New Celebrity Sandwiches

Aug. 2, 2011
Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City. His writing has been ...
As far back as American Deli Culture goes, we have honored our celebrities by creating sandwiches named after them. Here are a few sandwiches for the present day! Bon appetite!

Sarah Palin: Freshly hunted deer meat and minced bear whiskers, wrapped in a photocopied transcript of the constitution with several words crossed out.

The Barack Obama: A sandwich that promises all of the ingredients you’ve been waiting for in a sandwich for years, and then when it arrives has completely different ingredients, but it’s still way better than any sandwich you’ve eaten for the last eight years.

The Paris Hilton: Sprouts, Ecstasy Pills, and Non-fat Italian Dressing.  Served on an oversized lettuce leaf instead of a bun to cut out carbs.

The Michael Cera: Peanut butter and jelly with the crusts cut off, served to you like that’s something an adult would want to eat at a restaurant.

The Jim Carey: Ham, well past its prime.  Served on any bread but rye.

The Charlie Sheen: Pudding and macaroni salad served in a banana skin.  This sandwich obviously has some serious problems, but no one will address them.  Everyone will just laugh that it’s still on the menu.

The Philip Seymour Hoffman: A double-decker reuben, to be eaten in a fit of rage.

The Lady Gaga: A McDonald’s hamburger smothered in glitter.

The Shia LaBeouf: A wildly arrogant roast beef club that nobody really seems to enjoy but for some reason keeps showing up on expensive menus.

The Kim Kardashian: A collection of any synthetic deli meats that the chef thinks someone might want to eat served on two enormous “organic” buns.

The Mark Zuckerberg: Pastrami on a stack of pictures of you from the last nine years.  Developed at a deli co-owned by his best friend, who is no longer an owner of that deli.  Mark does not want to talk about it.

The Katy Perry: Two plump chicken breasts with not a lot else going on.  Good for about another fifteen minutes.

The Justin Bieber: Veal Parmesan with bangs, served on CD or digitally.

The Tom Petty: A grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce and tomatoes that makes your dad talk about how much better sandwiches used to be when he was a kid. Back before the beef was full of hormones and Autotune.

The Ryan Reynolds: Corned beef with no added flavor, listed at the top of the menu, and forced down everyone’s throat twice a year.  Not a disagreeable sandwich, just overrated, according to popular consensus. TC mark

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  • Woyzeck

    This is utterly brilliant. Some of these are very clever.

  • http://stephgeorge.tumblr.com Stephanie Georgopulos

    This rocks. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1363230138 Michael Koh

    currently craving: tom petty

  • https://unemploymentisnotsexy.wordpress.com/ TO

    about to order me up an obama..hold the mayo

  • https://unemploymentisnotsexy.wordpress.com/ TO

    about to order me up an obama..hold the mayo

  • Anonymous

    Was skeptical of the premise but you totally killed it. Nice work.

  • Lim Melanie

    You’re sandwiches will save the world.

    • Lim Melanie

      *Your

  • Eliot Rose

    Veal Parmesan with bangs FTW.

  • http://dirtyyoungmen.wordpress.com Maxwell Chance

    The Me: Two sticks of dynamite marinated in red wine and topped with bacon, garlic, a yamaka  and Viagra. Served on an Italian loaf.  

  • Damo.

    the lady gaga sounds more like a ke$ha special.

  • Nicole

    I could totally eat a Phillip Seymour Hoffman right now. 

  • Guest

    well I guess I’ve decided on having Jimmy John’s for lunch

  • jules

    I thoroughly enjoyed this. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/nattusmith Natt Smith

    The Britney Spears:  Bologna and ketchup on wonder bread. 

  • Superguest

    Kudos.

  • So good

    I’m caught in a fit of helpless giggles. Thank you.

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