Rob Bloom is a Comedy Writer, Screenwriter, and connoisseur of all things deli. He has written for the Cartoon Network, McSweeney's, CRACKED, Fresh Yarn, Monkey Bicycle, Funny Times, National Public Radio, American Public Media and the Travel Channel, among others. In 2007, Rob won Screenvision's "Short Script-Big Screen" Competition and had his original screenplay, "Suburban Bravery," made into a short film. The film was produced by the critically acclaimed Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and shown as pre-feature entertainment on movie screens nationwide.
Rob is also the writer of a regular humor column, which has been praised by the Erma Bombeck Writing Institute as well as by his parents who proudly display it on their refrigerator with magnets shaped like fruit. He’s currently in search of the perfect black and white cookie.
Here's a listing of some of the other places his work has appeared:
The Cartoon Network
CRACKED
McSweeney's
MonkeyBicycle.net
Funny Times
The Phat Phree
The Travel Channel
National Public Radio
Fresh Yarn
American Public Media
The Orlando Sentinel
Pop Cult Magazine
Billboard Magazine
American Jewish Life Magazine
The Toastmaster International Magazine
Absolute Write Magazine
The Flagpole Magazine
Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine
Inside Wrestling Magazine
Jim Hill Media
Jewish Mag
Entertainment Geekly
The Co-Pilot Magazine
The Florida Alligator
Bangitout.com
Phillyist.com
FryCookOnVenus.com
Acidlogic.com
Letting Go Magazine
CAPS - Publication of the Canadian Assocation for People Who Stutter
Stutter - Publication of the Stuttering Foundation of America