Jenny Hagel Explained

Jenny Hagel
Birth Name:Jennifer Hagel
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:College of William & Mary (BA)
Northwestern University School of Communication (MFA)
Occupation:Executive Producer, Head Writer, Comedian
Known For:Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Amber Ruffin Show
Children:1

Jenny Hagel (born) is an American comedian and comedy writer. She is currently a writer and performer for Late Night with Seth Meyers, where she is known for performing on the recurring segment "Jokes Seth Can't Tell", along with host Seth Meyers and fellow writer-performer Amber Ruffin.[1] [2] [3] Hagel also serves as an Executive Producer and Head Writer on The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock. In 2022, Hagel and Amber Ruffin co-founded their production company Straight to Cards under their overall deal with Universal Television.[4]

Career

Hagel graduated from College of William & Mary. She next received a MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage from the Northwestern University School of Communication in 2009, where she was taught by David E. Tolchinsky.[1] She performed improv and sketch comedy at The Second City in Chicago for five years before moving to New York City.[5]

In addition to Late Night with Seth Meyers, she has written for multiple other comedy TV shows, including Impractical Jokers, the Big Gay Sketch Show, and the MTV show 10 on Top, for which she was formerly the head writer.[6] In 2020, she became the inaugural head writer for The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock.[7] In 2022, she was nominated for a GLAAD Award for her work addressing LGBTQ issues on Late Night.[8]

Personal life

Hagel is the daughter of Virginia and Judge Lawrence B. Hagel;[9] [8] and is of Puerto Rican descent. She currently lives in Brooklyn[10] with her wife Jennifer Vanasco and their son. She is Catholic.[11]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alums in late-night TV share secrets of comedy writing. Northwestern Now. en-US. 2017-11-02.
  2. News: Meet Comedy Writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel. 2016-08-12. Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls. 2017-11-02.
  3. News: Enjoy Some "Jokes Seth Can't Tell" with 'Late Night' Writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel. 2017-10-25. Splitsider. 2017-11-02. en-US. 2017-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20171029150852/http://splitsider.com/2017/10/enjoy-some-jokes-seth-cant-tell-with-late-night-writers-amber-ruffin-and-jenny-hagel/. dead.
  4. Web site: White . Peter . 2022-05-13 . Amber Ruffin & Jenny Hagel Strike Overall Deal With Universal Television & Launch Production Company Straight To Cards . 2022-09-27 . Deadline . en-US.
  5. Web site: Wilson . Martin . Spring 2022 . Chatting with ... Jenny Hagel '09 MFA . 2023-03-17 . Northwestern Magazine . en.
  6. Web site: Jenny Hagel. ucbcomedy.com. en. 2017-11-02.
  7. News: Framke . Caroline . How Amber Ruffin Built Her Peacock Late-Night Show . 2020-09-26 . Variety . 2020-09-24.
  8. Web site: Patterson . Denny . 17 August 2022 . Jenny Hagel Talks Comedy and Working In Late-Night Television - . 12 October 2022 . Out Front.
  9. News: Jennifer Vanasco, Jennifer Hagel . The New York Times . 20 May 2012 . 11 August 2018.
  10. Web site: About Jenny Hagel . 2014-05-10 . Jenny Hagel . en-US . 2017-11-28.
  11. Web site: Jokes Seth Can't Tell with Tiffany Haddish . . April 9, 2018 .

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