spelling. (Basically, know how to actually write.)
Good luck! Don’t give up! And if you don’t make it this time, it might just be that your amazing writing style isn’t right for Hello Giggles. It’s a very specific market. There are other sites to pitch for!
GOOD LUCK!!
This piece includes important confessions about Mark Darcy’s reindeer jumper, Bridget’s body image and Shelby Lynne’s video for “The Killin’ Kind”. Also, WHAT’S NATASHA’S DEAL?!?!?!?
This is no April Fools Joke.
Hint: I would use RAZZLE DAZZLE.
(1 of 2 in a series of Hunger Games-related humor I have debuting today. Then, I’m spent.)
On Friday night, the Hello Giggles writers gathered at UCB East and told their tales of their sweethearts. We called it the sweetheart Special and featured Ruby Karp as the host, and stories by Corrine Caputo, Eliza Hurwitz, Emily Foster, Maritza Lugo, Meghan O’Keefe, Our next show will be on Thursday March 15 at 730, also at UCBeast. You ought to come to that too.
So much fun! (I’m at 35:40.)
I am very excited to be watching the Oscars at my friend’s house tonight. THERE WILL BE CHEESE!
