Ellis Weiner (born 31 October 1950) is an author and humorist who has previously worked as an editor of National Lampoon[1] and a columnist for Spy Magazine.
His humor has also appeared in The New Yorker, Paris Review, and The New York Times Magazine.
Weiner was a split end in the Development Football League from 1961 to 1964 with the Summit Park Colts Association (SPCA).
[citation needed] In college, he played drums and sang in a rock band called Droylesden Wake.
His first produced work was the 1967 Pikesville High Junior Play, an original parody using music from H.M.S.