Emily Frantz

is a freelance writer, editor, and satirist based in New York City. She is the Managing Editor of Fuzz Magazine and writes about the “news” for On The Watchlist, which has been selected for the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

She was formerly an Assistant Editor at Fifty Grande Magazine, has written and produced live comedy in New York City, and holds an M.A. in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from New York University. When she’s not covering a show, you can find her dodging falling pianos all over the city.

Selected Works

A Report From The Aging Mosh Pits of America

On ‘Bo Burnham: Inside’

Finding My Beach At The Times Square Margaritaville

an interview with folk-rock duo illiterate light

The Weird World of Rest Stop Cultures

On ‘Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999’