Maria Schneider (born August 18, 1968) is an American humorist,

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and

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best known for her work with the satirical online newspaper ''

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

'' and her

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''Pathetic Geek Stories''. Born and raised in

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, Schneider moved to

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with the staff of ''The Onion'' in 2001. Her contributions include writing humor columns as a variety of characters: T. Herman Zweibel, Jean Teasdale and Herbert Kornfeld. Schneider's comic strip, ''Pathetic Geek Stories'', illustrates tales of pain and humiliation, usually during adolescence, sent to her by readers. In 2004, ''Pathetic Geek Stories'' formally ceased to be a feature in ''The Onion'', moving to its own website. The site had not been updated since November 2008.

Books

In 2010, ''The Onion Presents A Book of Jean's Own!'', a book-length collection of new material written by Schneider as Jean Teasdale, was published by St. Martin's Griffin. The book's front cover was illustrated by

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. ''

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'' gave it a mixed review.''Publishers Weekly''

References

External links

''A Book of Jean's Own''

''Pathetic Geek Stories''

Twitter: Jean Teasdale
1968 births American comic strip cartoonists American humorists Living people The Onion people Artists from Madison, Wisconsin Writers from Madison, Wisconsin Women humorists 21st-century American women writers American female comics artists {{US-cartoonist-stub