JENNY HAGEL is the author of Advice No One Asked For: Essays (Gallery Books) and an Emmy Award-nominated TV writer and comedy performer in New York. She is a writer/performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers, where she created the recurring segment “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell.” She was also head writer and executive producer of The Amber Ruffin Show. Other writing credits include the Golden Globe Awards, Impractical Jokers, and Big Gay Sketch Show. Hagel has an MFA in writing for the screen and stage from Northwestern University and has been nominated for two GLAAD Awards for her work addressing LGBTQ issues on TV. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her son and a large pile of unopened mail. Follow her on social media @JennyHagel.
