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Pat Cassels

Pat Cassels is an Emmy-winning TV writer, humorist, and columnist best known for his work on TBS’s late night series Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, where he wrote for all seven seasons. Full Frontal was nominated for the Critics’ Choice Award, the Writers Guild Award, the Television Critics Association Award, the GLAAD Media Award, an MTV Movie & TV Award, and 11 Primetime Emmys. It was called a best show of the year by The New York Times, A.V. Club, The Ringer, and Variety. Consequence of Sound named Full Frontal one of the top television series of the decade.

He is a columnist for Atlas Obscura, and his essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Slate, Los Angeles Review of Books, Dazed, and The New York Times.

Pat was head video writer and a founding cast member of the online comedy studio CollegeHumor (rebranded as Dropout in 2023). CollegeHumor produced sketches and web series and released three books, an MTV show, a live show, and a feature film.

Pat is the co-writer of two science fiction series: Bad Internet featuring Jean Smart, Will Arnett, and Britt Lower, and Troopers starring Aubrey Plaza. He also wrote on the web series The Britishes.

As an actor, Pat starred in the web series Hardly Working, CollegeHumor Originals, and hosted Hello, My Name Is, a fake improvised talk show. Other acting credits include Adam Ruins Everything, Jake and Amir, Full Frontal, and Going Down with Ella Yurman.

He received the Writers Guild Award in 2020 and 2022, and has been nominated for the Emmy seven times, winning once.

Before writing full time, Pat worked in a public park, sold cheese at Hickory Farms, and washed dishes in the Catskills. He also worked at the Renaissance Faire. Yes, he wore pantaloons.

He was murdered once, but he’s alright now.