Zola Ray is a writer, content creator and comedian. She is a Features Contributor at The Onion and a Contributor at Reductress. She is also a founding contributor at The Musk (@themuskmag), a satirical men’s magazine that she and some other comedy writers started in the form of an Instagram account in January of 2024.
Zola was previously a Production Assistant at NPR’s Everyone & Their Mom, a bonus podcast from Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! where she contributed games, jokes and more. She has also written for The Betches Sup politics newsletter, and appeared as a guest on The Betches Sup podcast to offer commentary on the news. Her comedy and satire writing has also been featured on Little Old Lady Comedy and Flexx Magazine.
Zola’s non-comedic writing ranges from journalistic articles to personal essays. Her work has been featured on Newsweek, HelloGiggles, BAUCE, For Harriet, Bustle, Elite Daily, The Culture Trip and Thought Catalog. She makes video content on TikTok and Instagram, as well as Twitter content that she hopes will make you laugh. She also has a Substack newsletter where she writes about mental health and life’s minutiae.