About Kristen
Kristen Mulrooney is a humorist and satirist based in a small town near Boston. She is the winner of the 2022 Erma Bombeck Humorist-in-Residence program. Her writing has been featured in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, House Beautiful, The Weekly Humorist, Popular Science, and other web outlets.
She is a contributor and editor of The Belladonna, a satire and humor site by women and non-binary writers, for everyone. She has studied satire and humor writing with The Second City.
Her words and wisdom on the pitfalls of parenting appear in the humor anthology Embrace the Merciless Joy: A McSweeney's Guide to Parenting. She is the co-author of the best-selling Gilmore Girls: The Official Cookbook.
What People Are Saying
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You have the skills, the voice, the street cred, and now a book. and my blurb! Which doesn't mean anything but makes me feel special.
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— SHANNON CARPENTER, author of The Ultimate Stay-at-Home Dad
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This is domestic comedy that is sharp, unsentimental and bracingly true.”
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— MIKE REISS, veteran Simpsons writer
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— Director PAUL FEIG, liking one of my tweets
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Did I ever tell you about the time I ran a marathon?
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— KRISTEN MULROONEY
Chat with me
Are you new to humor writing? Reach out! I’m happy to answer questions or share writing and submission tips and tricks.