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Pat Cassels

Pat Cassels is an Emmy-winning screenwriter, comedian, and essayist 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.

He is a contributor to The New Yorker and a columnist for Atlas Obscura. He has also written for Slate, Oxford American, 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). Known best for its sketch comedy, CollegeHumor also produced web series, a live show, three books, a feature film, and a swiftly cancelled MTV series.

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

As a performer, Pat hosted the fake improvised talk show Hello, My Name Is. Other acting credits include Adam Ruins Everything, Jake and Amir, and Full Frontal.

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

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