Hyperbole and a Half
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Type of site
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Comic and personal blog |
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| Owner | Allie Brosh |
| Created by | Allie Brosh |
| Website | hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | 2009 |
| Current status | inactive |
Hyperbole and a Half is a combination of webcomic and blog written by Allie Brosh. The comic is drawn in Paintbrush and uses an exaggeratedly simple drawing style as an artistic device. It is a retelling of her life and includes stories from her childhood as well as the challenges she faces as an adult. Brosh has also expanded the comic into a series of web videos in a similar style, which have been popular.
Hyperbole and a Half draws inspiration from "rage comics," promoting a certain similarity in their shared diction and simple, almost rudimentary art. A number of Brosh's images have, in turn, been repurposed into various memes and rage comic panels. A popular image, taken from an entry where Brosh describes her frustration over her inability to maintain enthusiasm for daily responsibilities, shows Brosh excitedly exclaiming "CLEAN ALL THE THINGS!"
Brosh spent her early childhood in California before moving to rural Idaho at the age of 7. She attended college at the University of Montana after being recruited for track. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in human biology.
Brosh owns two dogs, as well as several rats, who feature in her comics.
In October 2010, Brosh moved to Bend, Oregon, because, in her words, "it is quite possibly the best place on earth and just breathing the air here is like huffing joy and celebration."
Brosh married Duncan Hendrick in December 2012. According to her blog, they met in June 2004 and started dating in March 2005.
Allie's younger sister Kaitlin was killed at the end of 2013 when her car was hit by a train.
In the Hyperbole and a Half blog, Brosh combines observational and absurdist humor with Paintbrush graphics to relate events from her life in rural Idaho. She frequently writes about the effects of ADHD and synesthesia on her interactions with the world. Her blog is the source of several popular Internet memes, including a humorously "improved" medical pain chart and the "Alot," a fantasy creature which Brosh imagines when writers mis-type the phrase "a lot." Her blog has shown up on reddit. As a result of her success, she has been invited to write a humor column on the Collaborative blog The Gloss.
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