The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First
The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First
Sean L. McCarthy: Comedy journalist
Episode #206: Nell Scovell
39 minutes Posted May 13, 2018 at 9:53 pm.
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Who is Nell Scovell? She’s the creator of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, first staff writer hired for SPY magazine, second woman ever to write for The Simpsons, and one of only a handful of women to ever write for David Letterman. Scovell’s other TV credits include Murphy Brown, Coach and The Muppets. She also wrote jokes for President Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents Dinner, and co-authored Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s memoir, “Lean In.” Now Scovell has written her own memoir, “Just the Funny Parts…And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking into the Hollywood Boys’ Club.” So let’s get to it…Get me Nell Scovell!