Janine Ditullio is an American comedy writer, voice actress, and stand-up comedian. She has been nominated for six Emmy Awards and won two Writers Guild of America Awards for her writing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien .

Career

As a stand-up comedian from Massachusetts, Ditullio has performed in the Boston area, including at the Catch a Rising Star club,[1][2] several Boston First Night events,[2] the Comedy Studio,[3] and a fundraiser with Paula Poundstone, Jimmy Tingle, and Jonathan Katz for the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts.[4] In New York City, she twice performed at the King Sized Laundromat and Dry Cleaners during Spin Cycle Comedy evenings in the late 1990s.[5]

In 1994, Ditullio joined The Jon Stewart Show as a writer, and in 1995, then became a writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[6][7] She was the first woman hired as a writer at each show.[6] She was a writer at Late Night with Conan O'Brien until 2001,[7] and part of the team that wrote the nightly monologue.[2] She also wrote for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from May through November 2010.[7]

She was also the voice of Paula Small in the animated series Home Movies, replacing the original voice actress, Paula Poundstone.[7][8][9] She played a scientist who stabs monkeys on the Onion News Network.[10] In 2012, she joined Superjail! as the writing director.[11] Ditullio wrote the Metalocalypse episode "Dethmas" with show creator Brendon Small, along with several other scripts for seasons three and four of the series.[citation needed]

Along with writing partner Kelly Kimball, Ditullio started The Thursday Thing, a monthly workshop where writers, actors, and filmmakers debut new material.[citation needed] Ditullio and Kimball served as co-executive producers on the short lived ABC series My Kind of Town starring Johnny Vaughan.[12]

Ditullio is also the founder of Chirpbug, an interactive online technology.[7]

Awards and honors

Ditullio's awards
Year Show Award Result Ref.
1996 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program Nominee [13]
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series Winner [14]
1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program Nominee [13]
1998 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program Nominee [13]
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series Shortlist [15]
1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program Nominee [13]
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series Winner [16]
2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program Nominee [13]
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series Shortlist [17][18]
2001 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program Nominee [13]

Filmography

Ditullio filmography[19]
Year Show Role Notes
1994–1995 The Jon Stewart Show Writer 5 episodes
1995–2001 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Writer 464 episodes
2001 Home Movies Writer 7 episodes
2001–2004 Home Movies Actress: Paula Small 47 episodes
2005 My Kind of Town Head writer 5 episodes
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Writer 84 episodes
2009–2010 Metalocalypse Writer 14 episodes
2012 Superjail! Writer[20] 4 episodes
2012 Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell Producer 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ Miller, Jay N. (February 15, 1994). "Female comedians shine at Rising Star on Sundays Comedy MOSTLY WOMEN, at Catch A Rising Star". The Patriot Ledger. Janine DiTullio was the evening's host...ProQuest 242609208
  2. ^ a b c Graham, Renee (December 27, 1996). "Conan-style comedy for First Night: City Edition". The Boston Globe. ProQuest 403791308
  3. ^ Blowen, Michael (December 26, 1999). "OLD FRIENDS, NEW LAUGHS, AND A SOLID SCENE". The Boston Globe. ProQuest 405318903
  4. ^ Sullivan, Jim (April 24, 1996). "Leftward laughter for four comedians". The Boston Globe. ProQuest 290783840
  5. ^ Bisch, Kevin (July 4, 1999). "Coin-Op Cutups". The New York Times. ProQuest 110085744
  6. ^ a b Harris, Lynn (11 January 2010). "Late-night's real problem". Salon. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e Kurp, Joshua (26 August 2011). "Checking In…with the Voice Cast of Home Movies". Vulture. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. ^ "The 35 Best TV Shows on Max (That Aren't HBO)". Paste Magazine. May 23, 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. ^ Adams, Erik (23 February 2015). ""It's very difficult to come up with an ending," but Home Movies nailed it". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Study: Multiple Stab Wounds May Be Harmful To Monkeys" Archived 2013-11-16 at the Wayback Machine. Onion News Network. accessed September 29, 2011.
  11. ^ Burra, Kevin (11 July 2012). "'Superjail!' Creator & Writing Director Talk Queer Characters, Upcoming Season And Homoerotic Fan Art". HuffPost. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  12. ^ Richmond, Ray (August 16, 2005). "'My Kind of Town'". The Hollywood Reporter – via MasterFILE Complete. ProQuest 235335013
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Janine DiTullio". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  14. ^ "Writers Guild of America 1997 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Writers Guild of America 1999 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Writers Guild of America 2000 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  17. ^ McNary, Dave (January 10, 2001). "NBC tops WGA TV noms". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  18. ^ "Writers Guild of America 2001 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Janine Ditullio". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  20. ^ "Janine Ditullio". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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