Jason Ross (writer)
American screenwriter
Jason Ross is an American writer and seven-time Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series winner.
Early life and education
Ross grew up in Chico, California , in the 1970s and 80s and graduated from Chico Senior High School in 1988.[1] [2] [3] He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara , where he was a 1993 Collegiate Gold Circle Awards winner for his work at Daily Nexus .[4] He served as the news editor at Daily Nexus before being promoted to editor-in-chief[2] and graduated from UCSB in 1993.[5]
Career
Journalism
Ross followed a journalism career and was a writer for his hometown Chico News & Review after college.[6]
The Daily Show
Ross joined The Daily Show in 2002,[2] where he ended up spending 11 years, finally departing in June 2013.[7] As a staff writer, he was awarded seven Emmy Awards .
He also helped to write the show's two best-selling books, America and Earth .[8]
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Ross joined Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for the 2013–14 television season.[9]
Personal life
Ross currently lives in Los Angeles , California .[10] He is married to Nicole Revere and has two children.[2]
References
^ Smith, Ken (September 20, 2012). "The Constitution walks into a bar" . Chico News & Review . Retrieved May 10, 2022 .
^ a b c d "Constitution Day Address" (PDF) . California State University, Chico . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ Layne, Ken (March 21, 2013). " "Daily Show" Writer Jason Ross On Writing For Free and Breaking Into Comedy" . The Awl . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ "1993 - Awards For Student Work Gold Circle Awards - Collegiate Recipients" . Columbia Scholastic Press Association . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ "Milestones" . UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association. Fall 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ "Laughing with Purpose" (PDF) . Vanguard . Spring 2013. pp. 8–9. Retrieved May 10, 2022 .
^ "Moment of Zen - Jason Ross" . The Daily Show . June 27, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ " 'Daily Show' Writer Jason Ross to Speak on Constitution Day" . California State University, Chico . August 27, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ "Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series - 2014" . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ Havlan, J.R. "Episode 41: Jason Ross" . AllThingsComedy.com . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
External links
Eddie Izzard (2000)
Eric Drysdale , Jim Earl , Dan Goor , Charlie Grandy , J. R. Havlan , Tom Johnson , Kent Jones , Paul Mecurio , Chris Regan , Allison Silverman and Jon Stewart (2001)
Doug Abeles, James Anderson , Max Brooks , James Downey , Tina Fey , Hugh Fink, Charlie Grandy , Jack Handey , Steve Higgins , Erik Kenward, Dennis McNicholas, Lorne Michaels , Matt Murray, Paula Pell , Matt Piedmont , Ken Scarborough, Michael Schur , Frank Sebastiano, T. Sean Shannon , Robert Smigel , Emily Spivey , Andrew Steele and Scott Wainio (2002)
Rich Blomquist , Steve Bodow , Eric Drysdale , J. R. Havlan , Scott Jacobson , David Javerbaum , Tom Johnson , Ben Karlin , Rob Kutner , Chris Regan , Jason Reich , Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2003)
Rich Blomquist , Steve Bodow , Tim Carvell , Stephen Colbert , Eric Drysdale , J. R. Havlan , Scott Jacobson , David Javerbaum , Ben Karlin , Chris Regan , Jason Reich , Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2004)
Rich Blomquist , Steve Bodow , Tim Carvell , Stephen Colbert , Eric Drysdale , J. R. Havlan , Scott Jacobson , David Javerbaum , Ben Karlin , Rob Kutner , Chris Regan , Jason Reich , Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2005)
Rich Blomquist , Steve Bodow , Rachel Axler , Kevin Bleyer , Tim Carvell , Stephen Colbert , Eric Drysdale , J. R. Havlan , Scott Jacobson , David Javerbaum , Ben Karlin , Rob Kutner , Sam Means , Chris Regan , Jason Reich , Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2006)
Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff , Dan Goor , Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Tim Harrod , Brian McCann , Guy Nicolucci, Conan O'Brien , Brian Stack , Mike Sweeney and Andrew Weinberg (2007)
Bryan Adams, Michael Brumm, Stephen Colbert , Richard Dahm, Eric Drysdale , Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler , Peter Grosz , Peter Gwinn , Barry Julien, Laura Krafft , Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Tom Purcell , Meredith Scardino and Allison Silverman (2008)
Rory Albanese , Rachel Axler , Kevin Bleyer , Rich Blomquist , Steve Bodow , Tim Carvell , Wyatt Cenac , J. R. Havlan , David Javerbaum , Elliott Kalan , Rob Kutner , Josh Lieb, Sam Means , John Oliver , Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2009)
Barry Julien, Stephen Colbert , Allison Silverman , Tom Purcell , Rich Dahm , Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Opus Moreschi, Peter Gwinn , Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler , Peter Grosz , Meredith Scardino, Max Werner and Eric Drysdale (2010)
Rory Albanese , Kevin Bleyer , Rich Blomquist , Steve Bodow , Tim Carvell , Wyatt Cenac , Hallie Haglund, J. R. Havlan , Elliott Kalan , Josh Lieb, Sam Means , Jo Miller, John Oliver , Daniel Radosh , Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2011)
Rory Albanese , Kevin Bleyer , Rich Blomquist , Steve Bodow , Tim Carvell , Wyatt Cenac , Hallie Haglund, J. R. Havlan , Elliott Kalan , Dan McCoy , Jo Miller, John Oliver , Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh , Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2012)
Opus Moreschi, Stephen Colbert , Tom Purcell , Rich Dahm , Barry Julien, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler , Meredith Scardino, Max Werner, Eric Drysdale , Dan Guterman, Paul Dinello , Nate Charny, and Bobby Mort (2013)
Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert , Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello , Eric Drysdale , Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler , Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Sam Kim, Matthew Lappin, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell , Meredith Scardino, and Max Werner (2014)
Dan Amira, Steve Bodow , Travon Free , Hallie Haglund , Elliott Kalan , Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt , Dan McCoy , Jo Miller, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parsons, Daniel Radosh , Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart , and Delaney Yeager (2015)
Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell , Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch , Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver , Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss , and Juli Weiner (2016)
Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell , Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch , Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver , Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss , and Juli Weiner (2017)
Tim Carvell , Raquel D'Apice, Josh Gondelman , Dan Gurewitch , Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver , Brian Parise, Scott Sherman, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss , Seena Vali, and Juli Weiner (2018)
Tim Carvell , Raquel D'Apice, Josh Gondelman , Dan Gurewitch , Jeff Maurer, Daniel O'Brien , John Oliver , Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Ben Silva, Jill Twiss , Seena Vali, and Juli Weiner (2019)