Brian VanHooker is a New York-based writer specializing in comedy, pop culture, food (especially pizza) and long-form oral histories. He is the Senior Staff Writer at CRACKED and was a staff writer at MEL Magazine. He has written for Inside Hook, Inverse, Maxim, Men's Health and more. He's the co-creator of the comic book/cartoon series 'Barnum & Elwood' and 'The Tramp,' an award-winning comedy pilot starring John O'Hurley. He also hosts a TMNT interview podcast called Turtle Tracks and was once called a "Good Guy" by Mr. T.
