LATEST NEWS

03.17.10 - Slimed in Klutziness.
Check out my embarrassing tale of auditioning for Nickelodeon's "Family Double Dare" by clicking here .


10.07.09 - Stopas the Tapas.
Click here to read about my proposed benefit (featuring all the C-list celebs I can gather) to rid the world of the scam that is tapas.


09.16.09 - 1,000 Words.
Today I bring you 1,000 words. This is part of a series of works by the fine folks over at The Nervous Breakdown. To read my tale of crooked movers, surf on over to The Nervous Breakdown.


08.26.09 - Back On The Nervous Breakdown.
I'm back on The Nervous Breakdown today with another brand spankin' new piece o' comedy. Read about my battle with insomnia here.


07.08.09 - New Wednesday Humor.
I've got a brand spankin' new Wednesday Humor posted today. Check it out!


04.24.09 - Another Nervous Breakdown.
Head on over to The Nervous Breakdown to check out my tale of going to Kenya and being very, very afraid. Just click here!


02.04.09 - The Nervous Breakdown.
I'm now a regular contributor to The Nervous Breakdown, a dandy site that's been mentioned in The Huffington Post, USA Today, and other places you've heard of. Head on over to read some of my work, like this piece A Story About Giant Russians, Mirrored Walls, and Self Tanner and this one, Resolving Clogged Auras. You'll also find a host of talented writers baring their souls and whatnot. Check it out.


12.12.08 - Books, books, books.
I was recently interviewed by an author from London who's writing a book about stuttering. I'll be featured along with some pretty cool people like Michael Palin of Monty Python and "A Fish Called Wanda" fame. In other news, have you checked out Feathertale yet? The book is available in stores or by clicking here. And while I'm plugging books, I want to mention I've got a brand spankin' new piece in the soon-to-be-released comedy book The Assignment, set to hit stores on January 1. More info soon.


10.13.08 - Published in Feathertale.
I've got a dandy piece o' comedy in the newest edition of Feathertale. You can learn more about the comedy genius that is Feathertale, and order your very own copy, by clicking here.


8.27.08 - Brand Spankin' New Wednesday Humor.
Head on over to this fine looking link to read my latest humor column.


8.08.08 - Nervous Breakdown.
I'm now a regular contributor to the humor website, The Nervous Breakdown. You can read my first contribution by clicking here.


7.30.08 - Opium Magazine.
I'm featured in the latest issue of the awesome Opium Magazine. You can read this original piece o' comedy by clicking here.


5.1.08 - Honored by Erma Bombeck Foundation.
My humor column has been recognized by the folks at the Erma Bombeck Foundation. I'm now a two-time winner of their "Humor Writer of the Month" award. Sheesh, it's an honor just to be nominated.


4.17.08 - Featured on MadAsHellClub.net.
I'm now a columnist for the fantastic MadAsHellClub.net, the site that Fresh Yarn describes as a "cross between The Nation and Mad Magazine." I describe it as "funny as hell."


2.20.08 - Place in Top 25 with "How I Met Your Mother."
My spec script for ABC's "How I Met Your Mother" made it to the Top 25 (always a bridesmaid) in the Scriptapalooza TV Writing competition.


10.03.07 - New Wednesday Humor.
The latest in my regular humor column. Are you prepared to enter the dark depths of SkyMall? Click here for "Sky's the Limit."


8.15.07 - Place in Top 25 with "The Office."
A spec script that I wrote for NBC's "The Office" placed in the Top 25 in the Scriptapalooza TV Writing competition.


7.26.07 - Feature story in the Atlanta Jewish Times.
Nice article about "Suburban Bravery" and some of my other projects. Click here to read it.


6.18.07 - My alma mater, the University of Florida, and "Suburban Bravery."
First, an article from the Independent Florida Alligator. And here's a story from the UF Alumni Magazine.


5.11.07 - "Muppets" parody mentioned in USA Today.
Another nice mention of my work in USA Today, courtesy of Pop Candy blogger Whitney Matheson. Click here to read it.


5.1.07 - New Wednesday Humor.
I've got a Brand Spankin' New Wednesday Humor for you. It's fun, it's fast, it's a five-minute break from your job. Click here to read it!


3.29.07 - "Suburban Bravery" mentioned in USA Today.
Pop Candy blogger Whitney Matheson wrote a nice blurb about the film. Click here to read it!


3.24.07 - I'm in the Athens Banner Herald.
An excerpt from the Living section:
Bloom into Comedy
Comedy writer Rob Bloom, a former graduate student at the University of Georgia, recently won Screenvision's "Short Script-Big Screen" screenwriting contest and his manuscript is being produced by the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

The author of a regular humor column at www.robbloom.com, the Atlanta-born Bloom has written for the Cartoon Network, McSweeney's, Fresh Yarn, National Public Radio, Flagpole Magazine and the Travel Channel


3.23.07 - "Suburban Bravery" opens nationwide.
"Suburban Bravery" officially hits movie theaters nationwide. To find out where it's playing near you, visit www.screenvision.com.


3.16.07 - "Suburban Bravery" press release.
Click here to read the official press release about my film.


2.20.07 - I'm in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
From the "Hollywood Notes" section:
Movie audiences in May will be treated to a short film from comedy writer Rob Bloom. His two-minute comedy "Suburban Bravery," featuring John Lutz (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and Miriam Tolan (Second City, Late Night With Conan O'Brien), won Screenvision's Short Script-Big Screen Contest. The film, which was produced by the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, is about a suburban family whose idyllic breakfast is interrupted by an insect.