Janine Ditullio

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    Janine Ditullio is a comedy writer, voice actress, and stand-up comedian. She has been nominated for six Emmy Awards and won two Writers Guild of America Awards for her writing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien .

    Career[edit]

    In 1994, Ditullio joined The Jon Stewart Show as a writer, and in 1995, then became a writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[1][2] She was the first woman hired as a writer at each show.[1] She was a writer at Late Night with Conan O'Brien until 2001.[2] She also wrote for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from May through November 2010.[2]

    She was also the voice of Paula Small in the animated series Home Movies, replacing the original voice actress, Paula Poundstone.[2][3] She played a scientist who stabs monkeys on the Onion News Network.[4] In 2012, she joined Superjail! as the writing director.[5] Ditullio wrote the Metalocalypse episode "Dethmas" with show creator Brendon Small, along with several other scripts for seasons three and four of the series.[citation needed]

    Along with writing partner Kelly Kimball, Ditullio started The Thursday Thing, a monthly workshop where writers, actors, and filmmakers debut new material.[citation needed] Ditullio and Kimball served as co-executive producers on the short lived ABC series My Kind of Town starring Johnny Vaughan.[citation needed]

    Ditullio is also the founder of Chirpbug, an interactive online technology.[2]

    Awards and honors[edit]

    Ditullio's awards
    Year Show Award Result Ref.
    1996 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program Nominee [6]
    Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series Winner [7]
    1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program Nominee [6]
    1998 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program Nominee [6]
    Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series Shortlist [8]
    1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program Nominee [6]
    Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series Winner [9]
    2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program Nominee [6]
    Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series Shortlist [10][11]
    2001 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program Nominee [6]

    Filmography[edit]

    Ditullio filmography[12]
    Year Show Role Notes
    1994–1995 The Jon Stewart Show Writer 5 episodes
    1995–2001 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Writer 464 episodes
    2001 Home Movies Writer 7 episodes
    2001–2004 Home Movies Actress: Paula Small 47 episodes
    2005 My Kind of Town Head writer 5 episodes
    2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Writer 84 episodes
    2009–2010 Metalocalypse Writer 14 episodes
    2012 Superjail! Writer[13] 4 episodes
    2012 Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell Producer 2 episodes

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Harris, Lynn (11 January 2010). "Late-night's real problem". Salon. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
    2. ^ a b c d e Kurp, Joshua (26 August 2011). "Checking In…with the Voice Cast of Home Movies". Vulture. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
    3. ^ "The 35 Best TV Shows on Max (That Aren't HBO)". Paste Magazine. May 23, 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
    4. ^ "Study: Multiple Stab Wounds May Be Harmful To Monkeys" Archived 2013-11-16 at the Wayback Machine. Onion News Network. accessed September 29, 2011.
    5. ^ Burra, Kevin (11 July 2012). "'Superjail!' Creator & Writing Director Talk Queer Characters, Upcoming Season And Homoerotic Fan Art". HuffPost. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
    6. ^ a b c d e f "Janine DiTullio". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
    7. ^ "Writers Guild of America 1997 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
    8. ^ "Writers Guild of America 1999 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
    9. ^ "Writers Guild of America 2000 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
    10. ^ McNary, Dave (January 10, 2001). "NBC tops WGA TV noms". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
    11. ^ "Writers Guild of America 2001 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
    12. ^ "Janine Ditullio". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
    13. ^ "Janine Ditullio". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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