1. Self-destructing voice text 2. Emoji hieroglyphics 3. Venmo request for “breakup fee” 4. ARG (Alternate Reality Game) left in YouTube comments of Ariana Grande video(s) 5. A very explicit breakup sketch in your next comedy show 6. A very explicit breakup bit in your next improv show 7. A very explicit breakup bit in your standup routine 8. Ordering an Uber to their apartment, but with a new account named “Jeff is breaking up with you.” Use their card. 9. Start a podcast about relationships. Invite Jerry Ferrara of Entourage fame. Have him break the news. 10. An empty…
Author: Grant Lease
Grant Lease
Comedy writer, pun-lover, hot sauce connoisseur. Hollywood assistant by day, still have to do that by night. Follow Grant on Twitter @GrantLease.
Netflix is excited to announce its newest talk show! It has a name, but that name is not important. You won’t remember the name. What you will remember is our star. We hope. A more or less household name that many of you could have heard of at some point. Depending on the circumstances. They’re really the only reason we’re making this dang show. And to guarantee its success, we did what we always do here at Netflix: give that talented individual a boatload of cash to do their thing – only in this case, that thing is a time-sensitive…
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