Rob Kutner is an American comedy writer.

Career

As a writer for ''

Dennis Miller Live ''Dennis Miller Live'' was a weekly talk show on HBO, hosted by comedian Dennis Miller. The show ran 215 episodes from 1994 to 2002, and received five Emmy awards and 11 Emmy nominations. It was also nominated six times for the Writers Guild of A ...

'', he was nominated for a 2003 Writers' Guild of America Award. After ''

'' left the air, Kutner went on to write for ''

The Daily Show ''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central with release shortly after on Paramount+. ''The Daily Show'' draws its comedy and satire form from ...

'', where he has won five Emmies to date. Additionally, he has won a Peabody Award and an award from the Television Critics' Association. He was a writer for ''

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'' is an American late-night talk show that featured Conan O'Brien as host from June 1, 2009, to January 22, 2010, as part of NBC's ''Tonight Show'' franchise. O'Brien had previously hosted NBC's ''Late N ...

'' until January 22, 2010 and has stayed on Conan O'Brien's writing staff for the TBS television program, '' Conan''. In 2003, Kutner wrote the short film ''Pie Chi'', which has been seen at numerous festivals and was broadcast on Showtime Television. His humor pieces have appeared in ''The New York Times'', ''Esquire'', ''Los Angeles Times'', ''Maxim'', and ''The Huffington Post''. His book ''Apocalypse How'', a humorous guide on how to "make the end times the best of times," was released in May 2008. His Kindle Single, "The Future According to Me," was released in July 2011. "The Future According to Me" was released as an Audible audiobook in June 2015, featuring voice performances by Emo Phillips, Kurt Andersen, Cecil Baldwin, and Eddie Pepitone. Kutner was also a co-creator of the comedy-music album "2776", which features numerous celebrities and benefits the charity OneKid OneWorld. He is the creator of the sci-fi comedy comic book "Shrinkage" for Farrago Comics.

Personal life

Kutner was born to a

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family and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where he attended

The Westminster Schools The Westminster Schools is a Kindergarten –12 private school in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, founded in 1951. History Westminster originated in 1951 as a reorganization of Atlanta's North Avenue Presbyterian School (NAPS), a girls' school ...

. Comic actors

Ed Helms Edward Parker Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor and comedian. From 2002 to 2006, he was a correspondent on Comedy Central's ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart''. He played paper salesman Andy Bernard in the NBC sitcom '' The Offi ...

and

Brian Baumgartner Brian Baumgartner (born November 29, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Kevin Malone, a character in the NBC sitcom ''The Office'' (2005–2013). Early life and career Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Baumgartner attended Holy In ...

attended Westminster at the same time. He studied at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

, achieving an AB in

anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of be ...

in 1994. At Princeton he was the editor of the school's humor magazine, '' The Tiger'' and was a member of the improv comedy troupe "Quipfire". He was also a member and the announcer for the

Princeton University Band The Princeton University Band serves as the marching band and pep band of Princeton University. Like most other Ivy League bands, it is a scramble band. To members and fans, it is often known as the PUB (pronounced ''Pea You Bee'') or simply The B ...

. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, writer Sheryl Zohn. He is an observant Jew. Kutner is represented by Chris Noriega at the Verve Agency.

References

External links

Personal Site for Rob Kutner

Apocalypse How: Official Book Website

Tiger Magazine

Quipfire

Princeton University Band
Princeton University alumni American television writers American male television writers Living people Jewish American screenwriters The Westminster Schools alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American Jews {{US-comedian-stub