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River Clegg is a comedy writer living in Brooklyn. He contributes to McSweeney’s, The New Yorker, The Onion, ClickHole, and others. Eel enthusiast.

  • February 6, 2015
    Monty Python for Millenials
    by River Clegg
  • November 26, 2013
    The First Black Friday, by William Bradford
    by River Clegg
  • February 15, 2013
    H.R. 2918: An Act to Guarantee Permanent Legal Residential Status to Gabriela Vasquez of Tucson, Arizona
    by River Clegg
  • October 18, 2012
    FAQ: Attracting Female Voters
    by River Clegg
  • April 12, 2012
    FAQ: Alt Comedy
    by River Clegg
  • March 6, 2012
    Buying This Thing Will Make Me Happy
    by River Clegg
  • February 8, 2012
    Tontine Rules
    by River Clegg
  • February 24, 2010
    Civil War General George B. McClellan Addresses his Troop of Ten-Year-Olds in a Game of Capture the Flag While Waiting for his Retinue of Horse-Drawn Carriages
    by River Clegg
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