"Jonathan Ames" is an United States/American author who has written a number of novels and comedy/comic memoirs. He was a columnist for the New York Press for several years, and became known for self-deprecating tales of his sexual misadventures. He also has a long-time interest in boxing, appearing occasionally in the ring as "The Herring Wonder". In 2009, he created the HBO television series Bored to Death.

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(S)ex scenes and bathroom jokes are my bread and butter.

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I like cliffhangers, with the hero in trouble at the end. I used to go on real benders—I don't do that anymore. But when you go on bender you never know what's going to happen.

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