Author: Derek Mari

Derek Mari is an LA-based comedy writer and director. He can be found writing/performing sketch and improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade, directing sketch comedy videos for the internet (www.derekmari.com), further humiliating himself on Twitter/Instagram (@directorderek), or ordering an iced coffee at literally any Starbucks in Los Angeles.

What an interesting week this has been. Picture this: It’s a typical Wednesday night. I’m in the dumpster going to town on my nightly feast, I fly through an open window into a bright theater, land atop a stiff, snow-white patch of hair, and the next thing I know I’m making national news headlines. Now, listen, I’m just an average fly and I don’t necessarily partake in human politics. But after sitting on that man’s head for a full uninterrupted two minutes, I realized how deep America is in shit. Trust me, I know shit when I smell it. As…

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