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{{Short description|American television writer and comedian}}
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|November 19, 1985}}
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|November 19, 1985}}
| birth_place = [[Milton, Massachusetts|Milton]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Milton, Massachusetts|Milton]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S.
| residence = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
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| occupation = Television writer
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'''Jen Statsky''' is an American television writer and comedian known for her work on ''[[The Good Place|The Good Place]]'', ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' and ''[[Broad City]]''.
'''Jen Statsky''' (born November 19, 1985) is an American television writer and comedian known for her work on ''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]'', ''[[The Good Place]]'', ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', and ''[[Broad City]]''. She is the co-creator and co-showrunner of the critically-acclaimed [[HBO Max]] series ''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]'', for which she has received a [[Primetime Emmy]], [[Peabody Award]], and multiple [[WGA Awards]], among others.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Jen Statsky was born November 19, 1985 in [[Milton, Massachusetts|Milton]], [[Massachusetts]] where she grew up before moving to [[New York City]] to study at [[New York University]]. In university she attended [[Tisch School of the Arts]] where she studied Film and Television.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/jen-statsky-jimmy-fallon-twitter-broad-city-lady-dynamite/ |title=Jen Statsky on the art of the one-liner, writing for late night, and comedy with 'heart' |last=Peyser |first=Eve |date=August 31, 2015 |website=[[The Daily Dot]] |accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
Jen Statsky was born November 19, 1985, in [[Milton, Massachusetts|Milton]], [[Massachusetts]], where she grew up before moving to [[New York City]] to study at [[New York University]]. She attended [[Tisch School of the Arts]] where she studied Film and Television.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/jen-statsky-jimmy-fallon-twitter-broad-city-lady-dynamite/ |title=Jen Statsky on the art of the one-liner, writing for late night, and comedy with 'heart' |last=Peyser |first=Eve |date=August 31, 2015 |website=[[The Daily Dot]] |accessdate=October 12, 2017 |archive-date=September 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929192741/https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/jen-statsky-jimmy-fallon-twitter-broad-city-lady-dynamite/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She is a Los Angeles Clippers fan. She is married to Travis Helwig, the Emmy-winning writer formerly at Crooked Media.


==Career==
==Career==
===Early beginnings===
===Early beginnings===
In school, Jen Statsky developed an interest in writing. When she graduated from [[New York University|NYU]] in 2008, she was working in a coffee shop as well as performing stand-up comedy. Statsky continued her writing career as an intern for ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' and ''[[The Onion]]''.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.nyu.edu/alumni.magazine/issue18/pdf/NYU18.pdf |title=The Tweet Life |last=Hollander |first=Jason |date=Spring 2012 |work=NYU Alumni Magazine |publisher=[[New York University]] |accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref> In June 2009, she created a [[Twitter]] account and used it to write jokes since she heard it was a good place to practice telling jokes in front of an audience.<ref name=":0" /> In 2011, while Statsky continued keeping her Twitter account active, [[A. D. Miles|A.D. Miles]], the head writer of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon|Late Night With Jimmy Fallon]]'', messaged her. Miles, who admired her work, suggested Statsky to apply to a writing position that was available. She applied for the position and in March 2011 her manager confirmed Statsky was recruited as a writer.<ref name=":0" /> Before using Twitter, Jen Statsky had applied to the ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon|Late Night With Jimmy Fallon]]'' TV series and did not get the job.<ref>{{cite news |last=Angelo |first=Megan |date=November 3, 2011 |title=TV Comedy Writers on Twitter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/arts/television/tv-comedy-writers-on-twitter.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |page=AR20 |accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
In school, Statsky developed an interest in writing. When she graduated from [[New York University|NYU]] in 2008, she was working in a coffee shop as well as performing stand-up comedy. Statsky continued her writing career as an intern for ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' and ''[[The Onion]]''.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.nyu.edu/alumni.magazine/issue18/pdf/NYU18.pdf |title=The Tweet Life |last=Hollander |first=Jason |date=Spring 2012 |work=NYU Alumni Magazine |publisher=[[New York University]] |accessdate=October 12, 2017 |archive-date=May 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518210302/http://www.nyu.edu/alumni.magazine/issue18/pdf/NYU18.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> She joined [[Twitter]] in 2009 and used it to write jokes, ultimately gaining a following over time.<ref name=":0" /> In 2011, while Statsky continued keeping her Twitter account active, [[A. D. Miles]], the head writer of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'', messaged her, suggesting Statsky apply to a writing position that was available. She applied for the position and in March 2011 her manager confirmed Statsky was hired as a writer.<ref name=":0" /> Before using Twitter, Jen Statsky had applied to ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' and did not get the job.<ref>{{cite news |last=Angelo |first=Megan |date=November 3, 2011 |title=TV Comedy Writers on Twitter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/arts/television/tv-comedy-writers-on-twitter.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |page=AR20 |accessdate=October 12, 2017 |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202104/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/arts/television/tv-comedy-writers-on-twitter.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Television===
===Television===
''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' was Statsky's first experience as a television writer. She later worked as a staff writer for ''[[Hello Ladies]]'' and has worked as a writer for ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', ''[[Broad City]]'', ''[[Lady Dynamite]]'', and ''[[The Good Place]]''. In 2019, Statsky joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the [[Writers Guild of America|WGA's]] stand against the [[Association of Talent Agents|ATA]] and the practice of [[Movie packaging|packaging]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |title=Writers Share Signed Termination Letters As Mass Firing Of Agents Begins After WGA-ATA Talks Fail |date=13 April 2019 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/writers-form-letters-agencies-mass-firing-of-agents-begins-wga-ata-talks-fail-1202595219/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=15 April 2019 |archive-date=28 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828053259/https://deadline.com/2019/04/writers-form-letters-agencies-mass-firing-of-agents-begins-wga-ata-talks-fail-1202595219/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=I Stand With The WGA |url=https://twitter.com/jenstatsky/status/1116991828744499200 |publisher=Personal Twitter |access-date=2019-04-15 |archive-date=2019-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524094147/https://twitter.com/jenstatsky/status/1116991828744499200 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, she signed an overall deal with Universal Television.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2021-08-09|title='Hacks' Co-Creator Jen Statsky Extends Overall Deal With Universal Television|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/hacks-jen-statsky-overall-deal-universal-television-1234811479/|access-date=2021-08-10|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810001434/https://deadline.com/2021/08/hacks-jen-statsky-overall-deal-universal-television-1234811479/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Working on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon|Late Night With Jimmy Fallon]]'' was her first experience as a television writer. Statsky later obtained a job as a staff writer for ''[[Hello Ladies]]'' and has worked as a writer for ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' and ''[[Broad City]]''. As of 2016, Jen Statsky is a writer for the new upcoming TV series ''[[Lady Dynamite]]'' that will be released in May on [[Netflix]].<ref name=":1" />


===Book===
===Book===
Jen Statsky has made a written contribution to the book ''The [[McSweeney's]] Book of Politics and Musicals'' that was published in 2012.<ref>{{cite book |author=McSweeney's |title=The McSweeney's Book of Politics and Musicals |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wfjIchsjIgsC |publisher=[[Vintage Books]] |date=January 1, 2012 |isbn=9780307387349}}</ref>
Statsky has made a written contribution to the book ''The [[McSweeney's]] Book of Politics and Musicals'' that was published in 2012.<ref>{{cite book |author=McSweeney's |title=The McSweeney's Book of Politics and Musicals |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wfjIchsjIgsC |publisher=[[Vintage Books]] |date=January 1, 2012 |isbn=9780307387349}}</ref> Statsky also wrote a contribution for the book ''Notes From the Bathroom Line: Humor, Art, and Low-Grade Panic From 150 Of The Funniest Women In Comedy''.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;" |Year
!Year
!Title
! rowspan="2" |Title
! colspan="2" |Credited as
!Role
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
|-
!Writer
|2009–2010
!Producer
|''[[The Onion]]''
|Writers Assistant/Contributing Writer
|-
|-
|2011
|2011–2013
|''[[Onion SportsDome]]''
|''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon|Late Night With Jimmy Fallon]]''
| {{no|No}}
|Writer
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Associate producer
|-
|2011–13
|''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
|
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
|''[[Hello Ladies]]''
|''[[Hello Ladies]]''
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Staff Writer
| {{no|No}}
|Staff writer
|-
|-
|2014–15
|2013–2015
|''[[Parks and Recreation]]''
|''[[Parks and Recreation]]''
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Writer, Story Editor, Executive Story Editor
| {{no|No}}
|Wrote 2 episodes<br>Also story editor and executive story editor
|-
|-
|2015–19
|2015–present
|''[[Broad City]]''
|''[[Broad City]]''
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Writer, Consulting Producer, Consultant
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Wrote 4 episodes, also consultant<br>Consulting and co-executive producer
|-
|-
|2016
|2016–present
|''[[Netflix Presents: The Characters|The Characters]]''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
|Consultant writer, episode: "Paul W. Downs"
|-
|2016
|''Obamtourage''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
|Television short, idea by
|-
|2016–17
|''[[Lady Dynamite]]''
|''[[Lady Dynamite]]''
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Writer
| {{no|No}}
|Wrote 2 episodes<br>Also story editor and executive story editor
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|''[[Another Period]]''
|''[[Another Period]]''
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Writer
| {{no|No}}
|Wrote: "Tubman"
|-
|-
|2018
|2016–present
|''[[Forever (2018 TV series)|Forever]]''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Supervising producer, story by: "Kase"
|-
|2016–2020
|''[[The Good Place]]''
|''[[The Good Place]]''
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Writer/Producer
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Wrote 7 episodes<br>Also co-executive, supervising, and co-producer
|-
|2020
|''[[A Parks and Recreation Special]]''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
|Television special
|-
|2021–present
|''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]''
| {{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Co-creator with [[Lucia Aniello]] and [[Paul W. Downs]]<br>Wrote 3 episodes
|-
|-
|2023
|''[[Chris Fleming: Hell]]''
| {{no|No}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
| Executive Producer
|}
|}


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class=wikitable
!Year
!Association
!Category
!Nominated Work
!Result
|-
|-
! Year
|2012
! Award
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series|Writers Guild of America]]
! Category
|Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television
! Nominated work
|[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon|Late Night With Jimmy Fallon]]
! Result
|Nominated
! Ref.
|-
|-
| rowspan="1"| {{center|2012}}
|2013
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series|Writers Guild of America]]
| rowspan="1"| [[65th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series|Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television]]
|Comedy Series
| ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''
|[[Parks and Recreation]]
| {{nom}}
|Nominated
|-
| rowspan="1"| {{center|2014}}
| rowspan="1"| [[66th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series| Comedy Series]]
| ''[[Parks and Recreation]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| {{center|2016}}
| rowspan="1"| [[69th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series| Comedy Series]]
| ''[[Broad City]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| {{center|2019}}
| rowspan="1"| [[30th Producers Guild of America Awards| Producers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy| Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television]]
|''[[The Good Place]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[71st Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series| Comedy Series]]
| ''[[The Good Place]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[71st Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]]
| ''[[The Good Place]]'' {{small|(as Supervising Producer)}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| {{center|2020}}
| rowspan="1"| [[72nd Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]]
| ''[[The Good Place]]'' {{small|(as Co-Executive Producer)}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="7"| {{center|2021}}
| rowspan="2"| [[73rd Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]]
| ''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]'' {{small|(as Executive Producer)}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Hacks |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/hacks |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=September 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series]]
| ''Hacks'' – {{small|(Episode: "There Is No Line (Pilot)")}} <br> {{small|(Shared with [[Lucia Aniello]] and [[Paul W. Downs]])}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series - 2021 |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-writing-for-a-comedy-series |website=Emmys.com |access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[74th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series| Comedy Series]]
| ''Hacks''
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced
|url=https://www.wga.org/news-events/news/press/2022-writers-guild-awards-winners-announced |website=Writers Guild of America |access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series| New Series]]
| ''Hacks''
| {{won}}
|-
|[[79th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy]]
| ''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]'' {{small|(as Executive Producer)}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Hacks, Golden Globes|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/hacks |website=Golden Globes|access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[American Film Institute Awards| AFI Awards]]
| Outstanding Television Program of the Year
| ''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=AFI Awards 2021|url=https://www.afi.com/award/afi-awards-2021/|access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Peabody Awards]]
| [[List of Peabody Award winners (2020–2029)| Peabody Award, Entertainment Honoree]]
| ''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Peabody Awards Announces 30 Winners|date=June 21, 2022 |url=https://peabodyawards.com/stories/peabody-awards-announces-30-winners/|access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>

|-
| rowspan="7"| {{center|2022}}
| rowspan="2"| [[74th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]]
| ''Hacks'' {{small|(as Executive Producer)}}
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref name="Emmys22">{{cite web |title=Awards Nominees and Winners |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022 |website=Emmys |access-date=August 15, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series]]
| ''Hacks'' – {{small|(Episode: "The One, The Only")}} <br> {{small|(Shared with [[Lucia Aniello]] and [[Paul W. Downs]])}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[75th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy| Episodic Comedy]]
|''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]'' – {{small|(Episode: "The One, The Only")}} <br> {{small|(Shared with [[Lucia Aniello]] and [[Paul W. Downs]])}}
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref name="WGA23">{{cite web |title=2023 Writers Guild Awards Winners & Nominees
|url=https://awards.wga.org/awards/nominees-winners|website=Writers Guild of America |access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series| Comedy Series]]
|''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[34th Producers Guild of America Awards| Producers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy| Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television]]
|''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]'' {{small|(as Executive Producer)}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations in Motion Picture and Television Program categories announced|date=January 12, 2023 |url=https://producersguild.org/pgaawards2023_motionpictures_tv/|access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[American Film Institute Awards| AFI Awards]]
|2015
| Outstanding Television Program of the Year
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series|Writers Guild of America]]
| ''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]''
|Comedy Series
| {{won}}
|[[Broad City]]
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=AFI Awards 2022|url=https://www.afi.com/award/afi-awards-2022/#|access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
|Nominated
|}
|}


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Jen Statsky
BornNovember 19, 1985 (1985-11-19) (age 38)
Milton, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationTelevision writer
Years active2009–present

Jen Statsky (born November 19, 1985) is an American television writer and comedian known for her work on Hacks, The Good Place, Parks and Recreation, and Broad City. She is the co-creator and co-showrunner of the critically-acclaimed HBO Max series Hacks, for which she has received a Primetime Emmy, Peabody Award, and multiple WGA Awards, among others.

Personal life

Jen Statsky was born November 19, 1985, in Milton, Massachusetts, where she grew up before moving to New York City to study at New York University. She attended Tisch School of the Arts where she studied Film and Television.[1] She is a Los Angeles Clippers fan. She is married to Travis Helwig, the Emmy-winning writer formerly at Crooked Media.

Career

Early beginnings

In school, Statsky developed an interest in writing. When she graduated from NYU in 2008, she was working in a coffee shop as well as performing stand-up comedy. Statsky continued her writing career as an intern for Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Onion.[2] She joined Twitter in 2009 and used it to write jokes, ultimately gaining a following over time.[2] In 2011, while Statsky continued keeping her Twitter account active, A. D. Miles, the head writer of NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, messaged her, suggesting Statsky apply to a writing position that was available. She applied for the position and in March 2011 her manager confirmed Statsky was hired as a writer.[2] Before using Twitter, Jen Statsky had applied to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and did not get the job.[3]

Television

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon was Statsky's first experience as a television writer. She later worked as a staff writer for Hello Ladies and has worked as a writer for Parks and Recreation, Broad City, Lady Dynamite, and The Good Place. In 2019, Statsky joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging.[4][5] In 2021, she signed an overall deal with Universal Television.[6]

Book

Statsky has made a written contribution to the book The McSweeney's Book of Politics and Musicals that was published in 2012.[7] Statsky also wrote a contribution for the book Notes From the Bathroom Line: Humor, Art, and Low-Grade Panic From 150 Of The Funniest Women In Comedy.

Filmography

Year Title Credited as Notes
Writer Producer
2011 Onion SportsDome No Yes Associate producer
2011–13 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Yes No
2013 Hello Ladies Yes No Staff writer
2014–15 Parks and Recreation Yes No Wrote 2 episodes
Also story editor and executive story editor
2015–19 Broad City Yes Yes Wrote 4 episodes, also consultant
Consulting and co-executive producer
2016 The Characters Yes No Consultant writer, episode: "Paul W. Downs"
2016 Obamtourage Yes No Television short, idea by
2016–17 Lady Dynamite Yes No Wrote 2 episodes
Also story editor and executive story editor
2016 Another Period Yes No Wrote: "Tubman"
2018 Forever Yes Yes Supervising producer, story by: "Kase"
2016–2020 The Good Place Yes Yes Wrote 7 episodes
Also co-executive, supervising, and co-producer
2020 A Parks and Recreation Special Yes No Television special
2021–present Hacks Yes Yes Co-creator with Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs
Wrote 3 episodes
2023 Chris Fleming: Hell No Yes Executive Producer

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012
 Writers Guild of America Awards Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Nominated
2014
 Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy Series Parks and Recreation Nominated
2016
 Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy Series Broad City Nominated
2019
 Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television The Good Place Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy Series The Good Place Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series The Good Place (as Supervising Producer) Nominated
2020
 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series The Good Place (as Co-Executive Producer) Nominated
2021
 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Hacks (as Executive Producer) Nominated [8]
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Hacks – (Episode: "There Is No Line (Pilot)")
(Shared with Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs) 		Won [9]
Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy Series Hacks Won [10]
New Series Hacks Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Hacks (as Executive Producer) Won [11]
AFI Awards Outstanding Television Program of the Year Hacks Won [12]
Peabody Awards Peabody Award, Entertainment Honoree Hacks Won [13]
2022
 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Hacks (as Executive Producer) Nominated [14]
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Hacks – (Episode: "The One, The Only")
(Shared with Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs) 		Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards Episodic Comedy Hacks – (Episode: "The One, The Only")
(Shared with Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs) 		Won [15]
Comedy Series Hacks Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Hacks (as Executive Producer) Nominated [16]
AFI Awards Outstanding Television Program of the Year Hacks Won [17]

References

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  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 April 2019). "Writers Share Signed Termination Letters As Mass Firing Of Agents Begins After WGA-ATA Talks Fail". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ^ "I Stand With The WGA". Personal Twitter. Archived from the original on 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  6. ^ White, Peter (2021-08-09). "'Hacks' Co-Creator Jen Statsky Extends Overall Deal With Universal Television". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  7. ^ McSweeney's (January 1, 2012). The McSweeney's Book of Politics and Musicals. Vintage Books. ISBN 9780307387349.
  8. ^ "Hacks". Emmys.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series - 2021". Emmys.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "2022 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced". Writers Guild of America. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "Hacks, Golden Globes". Golden Globes. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  12. ^ "AFI Awards 2021". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  13. ^ "Peabody Awards Announces 30 Winners". June 21, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  14. ^ "Awards Nominees and Winners". Emmys. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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