Laura Beck

Professional humor writer for 15-plus years
Co-producer for Fox's The Great North
Writer for Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, the Cartoon Network and more
Former staffer at Jezebel and Cosmo

Experience

Laura Beck is a longtime humor writer who has worked for Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, Lifetime and the Cartoon Network, and recently co-produced Fox's animated series The Great North. She is also an award-winning journalist and writer who has held staff positions at Jezebel and Cosmopolitan magazine, where she was a popular sex columnist writing about sexy things. Her humorous essays have appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, Esquire, Vice and more.

Education

New York University, Tisch School of the Arts

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Articles

85 Summer Jokes That Will Turn Up The Heat And Hilarity Ft

85 Summer Jokes That’ll Turn Up the Heat—And Hilarity

Get ready to laugh your beach bod off with these silly summer jokes!

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43 Sleep Memes That’ll Keep You Up All Night Laughing

These memes about sleep will have you chuckling when you should be snoozing (sorry!)

96 Easter Jokes That Will Crack Up Your Peeps

Here's a basketful of Easter laughs!