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Eli Grober

Author of This Won’t Help (The Experiment)

Eli Grober is an American satirist and humor writer. A regular contributor to The New Yorker and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, he is a former staff writer for The Tonight Show and the creator of the twice-weekly satirical newsletter, Here’s Something. His debut collection, This Won’t Help: Modest Proposals for a More Enjoyable Apocalypse, was published by The Experiment in 2023.

Eli is known for combining tightly constructed humor with a delightful, original absurdism. His viral satire pieces have garnered millions of views, earning him a reputation as the rare humorist who not only makes readers laugh at the political system but helps them understand it better.

Books

This Won’t Help

Published October 2023 with The Experiment