A brief panel discussion and informative Q&A about Women Writers in Late Night Comedy with some of the true masters in the field. Come out to learn how to apply for writing positions and how to navigate the late night comedy world. Feel free to bring your questions and share your concerns!
Featuring:
- Merrill Markoe, Original Head Writer, Late Night with David Letterman
- Nell Scovell, former Letterman Writer
- Jen Statsky, former Fallon writer
- Jessie Gaskell, current Conan writer
- Rachel Axler, former The Daily Show writer
- Molly McNearney, current Head Writer for Jimmy Kimmel
Want your brain to be powerful, explosive and a real competitor? Come to the New Brain Panel Series and hear from comedy's top minds on the issues that matter to you. You might be washing your dishes in a bathtub but after coming to one these panels you'll own a mansion, a boat, and an entertainment center with a whole heck of a lot of CD's, LaserDiscs and books you'll never use.
Past Panels have included: Women and Directing with Lucia Aniello (Broad City), Living a Creative and Balanced Life as an Actor with Zach Woods (Silicon Valley) and Lauren Lapkus (Orange is the New Black), Writing for Television with Christine Nangle (The Kroll Show, Saturday Night Live, New Girl), June Diane Raphael (NTSF:SD:SUV) and Casey Wilson (Happy Endings, Marry Me)
Free to all current and former UCB Training Center students.