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American comedian and comedy writer
Jenny Hagel is an American comedian and comedy writer. She is currently a writer and performer for
Late Night with Seth Meyers , where she is known for performing on the recurring segment "Jokes Seth Can't Tell", along with host
Seth Meyers and fellow writer-performer
Amber Ruffin .
[1]
[2]
[3] Hagel also serves as an Executive Producer and Head Writer on
The Amber Ruffin Show on
Peacock . In 2022, Hagel and
Amber Ruffin co-founded their production company Straight to Cards under their overall deal with
Universal Television .
[4]
Career
Hagel graduated from
College of William & Mary . She next received a MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage from the
Northwestern University School of Communication in 2009, where she was taught by David E. Tolchinsky.
[1] She performed improv and sketch comedy at
The Second City in
Chicago for five years before moving to
New York City .
[5] In addition to
Late Night with Seth Meyers , she has written for multiple other comedy TV shows, including
Impractical Jokers , the
Big Gay Sketch Show , and the
MTV show 10 on Top , for which she was formerly the head writer.
[6] In 2020, she became the inaugural head writer for
The Amber Ruffin Show on
Peacock .
[7] In year 2022 she was nominated for a
GLAAD Award for her work addressing LGBTQ issues on Late Night.
[8]
Personal life
Hagel is the daughter of Virginia and Judge
Lawrence B. Hagel ;
[9]
[8]
and is of
Puerto Rican descent. She currently lives in
Brooklyn
[10] with her wife
Jennifer Vanasco and their son.
[9] Despite the Catholic church's anti-homosexuality stance, Hagel is Catholic.
[11]
Filmography
2008: Human Potential (Short) – Writer, Actress
2008: Crafty (Short) – Writer, Actress
2009: Tech Support (Short) – Writer, Actress
2010: Feminist Rapper (Short) – Director, Writer, Actress
2010:
The Big Gay Sketch Show (TV Series) – Writer (1 Episode)
2010: Positive Comment (Short) – Director, Writer, Actress
2010: 10 on Top (TV Series) – Writer (3 Episodes)
2010: Nice Shirt (Short) – Writer, Producer, Actress
2013:
Impractical Jokers (TV Series) – Comedy Producer
2016–present:
Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) – written by (175+ episodes), Performer
2018: White Guy Talk Show (TV Series) – Writer (39 Episodes)
2018:
75th Golden Globe Awards (TV Special) – Writer
2019:
76th Golden Globe Awards (TV Special) – Writer
2020:
Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane (TV Series Short) – Written by (2 Episodes)
2020:
The Amber Ruffin Show - Head Writer
References
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"Alums in late-night TV share secrets of comedy writing" . Northwestern Now . Retrieved November 2, 2017 .
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"Meet Comedy Writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel" . Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls . August 12, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2017 .
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"Enjoy Some "Jokes Seth Can't Tell" with 'Late Night' Writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel" . Splitsider . October 25, 2017. Archived from
the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017 .
^ White, Peter (May 13, 2022).
"Amber Ruffin & Jenny Hagel Strike Overall Deal With Universal Television & Launch Production Company Straight To Cards" . Deadline . Retrieved September 27, 2022 .
^ Wilson, Martin (Spring 2022).
"Chatting with ... Jenny Hagel '09 MFA" . Northwestern Magazine . Retrieved March 17, 2023 .
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"Jenny Hagel" . ucbcomedy.com . Retrieved November 2, 2017 .
^ Framke, Caroline (September 24, 2020).
"How Amber Ruffin Built Her Peacock Late-Night Show" . Variety. Retrieved September 26, 2020 .
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a
b Patterson, Denny (August 17, 2022).
"Jenny Hagel Talks Comedy and Working In Late-Night Television -" .
Out Front . Retrieved October 12, 2022 .
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a
b
"Jennifer Vanasco, Jennifer Hagel" . The New York Times . May 20, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2018 .
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"About Jenny Hagel" . Jenny Hagel . May 10, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
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"Jokes Seth Can't Tell with Tiffany Haddish" .
YouTube .
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