My name is Michelle Spies! That is why this website is www.michellespies.com (it was on purpose!)

I'm a freelance writer and comedian who specializes in self-deprecating humor and ruining things people like. I'm a 2014 graduate of Northwestern University's Radio/TV/Film program which means I've seen a lot of movies and I am in debt. I also completed The Onion's Writing Fellowship in 2015. Currently I'm a Contributing Writer for the site.

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You may have read some of my other jokes and pieces in Clickhole, Botnik, Vulture, Someecards, or Onion Labs. It's possible you've seen me doing [what I call] stand up at "Critic" (the live movie review comedy show I created) back in Chicago. I also read reviews for Rotten Tomatoes.

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Right now I'm in Los Angeles writing pilots and waiting for a pandemic to be over.

"Press"

27-Year-Old Michelle Spies Got The Job By Writing Jokes - FORBES

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The Worst Fanbases On The Internet, Ranked - VICE

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This Tournament In Search Of The World's Worst Fanbase Is Really Heating Up - AV CLUB

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The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week - HUFFINGTON POST

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The Funniest Tweets Of The Week - PASTE MAGAZINE

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Twitter's Greatest Hits This Week - WHOHAHA

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33 Delicious Tweets That Have Zero To Do With Politics - FUNNY OR DIE

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Can Algorithms Be Funny? Veterans Of Clickhole And The New Yorker Team Up To Find Out - WASHINGTON POST