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Lang Fisher
Lang Fisher (born January 29, 1980) is an American comedy writer and director. She co-created and executive produced the Netflix coming-of-age comedy-drama series, ''Never Have I Ever''. Career Fisher graduated from Fountain Valley School of Colorado in 1998 and Columbia University in 2002. At Columbia, she was a member of the annual ''Varsity Show''. Her cast and staff-mates included future actress Jenny Slate, comedian Michelle Collins, Gabe Liedman, who is the show-runner of Netflix animated series ''Q-Force'' and Hulu comedy series ''PEN15'', Emmy Award-nominated stage actor Brandon Victor Dixon, managing editor of ''The Onion'' and Upworthy co-founder Peter Koechley, Onion News Network founder and director Will Graham, and Robby Mook, manager of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. Her classmates also included award-winning director and producer Susanna Fogel. She was a staff writer for ''The Onion'' as well as its TV spin-off, the ''Onion News Network'', for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church (Manhattan), Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York (state), New York and the fifth-First university in the United States, oldest in the United States. Columbia was established as a Colonial colleges, colonial college by royal charter under George II of Great Britain. It was renamed Columbia College (New York), Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolution, and in 1787 was placed under Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In 1896, the campus was moved to its current location in Morningside Heights and renamed Columbia University. Columbia is organized into twenty schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PEN15
''Pen15'' is an American comedy television series, created by Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, and Sam Zvibleman, that premiered on February 8, 2019, on Hulu. The series stars Erskine and Konkle, who also serve as executive producers alongside Zvibleman, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Becky Sloviter, Marc Provissiero, Brooke Pobjoy, Debbie Liebling, and Gabe Liedman. In May 2019, Hulu renewed the series for a second season of fifteen episodes, the first half of which premiered on September 18, 2020. In November 2021, it was reported that the series' second season would be its last. ''Pen15'' is described as "middle school as it really happened". Erskine and Konkle – who were both 31 years old at the start of season one – "play versions of themselves as 13-year-old social outcasts in the year 2000, surrounded by actual 13-year-olds, where the best day of your life can turn into your worst with the stroke of a gel pen." The show takes its name from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Goon's Deed In A Weary World
"A Goon's Deed in a Weary World" is the eleventh episode of the seventh season of the American television comedy series ''30 Rock'', the 136th overall episode, and the penultimate episode of the series (although the series finale, which aired the following week, is technically composed of two episodes, " Hogcock!" and " Last Lunch"). It was directed by Jeff Richmond and written by Lang Fisher and Nina Pedrad. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on January 24, 2013. The episode received a positive critical response and was watched by 3.81 million viewers. Plot Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) and Criss receive a message from Bev at the adoption agency, informing them that their children will arrive at the airport in a few days. Liz has other things on her mind however, as she prepares for a meeting with the Kabletown board to try to convince them to save ''TGS''. In desperation, she orders her writing team to roll out their best work, Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 Rock
''30 Rock'' is an American satire, satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show depicted as airing on NBC. The series's name refers to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, where the NBC Studios (New York City), NBC Studios are located and where ''Saturday Night Live'' is written, produced, and performed. The series was produced by Lorne Michaels's Broadway Video (which also produces ''Saturday Night Live'') and Fey's Little Stranger (film company), Little Stranger, in association with NBCUniversal. ''30 Rock'' episodes were produced in a single-camera setup (with the exception of the two live television, live episodes that were produced in the multiple-camera setup) and were filmed in New York. The Pilot (30 Rock), pilot episode premiered on Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanna Fogel
Susanna Fogel is an American director, screenwriter and author, best known for co-writing the 2019 film ''Booksmart'' and for co-writing and directing the 2018 action/comedy ''The Spy Who Dumped Me''. Her many accolades include a DGA Award and nominations at the BAFTA Film Awards, the Primetime Emmy Awards and the WGA Awards. Early life and education Fogel was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where her parents were both faculty at Brown University. Her father is the neuropsychiatrist and Harvard Medical School professor Barry S. Fogel, who founded the American Neuropsychiatric Association, and her mother, Margaret Selkin Fogel, is a psychologist. Her grandfather, Daniel Fogel, was a personal lawyer to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley (American politician), Tom Bradley. Her uncle, Jeremy Fogel, is a former United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. She graduated from Concord Academy in 1998. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillary Clinton 2016 Presidential Campaign
In 2016, Hillary Clinton ran unsuccessfully for president of the United States. Clinton ran as the Democratic Party's candidate for president, in which she became the first woman to win a presidential nomination by a major U.S. political party. Prior to running, Clinton served as the United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and the first lady of the United States, as the wife of Bill Clinton, from 1993 to 2001. She was defeated in the general election by the Republican candidate, businessman Donald Trump. Clinton announced her candidacy on April 12, 2015. Her main competitor in the Democratic primaries was Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who ran as a more progressive candidate in the primary. Clinton became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party on June 6, 2016, having received the required number of delegates. On July 22, she announced Virginia Senator Tim Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robby Mook
Robert E. Mook (; born December 3, 1979) is an American former political strategist. He was the campaign manager for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. Mook worked on state campaigns and on Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign. He then joined the Democratic National Committee and worked for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign as a state director in three states. Mook managed former Governor Jeanne Shaheen's campaign during the 2008 United States Senate election in New Hampshire, served as the executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2012, and was the campaign manager for Terry McAuliffe's successful 2013 gubernatorial campaign. In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Mook drew criticism for his campaign strategy, specifically his reliance on data analytics. Early life and education Mook was born in Sharon, Vermont, the son of Kathryn and Delo Mook, and was raised in nearby Norwich, across the river from Hano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Graham (producer)
Will Graham is an American producer, director, and screenwriter. He is the showrunner of ''Mozart in the Jungle'' and was one of the founders of the '' Onion News Network''. He is also the co-creator of the 2022 television series ''A League of Their Own''. Biography Graham is a member of the Graham family, known for owning ''The Washington Post'' between 1933 and 2013. His parents are Donald E. Graham, who served as President and CEO of the newspaper, and Mary Graham, an expert on the law of government transparency. Graham attended Columbia University for his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts, directing the 107th Varsity Show. Among his castmates were Lang Fisher, who created ''Never Have I Ever'' with Mindy Kaling, and DGA Award-winning director Susanna Fogel, executive producer of '' The Flight Attendant''. ''The Onion'' directly hired Graham upon graduating to serve as executive producer of the '' Onion News Network'' and showrunner of the spin-off '' Onion S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onion News Network
''Onion News Network'' is a parody television news show produced by ''The Onion'' that originated as a YouTube video series in 2007 and was further developed into a 22 minute television program in 2011, with two seasons of ten episodes aired on IFC. In September 2024, ''The Onion'' relaunched ''Onion News Network'' on its YouTube page, starring former MSNBC host Joshua Johnson as ONN anchor Dwight Richmond. History In mid-2006, ''The Onion'' began developing ''Onion News Network'' in response to the growth of web video content, investing $1 million in its production and hiring 15 staffers. Staff distrusted the project as ''The Onion Movie'' was languishing in production hell, but they ultimately settled on a format mocking ''Fox News''. Carol Kolb, former editor-in-chief of ''The Onion'', returned as ONN's head writer, while Will Graham and Julie Smith served as executive producers. An initial iteration of ''In the Know'' using Julie Brister and Brian Huskey of the imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Koechley
Peter Lennon Koechley is an American writer and internet entrepreneur. He was the managing editor of '' The Onion'' and co-founded Upworthy. Biography Koechley attended Madison West High School and graduated from Columbia University in 2003 with a double major in philosophy and creative writing. In 2005, he was profiled by Ezra Klein as the youngest staff writer for '' The Onion'' on Generation Progress. His association with '' The Onion'' began when he published his first article on the site at age 17 as a high school student in Madison, Wisconsin. He also published a satirical newspaper on campus and sent articles to '' The Onion,'' eventually attracting the latter's attention. Later, he began to work at the office of the publication and landed an internship during his senior year in high school as the site's first intern. At Columbia, he also freelanced for the publication, publishing a total of 25 articles for which he received a payment of $20. He was hired out of colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upworthy
Upworthy is a media brand that focuses on positive storytelling. It was started in March 2012 by Eli Pariser, the former executive director of MoveOn, and Peter Koechley, the former managing editor of '' The Onion''. One of Facebook's co-founders, Chris Hughes, was an early investor. In 2017, the company was acquired by Good Worldwide. Between the two platforms, they reach 100 million people a month. History Upworthy was launched in 2012 with a focus on aggregating positive content, which aligned with Facebook's algorithm. Originally, Upworthy curators searched the internet for existing content to feature on the site. Once selected as an option, curators brainstormed different headlines and shareable images for the content, and tested it with a small sample of Upworthy's visitors before sharing it on the site. The site popularized a clickbait style of two-phrase headlines. The company simplifies issues that are controversial by nature, which are presented with from a politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
