Elise Czajkowski

Editor/Writer

New York, New York

Elise Czajkowski

Editor/Writer

New York, New York

Saturday Night Live review: Emma Stone shines as real Donald Trump weighs in
It’s easy to tell from the very start when a celebrity has the goods to be a great Saturday Night Live host – are they smart, goofy, and willing to make fun of themselves and their friends? When someone fits the bill, the show will bring that person back often, and Emma Stone seems poised to becoming a regular.
The Guardian
Comedy
Comedy Listings for Dec. 2-8
A selected guide to stand-up, improv and comedy shows in New York City. For news about comedy, including critical commentary: nytimes.com/arts. A searchable guide to these and other shows is at nytimes.com/events. APOLLO COMEDY CLUB (Friday) Brooklyn Mike hosts this stand-up show at the Apollo Theater, with help from DJ Qool Marv.
The New York Times
Comedy Listings
Comedy Listings for Nov. 25-Dec. 1
A selected guide to stand-up, improv and comedy shows in New York City. For news about comedy, including critical commentary: nytimes.com/arts. A searchable guide to these and other shows is at nytimes.com/events.
The New York Times
Comedy Listings
Saturday Night Live: a lackluster episode as show comes to terms with Trump
After last week’s Dave Chapelle-fronted post-election episode, Saturday Night Live, is, like so many people around the world, coming to terms with what a Donald Trump presidency actually means. In this week’s cold open, Alec Baldwin returned as the president-elect, a flailing, unprepared man with no moral convictions or desire to do anything even remotely difficult.
The Guardian
Comedy
Comedy Listings for Nov. 18-24
A selected guide to stand-up, improv and comedy shows in New York City. For news about comedy, including critical commentary: nytimes.com/arts. A searchable guide to these and other shows is at nytimes.com/events. ‘CARL BARRON: DRINKING WITH A FORK’ (Friday through Sunday) One of Australia’s most popular comedians, Mr.
The New York Times
Comedy Listings
Trevor Noah Spent a Week in Jail, and 6 Other Things We Learned from His Memoir, Born a Crime
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 15: Trevor Noah discusses Born A Crime with Michelle Miller at 92nd Street Y on November 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) When Trevor Noah was announced as the host of The Daily Show last year, he w
Vulture
Comedy
Comedy Listings for Nov. 18-24
A selected guide to stand-up, improv and comedy shows in New York City. For news about comedy, including critical commentary: nytimes.com/arts. A searchable guide to these and other shows is at nytimes.com/events. ‘CARL BARRON: DRINKING WITH A FORK’ (Friday through Sunday) One of Australia’s most popular comedians, Mr.
The New York Times
Comedy Listings
Comedy Listings for Nov. 11-17
A selected guide to stand-up, improv and comedy shows in New York City. For news about comedy, including critical commentary: nytimes.com/arts. A searchable guide to these and other shows is at nytimes.com/events. CARL BARRON: DRINKING WITH A FORK (Tuesday and Wednesday) One of Australia’s most popular comedians, Mr.
The New York Times
Comedy Listings
How comedians struggled to parody Donald Trump
This election season has inspired acres of commentary about the effectiveness of political satire against an unprecedented candidate like Donald Trump. But after 18 excruciating months, the big day is finally upon us, and the state of political comedy seems as uncertain as the state of the country at large.
The Guardian
Comedy Politics
Trevor Noah review: standup show could win over Daily Show doubters
Trevor Noah: ‘An exceptional performer, possessed with a charismatic glow that makes it hard to look away.’ Photograph: Christopher Lane Mention the name Trevor Noah in the US, and you might be met with a shrug, a sigh or a scoff. Many consider the South
The Guardian
Comedy
Tig Notaro review: a delightful return to pre-tragedy form
Tig Notaro performs during New York comedy festival at Carnegie Hall. Photograph: Jim Spellman/Getty Images Tig Notaro broke through with her evocative special Live in 2012, recorded just days after a breast cancer diagnosis. Two years ago at the New York
The Guardian
Comedy
Comedy Listings for Nov. 4-10
A selected guide to stand-up, improv and comedy shows in New York City. For news about comedy, including critical commentary: nytimes.com/arts. A searchable guide to these and other shows is at nytimes.com/events.
The New York Times
Comedy Listings
Comedy Listings for Oct. 28-Nov. 3
A selected guide to stand-up, improv and comedy shows in New York City. For news about comedy, including critical commentary: nytimes.com/arts. A searchable guide to these and other shows is at nytimes.com/events. ★ JAMES ADOMIAN (Thursday) Mr. Adomian, both an exceptionally charming stand-up and a phenomenal impersonator, took his version of Senator Bernie Sanders on the road for the national “Trump vs.
The New York Times
Comedy Listings
The 10 best shows to see at the New York comedy festival
For the first week of November, pretty much anything funny happening in New York City falls under the banner of the New York comedy festival – everything from megastar headliners to small standup shows. With more than 100 shows across six days (and more still being added), it’s impossible to see everything and difficult to even make a dent.
The Guardian
Comedy
SNL: Hanks makes American dads great again as Baldwin’s Trump ticks on
The Saturday Night Live cold open sees Tom Hanks hosts the final presidential debate. It’s unusual for Saturday Night Liveto be live four weeks in a row, but it seems to have done the writers good – this week’s episode was one of the strongest in recent m
The Guardian
Comedy
Comedy Listings for Oct. 21-27
A selected guide to stand-up, improv and comedy shows in New York City. For news about comedy, including critical commentary: nytimes.com/arts. A searchable guide to these and other shows is at nytimes.com/events. ★ CPT: COMEDY PEOPLE’S TIME (Friday) At this monthly comedy show, the improv troupe Kareem — Ashley Nicole Black, Tarik Davis, Jenny Hagel, Don P.
The New York Times
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About

Elise Czajkowski

💰 Currently, I work as the Manager of Local News at Bash Advisory, a consultancy that helps nonprofits newsroom raise money from foundations and individuals.

🖋️ I'm also a freelance editor, writer, and content marketer. I write and edit the "Need to Know" newsletter for the American Press Institute, and my other clients include Wirecutter, the Local Media Association, the Institute for Nonprofit News, and Podreacher.

My background is a bit eclectic:

🗞️ In the spring of 2019, I was a Tow Knight Fellow in Entrepreneurial Journalism at the Newmark School of Journalism, where I launched a non-profit called Sidewalk News, which uses outdoor advertising to distribute local news.

🎤 I also covered comedy and media in New York City; I previously compiled the comedy listings for The New York Times, and wrote for The New York Times, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Splitsider, Flavorpill, Time Out New York, Paste Magazine, Vulture, The Awl, and GOOD Magazine.

🎒I have a degree from New York University in Broadcast Journalism and International Politics.

📺 📻 🎭I have written questions for BBC 4 quiz show "Only Connect", read the news on New Zealand radio, and audio-described plays for blind audiences.