Zachary Pincus-Roth has performed standup comedy at the Westside Theatre, ComedySportz, and other venues. During the day, he is the deputy editor at L.A. Weekly, overseeing arts & culture coverage. He has also written for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, WSJ Magazine, Slate, Los Angeles magazine, Newsday, The Onion, McSweeney's, and other publications, and has appeared on NPR’s On the Media. He has worked as a staff writer at Variety and Playbill and wrote the official companion book to the hit Broadway musical Avenue Q, published by Hyperion in 2006. Zach also worked as a researcher and writers assistant for the Fox drama series Lie to Me and wrote a song for the show entitled "White Lie." He grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland and graduated from Princeton University, where he wrote and performed for the Triangle Club comedy group.