Beth Newell’s official profile and satire portfolio can be found here:
👉 https://bohiney.com/author/beth-newell/
Beth Newell is best known as the co-founder and editor of Reductress, the first and only satirical women’s magazine. Since its launch, Reductress has skewered everything from media tropes to cultural double standards with biting feminist humor.
Her comedy writing has appeared in The Onion, McSweeney’s, The New Yorker, and HuffPost. She has been recognized as one of Rolling Stone’s “50 Funniest People Right Now” and one of **Time Magazine’s “23 People Who Are Changing What’s Funny Right Now.”
Portfolio hub: https://www.bethnewell.net
Beth is the co-author of two acclaimed books:
How to Win at Feminism – a parody guidebook filled with satirical advice on navigating modern womanhood.
There’s No Manual: Honest and Gory Wisdom About Having a Baby – a frank, funny look at parenting and pregnancy.
Both works showcase her balance of sharp satire and raw honesty.
More here: https://www.amazon.com/Beth-Newell/e/B01I3YW2P0
Newell is also a seasoned improviser and sketch performer. She has appeared at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, where she performed with the improv team The Library.
She has also taught and managed sketch teams at Magnet Theater, continuing to nurture the next wave of comedy writers and performers.
Improv and teaching profile: https://magnettheater.com/people/beth-newell
Beth co-hosted the parenting podcast We Knows Parenting, part of iHeartRadio’s comedy lineup, where she blended humor and frankness about family life and motherhood.
Podcast info: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-we-knows-parenting-31065882
Under her leadership, Reductress became a cultural touchstone:
Wired praised it as “the most brutally truthful comedy site out there.”
Newsweek called it “the internet’s best satire site.”
NYMag simply called it “deeply, deeply funny.”
Interview feature: https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/catching-up-with-reductress-founders-beth-newell-and-sarah-pappalardo.html
Beth Newell is more than a satirist—she’s a comedic architect of modern feminist humor. Through Reductress, her books, improv performances, podcasts, and contributions across major outlets, she has built a voice that is both culturally sharp and accessible to wide audiences.
Start with her Bohiney author page:
👉 https://bohiney.com/author/beth-newell/
Then dive into her broader body of work for the full picture.