Brooklyn, NY

Corey Pajka is a Brooklyn, NY-based writer. His satirical work has been published by Points in Case, The Weekly Humorist, The Broadway Beat, Flexx Mag, Robot Butt, The Satirist, Funny Times, and The Gorko Gazette. He is the founder and editor of the sociopolitical satire site The Flak (www.the-flak.com). His theatrical work has been produced regionally at theatres across the U.S. and in New York at Off and Off-Off Broadway venues. His radio plays are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other outlets. He is also a climate change activist and has worked with 350Brooklyn co-editing their bi-weekly newsletter and contributing to their e-magazine Parts Per Million. He is married to another playwright and they have a Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Sancho Panza.

Comedy Writing

Jokes

I want to write a novel about Schrödinger’s Cat, but I don’t know if there’s a story there or not.

— Corey Pajka,

When a dog licks a stranger’s face on a walk, they get adored. When I do the same thing on a walk, all I get is “arrested!”

— Corey Pajka,

Words can hurt. Ask anyone who’s ever had a dictionary thrown at them.

— Corey Pajka,

To air is human. To forgive confusing a frequently used noun with an infrequently used verb? Divine.

— Corey Pajka,

Whoever said “time heals all wounds” has never had their head impaled by a javelin.

— Corey Pajka,
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