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JO FIRESTONE is a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, a host on WMFU's Dr. Gameshow, the only female writer on the live talk show The Chris Gethard Show, and recently guest starred on Comedy Central's megahit Broad City. Jo also produces and hosts ongoing comedy shows in New York, including NYC Inner Beauty Pageant, Friends of Single People, and Punderdome 3000, which she co-created with her father, FRED FIRESTONE, in 2011. For more information on Punderdome, visit https: //www.youtube.com/user/punderdome
Praise for Punderdome: A Card Game for Pun Lovers .. .with the right mix of people you'll be rewarded (or punished, depending on your tolerance for puns) when the mix of Beatles and diner leads to people singing lines like I want to hold your ham... and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Sandwich... the fusion of dessert and fraternity leads to suggesting college students with a sweet tooth rush Kappa Theta Apple Pie and avoid hazing-nut ice cream. -- A.V. Club This punderful game will replace Cards Against Humanity at your next party. --Mashable.com First, there was Apples to Apples, the game of absurd comparisons. Next, there was Cards Against Humanity, the R-rated Apples reboot for basics. And now, there's Punderdome, a card game created by Fred and Jo Firestone. -- Brokelyn.com [The] new Pun-Based Card Game Will Shuffle Your Boredom. -- Mental Floss Now the world's best/worst pun contest has escaped Brooklyn's bars and is on the way to your home, courtesy of the Punderdome home game...Inside is everything anyone would ever need to turn their living room into the scene of a no-puns-barred cage match...The game is hilariously groan-inducing fun, and a good one to pull out for a party or night in with the family. -- SUVUDU Gaming This game is a witty way to get families to put cellphones, and other technology away for a bit and interact with each other face-to-face. -- Cover Lovers Book Review Praise for the Live Game Show, Punderdome 3000 But for the contestants in a monthly pun competition at Littlefield, a performance space and bar in Brooklyn, forming puns is a spigot they can't turn off. -- The New York Times (The PUNDERDOME(R)) was unabashed silliness that I longed to bottle and smuggle out in my purse. -- The New Yorker The lowly pun has long been considered the bottom-feeding bristle worm of the comedy world.... That has changed with the arrival of Punderdome 3000, a now monthly event that has turned punning into a high-functioning competition that is equal parts stand-up, beat poetry ... -- The New York Post Father-daughter pair Fred and Jo Firestone have started a family together. To clarify: It's a figurative family, but indeed, 'family' is the right word; the Punderdomers are more loyal and tight-knit than just a 'community, ' and have more inside jokes than your average 'clan.' -- Bustle
