The American Bystander Humor Magazine

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Michael Gerber
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A lavish print quarterly featuring comedy all-stars from SNL, The Simpsons, Monty Python & National Lampoon!
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Backers: 853
Average Pledge Per Backer: $49

Funded: $41,803 of $25,000
Dates: Oct 19th -> Nov 13th (26 days)
Project By: Michael Gerber
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Help us get a $1000 matching pledge!

November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, all you beautiful people. Taking a break from looking through the cover submissions -- thank you, artists! -- and the Letters submissions -- thank you, writers! -- to share some big news.  A potential backer has just agreed to pledge at the... (Read More)

Cartoonists/illustrators! Submit a rough for the cover!

November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit Stretch Goal #1! We are accepting submissions for the cover!This is restricted to backers and staff, to keep the entries down to a manageable number.The theme is (rather predictable, but gimme a break, I'm running a Kickstarter and getting the... (Read More)

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November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Less than $1000 to go! Tell a friend and get us over the top!

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Everybody say hi to fellow pledger Merrill Markoe, who's already working on something for issue #2.  We are SO CLOSE. But until we break $25,000, we get nothing. No #1 or #2. It's a hard old world, especially when the Santa Ana winds are blowing up... (Read More)

Please welcome...

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
...Ms. Shary Flenniken and Mr. Al Jean to issue #1! For the sake of the country, we must never gather the Bystander staff in one place. A broken gas main could set American humor back decades.  (Read More)

GREAT NEWS! We're a staff pick!

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Right in the middle of drafting an email to our contributors, full of nuts and bolts (send us a photo so Scott Marshall can do a thumbnail; send a squib for the "Alumni Notes" section in the front) I got an email saying we're a Kickstarter Staff... (Read More)

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