Video: That Guy In The Bathroom

Jen Carlson

Published Sep 8, 2010

Modified Sep 8, 2010

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Comedian Mark Malkoff has pulled off his latest stunt: spending five days in his New York City bathroom, sans the almighty internet. Below is his first video segment documenting the solitude; does he survive all five days? Spoiler alert: he just emailed us this video so he's not only alive, but he's been reacclimated into the online world.

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Jen Carlson has been an editor with Gothamist since 2004. Her writing has also been published on Jezebel, Deadspin, and a number of composition notebooks before the internet existed. In 2015 she won a spot in the inaugural Amtrak Residency program and traveled the nation via rail. She has an Ed Hardy tattoo, but she can explain. She is currently an editor and reporter on the NYC Accountability desk in the Gothamist + WNYC newsroom.

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