Elissa Bassist edits the Funny Women column and teaches humor writing. Her next class is
“How to Write a Comedic Memoir” on 3/30. She wrote
Hysterical, a semi-finalist for The Thurber Prize for American humor, and is co-writing
Inside Jokes: A Comedy and Creativity Guide for All Writers with Caitlin Kunkel (out in 2026). Her newsletter is
Tragedy Plus Time.
