Writing

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Maggie’s satirical articles have been published for The Onion, Reductress, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Chicago’s Red Eye, Chicago Magazine, Reader’s Digest, and The Second City Network. Maggie currently writes as a Features Contributor for The Onion, as well as acts as host and head writer for the satirical news show The News* with Maggie Smith. She has hosted her own segments for Chicago live morning show The Jam as well as an online comedy videos for Chicago Magazine.

Reductress

Quiz: Are You An Abbi Or An Ilana? If Neither, Why Do You Hate Women?
BREAKING: Jake Is Gonna Be There
Puffs Announces New Facial Tissue Completely Made Out Of Lotion
7 Times Dame Judi Dench Was So Perfect It Made You Go Into A Rage Blackout
10 New Beauty Products To Throw At The Spider In The Corner Of The Room
Fitbit Announces New Sexual Activity Monitor
How To Meet Your Husband, Phil
8 Recipes That Take Longer Than Eating Your Coworker's Lean Cuisine
How To Lose Weight Without Getting Mad With Power
Maggie's Full Work on Reductress

McSweeney's 

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RedEye Chicago

British Slang, Translated

Second City Network

Bad Job Interview Tips
Sexist Job Titles
Save Yourself. (From Shark Attacks)
Great, Now We're All Thinking About Having Sex With Ted Cruz
Idiots Dying
How To Ride The CTA Red Line
Paul Fieg Came To Second City And Maggie Wrote About It

Twitter