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Current projects include:

A sit-com pilot satirizing Marvel Studios
A series of sketches for the centennial of Chicago's WGN radio
Edendale Cyclorama, a blog about the earliest Los Angeles movie studios
Feed the Fish, a stage adaption of Tony Shalhoub's heartfelt cult-favorite feature
"Wonder Cow," a satirical comic strip
Lunch at Lucy's, a "could have been" play where iconic actors meet in the Desilu commissary while working on their various 1960s TV series
The satirical WASHBURN EXPEDITION, the world's first social media serial, "a dime novel" for the 21st century
No Deer in the Forest, a play about Chief Blackhawk and the last Native American war east of the Mississippi
And a novel, Man of the Cloth, a comic-thriller about cloning Jesus from the Shroud of Turin

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Jay Rath is a cartoonist and writer, known for his contributions to The Onion, MAD magazine and American public radio. He's also worked in theater and film. Rath is a recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and has written countless comedy sketches for public radio. He's worked for Disney, MTV and Second City.