Jonathan Groff (writer)

Groff graduated from Brown University in 1983, initially pursuing a career in stand-up comedy before transitioning to television writing.[1] He wrote for The Jon Stewart Show and Short Attention Span Theater, hosted by Stewart and, later, Marc Maron.[2] Groff was the head writer at Late Night with Conan O'Brien in the late 1990s.[3] After leaving Late Night, Groff developed Father of the Pride with Jeffrey Katzenberg.[2] Subsequently he was the showrunner for Andy Barker, P.I., co-created with O'Brien.[1][4] More recently he has worked on Black-ish and as co-showrunner on Happy Endings.[5]

This article is about the writer. For the actor and singer, see Jonathan Groff.
Jonathan Groff at the 75th Annual Peabody Awards for black-ish

Jonathan Groff is a writer and comedian.

References
  1. Hart, Hugh. "The Making of a Gumshoe". Brown Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. Adalian, Joseph. "'Pride' papa hits stride at Peacock". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. Sella, Marshall. "The Stiff Guy vs. the Dumb Guy". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. Weinraub, Bernard. "DreamWorks and NBC Gamble on a Lion Act". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. Goldberg, Lesley. "'Happy Endings' Reboot at ABC? "There's a Remote Possibility"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 November 2019.


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