Nate Dern (born November 30, 1984) is an American writer and actor. His first book, Not Quite a Genius, was published by Simon & Schuster on August 8, 2017.[1] Dern is a senior writer at Funny Or Die and the former artistic director of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City.[2] In 2007 Dern was a contestant on season 3 of the reality television series Beauty and the Geek.
As a writer at Funny or Die in 2007, Dern received a book deal from Simon & Schuster.[3] Dern's first book, Not Quite a Genius, is a collection of humor pieces, short stories, and personal essays. It was originally entitled In Case of Fire, Use Stairs: And Other Plans That Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time. It was selected as a 2017 summer "must read" by Domino Magazine[4] and CraveOnline.[5]
Dern has written for McSweeney's,[6]The New Yorker, [7]New York Magazine,[8]Outside Magazine,[9]Vice,[10] and other outlets.
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