Before The Daily Show...before The Onion...there was Michael Gerber and Jonathan Schwarz. Throughout the 90s, this irrepressible, inexhaustible duo was a fixature on the New York comedy scene, cranking out material for The New Yorker, the Village Voice, and everyone in between. Now, after Mike's worldwide smash-hit Barry Trotter, the fellas have scoured their hard drives to assemble Our Kampf, a collection of their finest stuff from 1989-2004. All their hard-to-find magazine pieces are here, alongside their material for SNL and NPR. Our Kampf also includes selections from rare projects, including their legendary 20-page parody of The Wall Street Journal. If you like funny words and pictures, you'll love Our Kampf!
Michael Gerber (b. 1969) has sold 1.2 million books in 20 different countries, most notably Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody, which reached #2 on The London Times bestseller list and launched a renaissance in that type of comic prose. Prior to working in the novel form, Gerber sold humorous writing to every major American magazine and newspaper that publishes such drivel, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many others. He has also contributed to NPR and TV's "Saturday Night Live." In his spare time, he leads the 501(c)3 overseeing The Yale Record, America's oldest college humor magazine, and mentors many student writers all around the world.
An ardent fan of The Beatles, Gerber runs a team blog on the group located at http://www.heydullblog.blogspot.com. He lives in Santa Monica, CA, with his wife and two cats.
