Employee of The Month And Other Big Deals
Mary Jo Pehl is a writer/performer/producer  with Cinematic Titanic, the live version of  the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy-  nominated TV series Mystery Science Theater  3000, for which she was a writer and on-air ac-  tor in the recurring role of “Pearl Forrester.” For  these two projects, she has bravely withstood  hundreds of the worst movies ever made. The  experience hasn’t killed her, only made her stronger. Mary Jo has worn out packs of pencils for Austin Monthly, Austin Chronicle, Minnesota Monthly, Minneapolis StarTribune, Catholic Digest, Salon.com, PBS and more. Her work is featured in several anthologies, including Life’s A Stitch: The Best of Contemporary Women’s Humor and Travelers’  Tales: The Thong Also Rises. Her commentaries have aired on NPR’s All Things  Considered and Weekend America, and The Savvy Traveler on Public Radio International. As a standup comedian, Mary Jo has appeared on Comedy Central and A&E;, and she has also appeared in stage productions in New York and Los Angeles. She has also contributed to RiffTrax.