“So I wrote the spec script, and I got it to Larry David because I had known Larry David from New York stand up days and figuring he might buy the idea. Instead, he called me up and said, “Do you want a job?” And I said, “Yeah.” And he...
Comedy writer and novelist, John Vorhaus, is best known for his comedy-writing classic, “The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You’re Not.” His writing credits include dozens of teleplays and screenplays, plus seven novels and numerous books on comedy, writing,...
Janis Hirsch got her start as a comedy writer by talking her way into a job on the National Lampoon Show called Lemmings, which starred the then unknown John Belushi, Christopher Guest and Chevy Chase, among others. She subsequently worked at the National Lampoon...
Chris Pearson was born in Tehran, Iran, to American parents. He grew up in the DC area and attended Northern Virginia Community College. He co-created and wrote the bulk of the animated comedy show “Dan vs.” which ran on the Hub Network for three seasons. In his...
