With a lack of live crowds at sporting events to entertain, Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty has had to find other ways to monetize his weird persona, and is now enjoying quick success on OnlyFans, the content subscription service mainly used by porn stars. Fear not, however, as Gritty is well aware of his PG persona, and his content reflects that. His inaugural post is a video of him eating popcorn for fifteen minutes while stadium music plays in the background. This is largely what Gritty’s subsequent content has been like, with footage of him also falling down on ice, making…
Author: Justin Avery Smith
Justin Avery Smith
Justin Avery Smith is a humor writer living in Shrewsbury, MA. Prior to comedy, Justin studied theater at Suffolk University in Boston, before going on to contribute to websites like Comedywire, WriteLabel, and Medium for both humor and non-humor related pieces. Justin is a proud graduate of ImprovBoston’s comedy school, where he also interned and worked Front of House. He has also studied various forms of writing with the Second City through online classes, including sketch, late-night television, and internet satire among others. He likes to remind himself everyday, “You’re never fully dressed without a pair of combat boots."
Watching reruns of Star Trek: The Next Generation with my parents is one of the defining memories of my childhood, along with my lack of athleticism in school making me feel like a second-class student, but that’s beside the point. I got to see almost every episode at one point or another, but not necessarily in order, and hence lacked an appreciation for where they stand in the full context of the series. Quarantine has given me a chance to change that by binging the series on Netflix (yes, this has made me one of the few people who hasn’t…