THE FIRE DRILL

Weekly humor. Ready to publish.

Original humor for newspapers, college media, independent news sites.

Every Thursday, The Fire Drill delivers seven, ready-to-publish humor pieces by Andrew Sheshunoff, complete with color artwork for print, web and social.

Try it free for four weeks. No obligation. No contract required.

Samples

  • Great Britain Assures World Young, Silly America Still In Awkward Phase

  • Summoning Inner Conquistador, Area Dad Builds Shed Across Easement Line

  • Executive Order Bans Books With Words

  • Confused Man Prefers Turkey Bacon

  • New Poll: Wealthiest Americans Still Believe In American Dream

  • Heroic Passengers Saves 223 When Switches to Airplane Mode, Brings Seat to Upright and Locked Position

  • Bowl of Cereal Reminds Grandpa of A Time, Great Story

  • Melania Self-Deports

  • Democratic Leadership Plans Meeting

  • From Behind Bathroom Door, Hegseth Heard Roaring “Initiate Operation Epic Fury!”

  • Sweetest Toddler in the Whole World Beats Absolute Heck Out of Piñata

WHAT YOU GET AND WHEN

The Fire Drill is designed to be drop-in content: original headlines and humor pieces covering everyday life, entertainment, politics, sports and the other things that make civilization more interesting.

Each weekly package arrives ready for publication. Use the full package, choose the pieces that fit your audience or dip into the archive for evergreen content.

Frequency: Weekly
Delivery: Thursday by 6 a.m. EST / 3 a.m. PST
Formats: Print, web and social.
Images: Full-color, publication-cleared artwork
Image format: 16:9 primary images designed to be crop-friendly
Archive: Access to the complete archive.
Commitment: No long-term contract.
Trial: Four weeks free. Publish as much or as little as you like during the trial.
Attribution: “For more visit TheFireDrill.org”

CONTENT MIX

Roughly 70% of each package is evergreen or relatively evergreen. About 30% responds to current events.

TRY THE FIRE DRILL FOR FOUR WEEKS FOR FREE

We’ll send you four consecutive weekly packages free. Publish as much or as little as you want during the trial. If it works for your publication, we’ll talk. If it doesn’t, we promise not to nag you.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON YOUR SITE

USE IT YOUR WAY

Print

Run the complete Fire Drill, build your own page from individual modules, or place selected pieces alongside your existing editorial content.

Web

Publish The Fire Drill as a recurring humor feature, or publish individual pieces within your existing CMS and site design.

Social

Use supplied imagery and headlines on your publication’s social channels to promote your publication.