Megan Ganz
Encyclopedia
Megan Ganz is an American comedy writer and former associate editor of The Onion
. She serves as a writer on the NBC
series Community
.
in Kalamazoo, Michigan
in 2002.
She attended the University of Michigan
where she was editor-in-chief of The Every Three Weekly
. After completing her junior year at the university, she interned at Mad
magazine in New York
. Ganz had planned to move back to Michigan after her internship was over, but Mads editor-in-chief John Ficarra
encouraged her to to apply for a job as a writing fellow at The Onion. She became assistant editor at the magazine and was later promoted to associate editor. In 2008 Ganz was featured on an episode of This American Life
along with other Onion staff members. An agent from United Talent Agency heard the broadcast and suggested that she move into television writing. In summer 2009 Ganz left her job at The Onion and moved to Los Angeles
to become a writer for the Comedy Central
sketch show Important Things with Demetri Martin
. In 2010, she began writing for the NBC
comedy series Community
.
The Onion
The Onion is an American news satire organization. It is an entertainment newspaper and a website featuring satirical articles reporting on international, national, and local news, in addition to a non-satirical entertainment section known as The A.V. Club...
. She serves as a writer on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series Community
Community (TV series)
Community is an American television comedy series created by Dan Harmon that airs on NBC. The series is about a group of students at a community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. The series heavily uses meta-humor and pop culture references, often parodying film and television...
.
Early life and career
Ganz graduated from Hackett Catholic Central High SchoolHackett Catholic Central High School
Hackett Catholic Central High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo.-History:...
in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
in 2002.
She attended the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
where she was editor-in-chief of The Every Three Weekly
The Michigan Every Three Weekly
The Michigan Every Three Weekly is a student publication at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor modeled after the satirical news publication The Onion. The Every Three Weekly contains a collection of fictional news articles that satirize local, national, and international events and public figures...
. After completing her junior year at the university, she interned at Mad
Mad (magazine)
Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century.The last...
magazine in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Ganz had planned to move back to Michigan after her internship was over, but Mads editor-in-chief John Ficarra
John Ficarra
John Ficarra has been the editor-in-chief of Mad since 1984, sharing the position for most of that time with Nick Meglin. He has been on the editorial staff of the magazine for more than 25 years.-References:...
encouraged her to to apply for a job as a writing fellow at The Onion. She became assistant editor at the magazine and was later promoted to associate editor. In 2008 Ganz was featured on an episode of This American Life
This American Life
This American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...
along with other Onion staff members. An agent from United Talent Agency heard the broadcast and suggested that she move into television writing. In summer 2009 Ganz left her job at The Onion and moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to become a writer for the Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
sketch show Important Things with Demetri Martin
Important Things with Demetri Martin
Important Things with Demetri Martin is a sketch-variety show that aired on Comedy Central starring comedian Demetri Martin. Each episode examined a single theme, the "important thing", such as timing, power, control and money. All sketches, short vignettes, animated segments and stand-up comedy...
. In 2010, she began writing for the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
comedy series Community
Community (TV series)
Community is an American television comedy series created by Dan Harmon that airs on NBC. The series is about a group of students at a community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. The series heavily uses meta-humor and pop culture references, often parodying film and television...
.
External links
- Megan Ganz on IMDB
- This American Life episode featuring Megan Ganz