Janine Ditullio
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Janine Ditullio is a comedy writer, voice actress and stand-up comedienne, currently writing for the late night television talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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episode "Dethmas" along with show creator Brendon Small
on Adult Swim. She was also the voice of Paula Small in the animated series Home Movies
, replacing the original voice actress, Paula Poundstone
. She played a scientist who stabs monkeys on the Onion News Network
. She was the first woman hired to write for Conan O'Brien, and before that, the first woman to write for The Jon Stewart Show
in 1994.
Along with writing partner Kelly Kimball, Ditullio started The Thursday Thing, a monthly workshop where writers, actors, and filmmakers debut new material. DiTullio and Kimball served as co-executive producers on the short lived ABC series My Kind of Town starring Johnny Vaughan.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
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Career
Ditullio penned the MetalocalypseMetalocalypse
Metalocalypse is an American animated television series, created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, which premiered on August 6, 2006 on Adult Swim...
episode "Dethmas" along with show creator Brendon Small
Brendon Small
Brendon Small is an American sitcom writer/producer, actor, comedian, voice actor, composer, and musician...
on Adult Swim. She was also the voice of Paula Small in the animated series Home Movies
Home Movies (TV series)
Home Movies is a dialogue-driven American animated series that originally aired from 1999 to 2004. The plot surrounds eight-year-old Brendon Small , who makes films with his friends Melissa Robbins and Jason Penopolis in his spare time...
, replacing the original voice actress, Paula Poundstone
Paula Poundstone
Paula Poundstone is an American stand-up comedian.- Early life :Poundstone was born in Huntsville, Alabama, and her family moved to Sudbury, Massachusetts. Poundstone attended Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, but dropped out to pursue a show business career...
. She played a scientist who stabs monkeys on the Onion News Network
Onion News Network
Onion News Network is a parody television news show. The show premiered its ten-episode first season on January 21, 2011, at 10:00 p.m. EST on IFC....
. She was the first woman hired to write for Conan O'Brien, and before that, the first woman to write for The Jon Stewart Show
The Jon Stewart Show
The Jon Stewart Show was a short-lived talk show hosted by comedian Jon Stewart on MTV. It premiered in 1993 and became the second highest-rated program on the network behind Beavis and Butt-Head....
in 1994.
Along with writing partner Kelly Kimball, Ditullio started The Thursday Thing, a monthly workshop where writers, actors, and filmmakers debut new material. DiTullio and Kimball served as co-executive producers on the short lived ABC series My Kind of Town starring Johnny Vaughan.
Johnny Vaughan
Jonathan Randall Vaughan is an English broadcaster and journalist. Vaughan has become well known as a television and radio personality and has also built a reputation as a film critic. He co-presented Capital Breakfast alongside Lisa Snowdon on 95.8 Capital FM between 2004 and 2011...
Awards and nominations
- Ditullio was nominated for several Emmy Awards as part of the writing staff for Late Night With Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
. - Ditullio has also won two Writers Guild of America Awards.
External links
- The Onion article
- Janine-ditullio--genital-mutilation joke
- Janine-ditullio---devil-water joke
- Page 157, Word Freak (2001).Word freak
- Late nights real problem. Salon.comSalon.comSalon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
- Thursday Thing
- Thursday Thing
- 100-animated-tv-series
- LogTV - Live in NYC