Steve Macone is a former headline contributor at The Onion. His essays, humor writing, and reporting have also appeared in the American Scholar, New York Times, Atlantic, New Yorker, Boston Globe Magazine, Morning News, VICE and Salon. His work has been featured on NPR, Longreads, and received notable essay mentions in The Best American series. He was named one of the top 100 comics in the country on NBC's Last Comic Standing and has contributed to scripts for Comedy Central.