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Hi, my name is Nick; I am a writer and performer based in New York City. I have a strong comedic background having written, performed and taught stand-up, sketch, and improv all over the city. I am a producer at spit&vigor theater co., we have produced multiple off-broadway shows and my last play Anonymous was listed in Time Out as one of the best immersive shows in the city. I have written plays, web series, films, and television and have had scripts featured in film festivals worldwide. I love working as a script doctor, helping people develop their work, or simply adding comedy and humor to people's projects.

🙋‍♂️WHO I AM: Hey there! I’m an LA-based Copywriter, TV Writer, Social Media Strategist, and Comedian. Over the past 16 years, I’ve written for Disney, UberEats, Ruggable, Fair Harbor, NFL, MLB and NHL teams, Country Club Adjacent, The Bouqs Co., Target, McDonald’s, De Soi, dating apps, hotel brands, Shark Tank startups, TV sitcoms, social media accounts with 1M followers, newsletters, blogs, health and beauty, podcasts, wedding speeches, dating profiles, and (sadly) one breakup email. As a standup comedian, I've opened for Nick Kroll and Nikki Glaser, and was honored to be in the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. ✍️ WHAT I DO: I create results-driven copy through my knowledge and experience in content strategy, storytelling, and creativity. I will absorb and master your brand voice, and curate my writing so that it flawlessly delivers your ideas and goals to your target audience. Don’t know your voice yet? That’s okay! I’ll use my brand strategy background to help you discover exactly what to say, and how to say it. 🤩 FEATURED IN: My writing has been featured in Adweek, Times Square, national commercials, network TV shows, animated YouTube shows, and ads you’ve seen on all your social channels. I was also proudly a New Face at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. (I promise this is a big deal!) 💡 MY FOCUS: - Providing solution-oriented copywriting, storytelling, and content strategy support for brands and clients of all sizes. - If you’re looking for any of the following, I’m ready when you are: copywriting, blog, SEO, brand voice/guidelines, podcast and video scripts, social media content and captions (Tik Tok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), product descriptions, hero and taglines, email and CRM, landing pages, speeches. 🎬 TV WRITING IN HOLLYWOOD I’ve had a rewarding career as a TV writer and head monologue writer. I’ve written for sports shows, animated shorts, commercials, and countless sitcom pilots.

I'm a comedy writer. With nearly three decades writing character-driven comedy, I specialize in conversational content that sounds like a person wrote it. I write social media scripts, brand voice content, punch-ups for presentations and screenplays, and comedy sketches for tech companies, healthcare professionals, lifestyle brands, and more. I started in Chicago's comedy scene writing and performing at Second City's Donny's Skybox Theater, Lincoln Lodge, and Chicago Comedy Festival, then moved to NYC and continued at The Creek and the Cave and Manhattan Monologue Slam. I'm also the author of a dark comedy novel.

I'm a comedy writer with experience in adding humor to everything from true crime television, award-winning Cold War documentaries, online blogs, and commercials. I am also a teaching artist for all ages, teaching standup comedy to older adults and creative writing to kids.

I started my career as a stand up comedian and it led me to be one of the youngest syndicated columnists in the country; an amazing job I enjoyed for seven years. I then had the honor of working on Capitol Hill as a Communications Director. I've hosted three-hour live talk shows at SiriusXM and have been a political pundit on cable news. I've written for The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, USAToday and many others. I'm the 2025 recipient of the PEN America/Jean Stein award for Oral History. As a consultant, I have experience working with different types of clients with various levels of abilities and goals. Whether you want to launch a campaign, write a book, punch up a script, or simply want to feel more comfortable in front of a crowd--I can help! Writing samples available upon request.

I am an Emmy-nominated writer and writing coach with a passion for helping people tell their story. Career Highlights: 25 years writing and producing television. Shows include sitcom "Girlfriends," soap opera "As The World Turns," and MTV nonfiction "Teen Mom" franchise. Taught undergrad and grad screenwriting at California State University, Los Angeles, Wrote nonfiction book "Going Global" for law firm White & Case, Editor "The Goldilocks Team: Master Retention and Hiring" (among other books) Wrote "Iron River" film for Cross Creek Pictures. My series, "Speedie Date," was nominated for a Webby Award. B.A. Brown University Specialize in: Screenwriting Biographies Corporate Histories Comedy Writing Nonfiction Articles Long-form Fiction Website Content Developmental Editing and proofreading I write character-based, well-structured scripts that tell compelling stories and have an ear for dialog. I've taught writing at the college level and am a Macdowell Fellow. I served as script consultant on a short film; it won an Academy Award. I'm also an experienced television producer and know how to get work done under budget and on time. Very comfortable with AVID, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite Happy to talk with you about your project at no charge. The longer version: I am a critically acclaimed, award-winning writer, television producer, and writing coach who specializes in collaborating with clients to create superb written and/or video content. I can help you turn your idea into a screenplay or teleplay, write copy for your website, interview a subject and draw out his or her life story, make complex ideas more easily digestible, or take a simple idea and turn it into a complex, layered story. I have written: - Television: sitcom, drama, soap opera, web series - Screenplays ranging from thrillers to romantic comedies and everything in between - Documentaries - Biographies - Company histories - Short, attention-grabbing pieces - Clear articles on highly technical subjects Additionally, I have nearly a decade of experience in television production. I have conducted hundreds of on-camera and off-camera interviews. I know how to get things done. I am very adept at giving feedback on writing projects and can help you shape your story to make it of a professional caliber. I am a specialist in story structure and have a good ear for dialog. I have won high-profile writing contests and fellowships, including the Macdowell Fellowship and NBC's "New Voices" contest. Oh, and I was nominated for an Emmy Award. Let's collaborate and make your next project great!