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Mike Drucker is an American stand-up comedian, writer and producer known for his work on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) and Bill Nye Saves the World (2017).
Mike Drucker | |
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| Born | 15 March 1984 |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Notable works | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Bill Nye Saves the World |
| Notable awards | Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy/Variety in 2020 |
Filmography
editDrucker was a head comedy writer for Bill Nye Saves the World and writer for Adam Ruins Everything.[1] He also wrote for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in New York City. Drucker was a contributing writer to The Onion and Saturday Night Live.[2] He has been published in McSweeney's[3] and Black20.[4] He also worked on script adaptation for the English-language release of the video game Kid Icarus: Uprising.[citation needed] During his time as an intern on Saturday Night Live, his nerdy mannerisms were noticed by writers and he was subsequently parodied by Zach Braff in a Bronx Beat sketch.[5]
Awards
editIn 2007, he was one of three winners of Disney's "So You Think You're Funny" stand-up competition, a joint-venture by Disney and MySpace to promote the movie Ratatouille.[6][better source needed]
Drucker was nominated for" Outstanding Writing for Non-Fiction program" in 2017 for Bill Nye Saves the World. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing - Variety Series" for two years running (2018 and 2019) for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. He has received eight Emmy nominations.[7]
Drucker won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy/Variety in 2020, with Full Frontal. He had previously been nominated for the Award several times.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Mike Drucker". Writers Guild of America, East. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Drucker". Comedy Central Stand Up. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011.
- ^ Mike Drucker. "A Robot Performs Stand-Up Comedy to a Lackluster Response". McSweeney's. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010.
- ^ Mike Drucker. "Manly Phrases You Should Say Before You Die". Black20. Archived from the original on November 21, 2007.
- ^ "Zach Braff/Maroon 5 Recap". Saturday Night Live. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013.
- ^ "So You Think You're Funny". MySpace. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007.
- ^ "Mike Drucker". Television Academy. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Trilby Beresford,Allison Crist,Kirsten Chuba,Hilary; Beresford, Trilby; Crist, Allison; Chuba, Kirsten; Lewis, Hilary (February 1, 2020). "WGA Awards: 'Parasite' and 'Jojo Rabbit' Among Film Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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