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Tim Carvell
Planet Tad
Notable awards3 consecutive Emmy Awards (2004–06)[1]
SpouseThomas Keeton

Tim Carvell is an American writer and television producer known for his work on the TV satirical news series

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as well as for his print work in publications including Mad,[2] Slate,[3] and The New York Times
.

Career

For the first nine years after he graduated from college, Carvell wrote for a number of New York-based publications, including Fortune, Sports Illustrated for Women and Entertainment Weekly.[4] He also contributed humor pieces to McSweeney's Quarterly Concern[1] and the op-ed page of The New York Times.[1][5]

Carvell stumbled into a comedy career "by accident".

2004 U.S. presidential campaign was becoming a common news topic. Describing the subsequent meeting with Stewart as "surreal", Carvell says, "it felt uncannily like I was suddenly a guest on the show, only without a book or movie to promote."[1] In 2011, Carvell became the series' head writer.[6] As a staff writer for the show, he won six Emmy Awards between 2004 and 2012.[1]

Since 2005, he has written the "Planet Tad" column for

John Oliver to his new HBO series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, where he serves as showrunner for the series.[9]

Personal life

Tim Carvell is a native of

Bloomfield Hills, a suburb of Detroit. He entered Columbia University in 1991, majoring in history. While there, he wrote news and features for Spectator which he described as "as good a journalism education as you could get. It allowed you to learn by making mistakes, without suffering real consequences." He graduated in 1995.[1]

Carvell married his partner, Thomas Keeton, on June 28, 2014.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kozanecka, Katarzyna. "Tim Carvell '95 Keeps the Jokes Coming". Columbia College Today (March/April 2007). Columbia College, Columbia University.
  2. ^ "Tim Carvell (MAD Contributor - USA) | MADtrash.com". MADtrash.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tim Carvell". Slate Magazine. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Tim Carvell". EW.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  5. ^ Carvell, Tim (January 11, 2006). "A Million Little Corrections". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 4, 2011). "'Daily Show' Veteran Staffers Get Promoted While Exec Producer Josh Lieb Departs". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. ^ "Mad Magazine Contributors". Doug Gilford's Mad Cover Site. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  8. ^ Kois, Dan (May 11, 2012). "Boy Blogs World". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (December 13, 2013). "'Daily Show's' Tim Carvell Set as Showrunner of John Oliver HBO Series". Variety. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  10. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved March 10, 2018.

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