Ryan Max Riley (born May 15, 1979) is a humorist and athlete who was a humor writer for The Harvard Lampoon.

in Medieval and Modern Languages with distinction in 2011, winning the Gerard Davis Prize for the best dissertation on a topic in French literary studies.

He now writes comedy for publications such as CollegeHumor,[4] Splitsider (the humor website of The Awl), The Higgs Weldon,[5] The Big Jewel, and FunnyTweets.

[7] Riley placed second in a World Cup in 2001 and won silver and bronze medals at the Goodwill Games in 2000.

[8] He won his second U.S. National Championship with one of the highest scores in the history of the sport (a 28.55) in Moguls in 2001 in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.