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Andrew Guest is an American television writer and producer. Notable works includes writing or producing episodes of 30 Rock , Community , Suburgatory , and Brooklyn Nine-Nine . He has worked on series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, being a producer on Hawkeye and is set to serve as showrunner for Wonder Man .

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Career

Guest wrote episodes for the series Community including: "Advanced Criminal Law" (2009), "Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples" (2010), "Romantic Expressionism" (2010), "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" (2011), and "A Fistful of Paintballs" (2011). He is set to co-write a film, along with series creator Dan Harmon, based on Community for Peacock. [1]

He also was involved with the production of Hawkeye . In 2022, it was announced Guest was hired as head writer for the upcoming Marvel Studios television series Wonder Man , based on the comic book character of the same name. [2]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNotes
WriterProducer
2006 Hope & Faith YesNoEpisode: "Faith Knows Squat"; member of production staff[ citation needed ]
2008 30 Rock YesNoEpisode: "Succession"
2008 Do Not Disturb YesNo6 episodes
2009–11 Community YesNo6 episodes
2011–14 Suburgatory YesYesWrote 10 episodes
2014–15 Marry Me YesExecutiveWrote 3 episodes
2015–19 Brooklyn Nine-Nine YesConsultingWrote 6 episodes; co-executive producer on seasons 3, 4, 5, and 6
2019 The Twilight Zone YesNoEpisode: "The Wunderkind"
2019 Brockmire YesNoEpisode: "Disabled List"
2021 Hawkeye NoConsulting
2025 Wonder Man YesExecutiveShowrunner
TBAUncanny ValleyNoExecutive

Accolades

He was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the third season of 30 Rock. [3]

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References

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  2. Otterson, Joe (June 16, 2022). "Destin Daniel Cretton-Produced 'Wonder Man' Marvel Series at Disney+ Taps Andrew Guest as Head Writer". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  3. "2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". WGA. 2008. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.