Jenny Hagel

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Jenny Hagel
Born
Jennifer Hagel
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater College of William & Mary (BA)
Northwestern University School of Communication (MFA)
Occupation(s)Executive Producer, Head Writer, Comedian
Known for Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Amber Ruffin Show
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​
Children1

Jenny Hagel 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]

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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 year 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] She describes her passion for being a comedian being inherited from her parents and grandparents, as she was raised in a family where they were always telling jokes and funny stories. And because Jenny lived in an area where the entertainment business wasn’t a big deal, she did not make being a comedian her career until she moved out of Northern Virginia suburbs. [8]

Hagel is of Puerto Rican descent. She currently lives in Brooklyn [10] with her spouse and their son. [9] Despite the Catholic church's anti-homosexuality stance, Hagel is Catholic. [11]

Filmography

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