Carson Mlnarik is a New York-based writer, social media manager and comedian, by way of the Saguaro cactus capitol of the world (Phoenix, Arizona).
Over the past 6 years, he's been the voice behind the social media presence for brands like The Daily Show, MTV News, Logo, and VIZIO. In addition, he's developed a niche in entertainment journalism as a writer knowledgable in music, pop culture, and the LGBTQ+ community. You can read his features, listicles, breaking news coverage, and explainers in outlets like NYLON, Them., Queerty, Into, MTV News, New Now Next, Film Inquiry, The Entertainer!, and The Arizona Republic.
As a stand-up comedian, Carson has produced, hosted, and performed shows at comedy clubs and sold-out venues across New York City. His current gigs include 2 Gays, 1 Mic: The Show at Club Cumming, which highlights pro and up-and-coming LGBTQ+ and female performers, and Movie Surfers, a Y2K-focused movie commentary show at Crystal Lake Brooklyn. He was a finalist at the 2021 & 2023 New York Queer Comedy Festivals and has performed at venues like Stand Up NY, Union Hall, Rick Bronson's House of Comedy, Broadway Comedy Club, and Greenwich Village Comedy Club. As a comedy writer, he helped script biweekly Instagram Live show Logo Live, hosted by Johnny Sibilly, which was a Webby Honoree in Video: Diversity & Inclusion.
You can find him drinking iced coffee, reflecting on his septum piercing era, binging a podcast, or texting his mom about Heartstopper.
Over the past 6 years, he's been the voice behind the social media presence for brands like The Daily Show, MTV News, Logo, and VIZIO. In addition, he's developed a niche in entertainment journalism as a writer knowledgable in music, pop culture, and the LGBTQ+ community. You can read his features, listicles, breaking news coverage, and explainers in outlets like NYLON, Them., Queerty, Into, MTV News, New Now Next, Film Inquiry, The Entertainer!, and The Arizona Republic.
As a stand-up comedian, Carson has produced, hosted, and performed shows at comedy clubs and sold-out venues across New York City. His current gigs include 2 Gays, 1 Mic: The Show at Club Cumming, which highlights pro and up-and-coming LGBTQ+ and female performers, and Movie Surfers, a Y2K-focused movie commentary show at Crystal Lake Brooklyn. He was a finalist at the 2021 & 2023 New York Queer Comedy Festivals and has performed at venues like Stand Up NY, Union Hall, Rick Bronson's House of Comedy, Broadway Comedy Club, and Greenwich Village Comedy Club. As a comedy writer, he helped script biweekly Instagram Live show Logo Live, hosted by Johnny Sibilly, which was a Webby Honoree in Video: Diversity & Inclusion.
You can find him drinking iced coffee, reflecting on his septum piercing era, binging a podcast, or texting his mom about Heartstopper.
