Janine Ditullio
{{Short description|American comedian}}
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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,{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Jay N. |title=Female comedians shine at Rising Star on Sundays Comedy MOSTLY WOMEN, at Catch A Rising Star |work=The Patriot Ledger |date=February 15, 1994 |quote=Janine DiTullio was the evening's host...}}{{ProQuest|242609208}} several Boston First Night events,{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Renee |title=Conan-style comedy for First Night: City Edition |work=The Boston Globe |date=December 27, 1996}} {{ProQuest|403791308}} the Comedy Studio,{{cite news |last1=Blowen |first1=Michael |title=OLD FRIENDS, NEW LAUGHS, AND A SOLID SCENE |work=The Boston Globe |date=December 26, 1999}} {{ProQuest|405318903}} and a fundraiser with Paula Poundstone, Jimmy Tingle, and Jonathan Katz for the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts.{{cite news |last1=Sullivan |first1=Jim |title=Leftward laughter for four comedians |work=The Boston Globe |date=April 24, 1996}} {{ProQuest|290783840}} In New York City, she twice performed at the King Sized Laundromat and Dry Cleaners during Spin Cycle Comedy evenings in the late 1990s.{{cite news |last1=Bisch |first1=Kevin |title=Coin-Op Cutups |work=The New York Times |date=July 4, 1999}} {{ProQuest|110085744}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Lynn |title=Late-night's real problem |url=https://www.salon.com/2010/01/11/women_writers_late_night/ |access-date=9 July 2023 |work=Salon |date=11 January 2010 |language=en}} She was the first woman hired as a writer at each show. She was a writer at Late Night with Conan O'Brien until 2001, and part of the team that wrote the nightly monologue. She also wrote for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from May through November 2010.{{cite news |last1=Kurp |first1=Joshua |title=Checking In…with the Voice Cast of Home Movies |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/08/checking-in-with-the-voice-cast-of-home-movies.html |access-date=9 July 2023 |work=Vulture |date=26 August 2011 |language=en-us}}
She was also the voice of Paula Small in the animated series Home Movies, replacing the original voice actress, Paula Poundstone.{{cite news |title=The 35 Best TV Shows on Max (That Aren't HBO) |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/list/best-hbo-max-shows |access-date=9 July 2023 |work=Paste Magazine |date=May 23, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Erik |title=“It’s very difficult to come up with an ending,” but Home Movies nailed it |url=https://www.avclub.com/it-s-very-difficult-to-come-up-with-an-ending-but-ho-1798276898 |access-date=11 October 2023 |work=The A.V. Club |date=23 February 2015 |language=en}} She played a scientist who stabs monkeys on the Onion News Network.[http://www.theonion.com/video/study-multiple-stab-wounds-may-be-harmful-to-monke,14150/ "Study: Multiple Stab Wounds May Be Harmful To Monkeys"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116210710/http://www.theonion.com/video/study-multiple-stab-wounds-may-be-harmful-to-monke,14150/ |date=2013-11-16 }}. Onion News Network. accessed September 29, 2011. In 2012, she joined Superjail! as the writing director.{{cite news |last1=Burra |first1=Kevin |title='Superjail!' Creator & Writing Director Talk Queer Characters, Upcoming Season And Homoerotic Fan Art |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/christy-karacas-superjail-janine-ditullio_n_1662124?1342019945 |access-date=10 July 2023 |work=HuffPost |date=11 July 2012 |language=en}} Ditullio wrote the Metalocalypse episode "Dethmas" with show creator Brendon Small, along with several other scripts for seasons three and four of the series.
Both Ditullio and her writing partner Kelly Kimball served as co-executive producers on the short lived ABC series My Kind of Town starring Johnny Vaughan.{{cite news |last1=Richmond |first1=Ray |title='My Kind of Town' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 16, 2005|via=MasterFILE Complete}} {{ProQuest|235335013}}
Ditullio is also the founder of Chirpbug, an interactive online technology.
Awards and honors
Filmography
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|+Ditullio filmography{{Cite web |title=Janine Ditullio |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0224366/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} !Year !Show !Role !Notes |
| 1994–1995
|Writer |5 episodes |
| 1995–2001
|Late Night with Conan O'Brien |Writer |464 episodes |
| 2001
|Writer |7 episodes |
| 2001–2004
|Actress: Paula Small |47 episodes |
| 2005
|Head writer |5 episodes |
| 2010
|Writer |84 episodes |
| 2009–2010
|Writer |14 episodes |
| 2012
|Writer{{cite web |title=Janine Ditullio |url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/janine-ditullio |website=Metacritic |access-date=10 July 2023 |language=en}} |4 episodes |
| 2012
|Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell |Producer |2 episodes |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111229113231/http://chirpbug.com/ Chirpbug]
- [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53368/brief-history-jon-stewart-show/ The Daily Show History]
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Category:American women comedians
Category:American women screenwriters
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:20th-century American women writers
Category:21st-century American women writers