Conor Lastowka

Conor David Lastowka (/ˈkɔːnər ləˈstoʊkə/; born 23 April 1981) is an American comedy writer, producer, novelist and podcaster.[1][2]

Conor Lastowka
Born (1981-04-23) April 23, 1981
United States
Occupationwriter, producer, podcaster
LanguageEnglish
ResidenceBurlington, Vermont
NationalityAmerican
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Home townVienna, Virginia
Period2006–present
Notable worksRiffTrax
Years active2006–present
SpouseLauren
Website
lastowka.tumblr.com

Early life

Lastowka was born in 1981 and grew up in Vienna, Virginia.[3][4] He later moved to San Diego, California and attended the University of Virginia, where he co-founded National High Five Day in 2002.[5] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2003.[6]

Career

Lastowka worked with Legend Films as a production assistant, and began to write for RiffTrax in 2006. He also voiced "Disembaudio," the robotic voice that keeps RiffTrax synchronised with films.[7]

He created a blog about unusual Wikipedia entries, entitled [Citation Needed] and produced two books based on it.

Lastowka appeared on a 2016 episode of Jeopardy! and wrote on Medium about the experience.[8]

Since 2017 he has cohosted the podcast 372 Pages We'll Never Get Back with Michael J. Nelson, also of RiffTrax.[9][10][11]

Personal life

Lastowka lives in Burlington, Vermont with his wife Lauren.

Bibliography


  • [Citation Needed]: The Best of Wikipedia's Worst Writing (2013, with Josh Fruhlinger)
  • [Citation Needed] 2: The Needening: More of The Best of Wikipedia's Worst Writing (2013, with Josh Fruhlinger)[12]
  • Gone Whalin' (2013)[13]
  • A Christmas Boner (2013, rewrite of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol)
  • The Pole Vault Championship of the Entire Universe (2018)[14]

References
  1. "Conor Lastowka". lastowka.tumblr.com.
  2. "RiffTrax Live Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary by Riffing on Star Raiders". pastemagazine.com.
  3. Lastowka, Conor (April 21, 2017). "Why is there still a Vienna Little League team called the Rebels?". Medium.
  4. "Crab-picking is a treat, if you don't mind slicing open your fingers while eviscerating a stinking carcass". Washington Post.
  5. Cantore, Chris. "Gimme Five, San Diego". NBC 7 San Diego.
  6. https://majorevents.virginia.edu/sites/majorevents2017.virginia.edu/files/2003_Finals_Program.pdf
  7. "RiffWiki Interviews: Conor Lastowka - RiffTrax & Gone Whalin'". RiffTrax Wiki.
  8. "Jeopardy! - Pranjal Vachaspati, Sophie Carrell, Conor Lastowka @ TheTVDB". www.thetvdb.com.
  9. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Larry Wilmore and Michael Bennett on 'Black on the Air'-Vulture
  10. Vanderbilt, Mike. "Exclusive: It's game over when RiffTrax alums take on Ernest Cline and Ready Player One". News.
  11. Book Riot
  12. "[Citation Needed]: The Best of Wikipedia's Worst Writing, A Collection of Wikipedia's Worst Edits". August 13, 2013.
  13. "Gone Whalin', Humor Novel About a Man Who Keeps Waking Up Aboard an 1800s Whaling Ship". November 8, 2013.
  14. Bolles, Dan. "Pole Vaults and Aliens: Conor Lastowka's Sci-Fi Novel Goes Audio". Seven Days.
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