This GOD Endorsements Page Was Last Updated on April 2023
From Hy:
We've purchased all the stories for the Ghosts On Drugs® book anthology (30 gems, totaling 126,000 words). We're putting some final touches on the interstitials (the bits between the stories) and will then pursue paths for publishing the anthology.
Meanwhile, we've received some very kind words from luminaries who like what we've put together for the book and podcast. Please find below endorsements from such wonderful stars as Pete Holmes, Kristen Schaal, Anthony Jeselnik, and Scott Adsit:
I love ghost stories, and I love drugs. Here, the wonderful and talented staple of the NYC comedy scene Hy Bender blends both as one would a delicious smoothie into a work that is fun, funny, unique, and a book not a smoothie.
—Pete Holmes: Creator, co-writer, and star of brilliant and hilarious HBO series Crashing; star of HBO stand-up specials Faces and Sounds and Dirty Clean; star of TBS' The Pete Holmes Show; host of wildly popular podcast You Made It Weird; author of bestselling book Comedy Sex God; films The Secret Life of Pets 2 and Don't Think Twice. Twitter: @PeteHolmes Instagram: @PeteHolmes
What happens when ghosts do drugs? Hy Bender & Will Paoletto have found out for you in this fantastic collection of trippy, inventive ghost stories. Each tale will leave you with an enjoyable ethereal hangover!
—Kristen Schaal: Emmy-nominated actress/comic/writer who co-stars as Louise Belcher on FOX's Bob's Burgers and Trixie in Disney's Toy Story franchise; was a correspondent from 2008 to 2016 for Comedy Central's The Daily Show; and co-starred as Carol on FOX's Last Man on Earth, Mel on HBO's Flight of the Conchords, and Hazel Wassername on NBC's 30 Rock. Twitter: @KristenSchaaled Instagram: @K.Schaal
Hy Bender's collection of slyly absurd ghost stories shows you just how much he adores good comedy. And the creeps. Unpredictable, funny, spooky, smart, and icky. Makes me look forward to leaving this mortal coil.
—Scott Adsit: Baymax in Disney's Big Hero 6 movies and TV series; co-star of NBC's 30 Rock and HBO's Veep; co-star/co-writer/co-director/co-producer of Adult Swim's Emmy-winning Moral Orel and Frankenhole; one of the greatest improvisers in comedy history. Web: En.Wikipedia.org/Wiki/Scott_Adsit
Combining comedy with the supernatural can be difficult. Comedy plays by rules, while the supernatural, by definition, does not. But when it works, it's a hell of a thing to read. In this book, Hy Bender collects the best of the best.
—Anthony Jeselnik: Star of Comedy Central's Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik and previously The Jeselnik Offensive; co-star of Comedy Central Roasts of Donald Trump, Roseanne, and Charlie Sheen; Emmy nominated for Night of Too Many Stars; former host of NBC's Last Comic Standing; former writer/performer for NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; smash hit comedy albums Shakespeare and Caligula; Netflix specials Thoughts and Prayers and Fire in the Maternity Ward. Twitter: @AnthonyJeselnik Web: AnthonyJeselnik.com
Hy Bender has found a new way to tell ghost stories. I'd be jealous if they weren't so good. Okay, maybe I'm a little bit jealous.
—Mike Drucker: Acclaimed stand-up and Emmy nominee whose many writing credits include NBC's Saturday Night Live, TBS' Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, Comedy Central's The President Show, and 400 episodes of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Twitter: @MikeDrucker Web: DruckerBrothers.com/bio
Ghosts On Drugs® is fresh, original, gritty, oddball, and funny, featuring some of the most unexpected fantasy stories you'll find anywhere.
—Ophira Eisenberg: Host of weekly NPR/WNYC show Ask Me Another, author of bestselling book Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy; one of the finest comedic storytellers and stand-ups in the country. Twitter: @OphiraE Web: OphiraEisenberg.com
Hy Bender's eclectic expertise ranges from comedy to fantasy/SF and beyond, and the result is this series of unconventional, fascinating, and way fun stories.
—Myq Kaplan: One of the best stand-ups and quickest minds in comedy; finalist on Last Comic Standing and semi-finalist on America's Got Talent; has performed for David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Seth Meyers, Jay Leno, Comedy Central Presents, and more; hit comedy albums No Kidding, Small, Dork, and Handsome, Vegan Mind Meld, and Meat Robot; host of podcast Hang Out With Me; audio interview with Hy at Tinyurl.com/myqhbint. Twitter: @MyqKaplan Web: MyqKaplan.com
Hy Bender, the Docent of the Macabre, has created a literary curiosity shop. Searching through its shelves you'll find tales of every stripe and flavor, from the familiar and delightful to the shocking and profane--and all ultimately...haunting.
—John Gemberling: Hilarious comedic actor whose many roles include Abbi's roommate Matt Bevers on Comedy Central's Broad City, Steve Bannon on Comedy Central's The President Show, John Belushi on Netflix's A Futile and Stupid Gesture, and Gil on NBC's Marry Me. Twitter: @Gemberlicking Web: En.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gemberling
Hy Bender knows comedy, and he brings an impish comedic mischief to this collection of fantastical tales. Buy this book!
—Anthony King: Emmy-nominated writer and Co-Executive Producer of HBO's Silicon Valley; staff writer for Comedy Central's Broad City and TBS' Search Party; Tony-nominated co-writer of Broadway’s Beetlejuice the Musical; acclaimed seminal former Artistic Director of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Twitter: @TheAnthonyKing Web: TheAnthonyKing.com
These genre-bending, mutated stories bring together phantasmagorical weirdness with drug-inspired mania to create a Monster Mash party in your brain.
—Kevin Maher: Emmy-nominated writer for HBO, Comedy Central, and AMC; host of AMC's The SciFi Dept.; host of beloved cross-genre film clip & pop culture show Kevin Geeks Out. Twitter: @KevinGeeksOut Web: KevinGeeksOut.com
Rosetta Stone immerses you in the language and culture of other countries. In this exceptionally imaginative collection, co-editor Will Paoletto immerses you in whole other worlds—whose inhabitants range from spirit vampires to warrior AIs to flowers that boss around the dead. Read this anthology to be transported to realms you never dreamed of...and to experience new ways of thinking.
—Michael Silverman: Co-founder of Rosetta Stone, the internationally renowned and premiere computer-based language learning company. Twitter: @RosettaStone Web: RosettaStone.com
Hy Bender lives and breathes comedy. If you love fantasy, wonder, and laughter, take this home with you.
—Lane Moore: HBO's Girls, Sex & Relationship Editor of Cosmo, author of How to be Alone, host of smash hit NYC show Tinder Live. Twitter: @HelloLaneMoore Web: LaneMoore.org
Deepest thanks and gratitude to everyone who's provided an endorsement.
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