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Dan McCoy

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Dan McCoy was a two-time Emmy-winning writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He is co-host of the popular podcast The Flop House.

February 15, 2024

Excerpts from the Show Bible for The Fribbles, a 1980s Children’s Cartoon

by Dan McCoy
May 13, 2020

Hard Truths From a Joke Book Consultant

by Dan McCoy
April 5, 2017

Cup! The Amazing Story of the World’s Greatest Container for Liquids

by Dan McCoy
December 20, 2011

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sugar Plums?

by Dan McCoy

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A Faculty Member’s Self-Evaluation at the End of the Semester

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