Chas Gillespie

New Yorker, McSweeney's Internet Tendency

Chas Gillespie is a writer and comedian whose work is published in The New Yorker, The Onion, Slackjaw, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, where he is a regular contributor. He holds a BA in English Literature from Harvard and an MFA in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College.

“Chas did well with how the class was structured, weaving between lectures, brainstorming, and writing. The class was also well-paced.”

“Chas did a great job breaking down the basics of humor writing from comedy lenses, to genre and the use of escalation. I really felt like I went from knowing nothing to knowing enough to submit somewhere.”

“Chas was well-organized, responded well to participants, and had excellent exercises.”

“Chas provided a lot of insight into comedy writing. As a non-comedy writer, I took this course because I write a lot of copy for social media and marketing pieces. I felt the company would help me develop my writing voice. Bonus is that I have the start of an interesting humor piece based on Chas' workshop.”