Joe Lawson is an American television writer. He is the creator and writer of the GEICO Cavemen commercials, which he created while working at The Martin Agency. He was co-executive producer and writer for ABC's short-lived Cavemen, which aired from October 2, 2007 to November 13, 2007. He was also a writer and producer for the ABC comedy Modern Family, which first aired on September 23, 2009.

In 2017, he won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation for writing the BoJack Horseman episode "Stop the Presses".^[1]

Early life

Lawson was born in Bristol, Tennessee. He attended Tennessee High School and then Wake Forest University.

Modern Family

Lawson wrote the following episodes of Modern Family:

• "Great Expectations"
• "Truth Be Told"
• "Game Changer"

BoJack Horseman

Lawson wrote the following episodes of BoJack Horseman:

• "Say Anything"
• "After the Party"
• "Escape From L.A."
• "Start Spreading the News"
• "Stop the Presses" (won the 69th Writers Guild of America Awards)
• "The Amelia Earhart Story"
• "Intermediate Scene Study w/ BoJack Horseman"