▁an ▁entertain ment ▁writer ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁founded ▁and ▁became ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁paper ’ s ▁entertain ment ▁section , ▁which ▁was ▁dub bed ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁Thompson ▁left ▁The ▁On ion ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁section ▁had ▁spawn ed ▁its ▁own ▁website ▁and ▁book , ▁The ▁Ten acity ▁Of ▁The ▁C ock ro ach : ▁Con vers ations ▁With ▁Entertainment ' s ▁Most ▁End uring ▁Out s iders , ▁which ▁he ▁edited . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Thompson ▁served ▁as ▁copy ▁editor ▁for ▁The ▁On ion ’ s ▁comedy ▁section ▁and ▁first ▁six ▁humor ▁books , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ' s ▁# 1 ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁best - s eller ▁Our ▁D umb ▁Century ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 4 ' s ▁The ▁On ion ▁Ad ▁N ause am , ▁Vol . ▁ 1 5 . ▁When ▁Lady ▁G aga ▁alleg edly ▁refused ▁to ▁allow ▁" We ird ▁Al " ▁Y ank ov ic ▁to ▁par ody ▁her ▁single ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way ," ▁Thompson ▁broke ▁the ▁news ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁G aga ' s ▁manager ▁who ▁had ▁denied ▁the ▁request ▁without ▁her ▁knowledge . ▁Once ▁brought ▁to ▁her ▁attention , ▁Lady ▁G aga ▁approved ▁Y ank ov ic ' s ▁par ody . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁entertain ment ▁and ▁humor ▁writer