Comedy Writing

The New Yorker (selected):

• I Want To Know You (10/3/22 print issue)

• A Guided Audio Tour of the CIA Museum

• We Fixed Our School’s Teacher Shortage (co-author)

• Pick Your Battles

• Things That Might Happen if I Ignore a Text from an Unknown Number Instead of Responding “Wrong Number”

• I’m A Billionaire Politician, But Here’s Why You, A Regular Person, Have To Save The World (co-author)

McSweeney’s:

• QUIZ: Do You Want to Go to Grad School or Do You Just Need a Snack?

• Famous Quotes from Philosophers If They Had Spent $9 on a Bottle of Juice

• Why I’m Saving Doctor’s Visits For Marriage

• Big Space Company Welcomes You Aboard Your First Commercial Space Flight

Flexx Mag:

• See author page for more

Reductress:

• I’m Ready to Take Down The Patriarchy, As Soon as I Figure Out Who Stole My Hair Tie

• 3 Amazing Body Lotions That, Honestly, You Could Also Dab Into Your Hair a Little Bit

Journalism

New York Magazine:

• Grub Street Diet interviews

• Vulture TV recaps

Chicago Reader:

• Feature: Susan Patel is Home

• Feature: Making Comedians Look Funny

• Feature: Semicolon Bookstore is a Community, Online and Off

• Service piece: Which Bar Should You Go To Based on Your Relationship Status?

• Book review: In Whiteout Conditions, Grief Permeates the Past and Present

• TV review: Trade Real Life for Reality TV

• TV review: We Love TV: Ramy

• TV review: We Love TV: 90 Day Fiancé

• TV review: We Love TV: I May Destroy You

• Essay: You’re Going to be OK

Chicago Magazine:

• Quiz: Which Dog Park is Right for You?

• Quiz: Which Very Niche Yoga Should You Try Next?

• Quiz: Which of These Undersung Green Spaces is Best for You?

• Quiz: Which New Hotel Is Right for Your Staycation?

• Let’s All Get Into Stargazing This Winter

The Takeout:

• Bring Back the Taco Bell Mexican Pizza

• For Your Consideration: Catnip Tea

• Essay: For a South Asian American, Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza Means Fast Food Freedom

• Essay: Grocery Store Cake is the Best Cake of All

• See author page

The Nation:

• Q&A with Samantha Irby

• Q&A with John Early

• Q&A with Lizz Winstead

In These Times:

• News: The Supreme Court’s Latest Anti-Worker Decision Deals a Major Blow to the #MeToo Movement

South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)

• First Days Project interview