Joe Garden (born March 10, 1970) is an American comedy writer. He was a features editor at

The Onion ''The Onion'' is an American digital media company and newspaper organization that publishes satirical articles on international, national, and local news. The company is based in Chicago but originated as a weekly print publication on August 2 ...

, an American satirical news organisation, where he created the characters Jim Anchower and Jackie Harvey. He has also had at least one cameo in the publication as himself. He has co-written three books, ''The Dangerous Book for Dogs'', ''The Devious Book for Cats'' and ''The New Vampire's Handbook: A Guide for the Recently Turned Creature of the Night''. He has also been a contributing writer for the PBS animated children's program ''

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'', has appeared in the film ''Bad Meat'', and was the voice of Phil Cabinet in the

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episode “Hypno-Germ.”

Books

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Trivia

In 2009, Garden contributed to the introduction of a novelty book " This Is Why You're Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks" (October 27, 2009, ), a book co-authored by Richard Blakeley. After it was announced that

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would be taking over Jay Leno's hosting duties on The Tonight Show, Garden launched a mock Internet campaign titled "Vote Joe Garden!" with the aim of democratizing the selection of O’Brien's replacement for Late Night. The bid was unsuccessful as NBC announced that

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would replace O’Brien in 2009.

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External links

Interview about dog books and The Dangerous Book For Dogs on NPR's Weekend Edition

Joe Garden weighs in on the Hillary Clinton Campaign on NPR's Morning Edition

Joe Garden's website for his campaign for Late Night

The Sound Of Young America interviews Joe Garden

Joe Garden and fellow Onion editors Joe Randazzo (comedian), Joe Randazzo and Scott Dikkers on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show Discuss Our Dumb World {{DEFAULTSORT:Garden, Joe The Onion people 1970 births Living people American newspaper editors American comedy writers People from Richland Center, Wisconsin