Mike Long

Mike Long

A professional writer and comedian for over 25 years; concert reviewer for Reverb since 2011; currently living in Longmont, if you can call *that* living; misdemeanor for marijuana possession in Fort Collins circa 19-seventy-something; CSU graduate with a major in anti-social studies.

Recent posts by Mike Long

“Broad City” and “Girls” — one of these things is not like the other

Ever since its April 2012 premiere on HBO, coastal tastemakers have hyped “Girls” for its realistic depiction of twenty-something women trying to survive in New York City. The show’s creator, Lena Dunham, has been dubbed “the voice of a generation” — often by critics a generation or more older.