Erich Origen is a comedy writer, performer, and New York Times bestselling author. His books include The Adventures of Unemployed Man, Don't Let the Republican Drive the Bus, and Goodnight Bush.Origen attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he honed his craft as a visual writer. After college, Origen landed a job as a writer-producer at The Science in San Francisco, where he worked with Gan Golan, his future collaborator.In 2008, Origen and Golan made Goodnight Bush, which rocketed to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. "This might be one of the greatest works of fiction of all time ever--up there with the Bible, the Constitution, and those books about the blonde siblings who slept together in their attic." (Black Book) They travelled to Denver for the Democratic National Convention, and to Washington DC for Bush's last day in office, with a choir that sang the text of the book in four-part harmony for jubilant crowds.Origen and Golan teamed up again for a much more ambitious project, The Adventures of Unemployed Man. This stunning graphic novel became an international bestseller and was praised by critics around the world. It was dubbed "the funniest economic primer ever written" (Salon) and a book that "should be read by everyone" (The Guardian).For Election 2012, Origen and Golan produced the parody Don't Let the Republican Drive the Bus! Turning the pigeon from Mo Willems' book into a vulture proved prescient after Romney was labelled a vulture capitalist. When Romney attacked Big Bird, he provided even more material for Origen, who appeared in vulture costume at several events to deliver painfully ridiculous stump speeches.While working on The Adventures of Unemployed Man, everyone involved with the project believed it had to be published quickly to remain relevant to the times. Today, so little has changed, the book could be published this week and be completely relevant. In fact, the book was published in French for the first time in November, 2013 as Les Adventures D'Ultra Chomeur!