Ryan Koh is an American

television writer A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He is currently a writer and co-executive producer for ''

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''. He has also worked as a writer and producer on ''The Office'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

Cougar Town ''Cougar Town'' is an American television sitcom that ran for 102 episodes over six seasons, from September 23, 2009, until March 31, 2015. The first three seasons aired on ABC, with the series moving to TBS for the remaining three seasons. AB ...

''.

Television career

Early career

Koh began his writing career as a writer on the animated series ''

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'' and as a staff writer on the fourth season of ''

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''. As well as co-writing the

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series '' Kevin's Loan'' with Anthony Farrell, he also contributed two full length scripts for the series. After two seasons, he departed and became a writer for ''Cougar Town'' in 2009 and became a co-producer on the show's second season. For his work on ''The Office'', Koh was nominated for three

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awards. He has won two Emmys for his work on ''

''. He went to

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where he wrote for the

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Episodes by Koh

Kappa Mikey

* "Like Ozu Like Son" (1.24) * "Go Nard Hunting" (2.6) (with James Harvey) * "Night of the Werepuff" (2.15) (with Robert Berens and Conrad Klein) * "The Karaoke Episode" (2.16) & (2.17) (with Sean Lahey) * "Mikey's Memoirs" (2.18) (with Walt Gardner) * "Seven From LilyMu" (2.19) (with Walt Gardner) * "Live LilyMu" (2.23) (with Robert Berens) * "Mitsuki Butterfly" (2.24)

The Office

* "

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" (5.02) * " Heavy Competition" (5.24)

Cougar Town

* "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)" (1.06) * "Finding Out" (1.24) * "The Same Old You" (2.10) * "Lost Children" (2.13) (with Sam Laybourne) * "Money Becomes King" (3.9)

Workaholics

* "Ders Comes in Handy" (3.9)

New Girl

* "Parents" (2.08) * "Quick Hardening Caulk" (2.19) * "Longest Night Ever" (3.09 * "Sister II" (3.17) * "Dance" (3.22)

The Simpsons

* "

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" (28.08) * " Singin' in the Lane" (29.07) * "

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" (30.08) * " The Winter of Our Monetized Content" (31.01) * " Marge The Lumberjlll" (31.06) * " The Dad-Feelings Limited" (32.11) * " Bart the Cool Kid" (33.15) * "

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" (34.06) * " When Nelson Met Lisa" (34.09) * " Game Done Changed" (34.10) * " Lisa Gets an F1" (35.12)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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