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10 TV SCRIBES TO WATCH TV Scribes to Watch: Alumni Update Catching up with the writers Variety has singled out in recent years. Jack Amiel and Michael Begler 2014 After collecting a WGA nom for season one of Cinemax’s “The Knick,” the acclaim continued in season two, but the future remains an open question as Amiel, Begler and fellow showrunners Steven Soderbergh, and Gregory Jacobs work with the net to determine what additional seasons might look like. PRENTICE PENNY Rachel Bloom 2015 The star and co-creator of The CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” won a Golden Globe this year for lead actress in a comedy series. Her show, a critics’ favorite, was picked up for season two. JUNE 14, 2016 VARIETY.COM 86 “Insecure” (HBO), fall; age 41 Penny found early on he wasn’t the “cool kid in school.” He was the “funny kid” and that didn’t draw girls his way. However, his comedic sensibilities helped make the little boy who grew up watching “Diff’rent Strokes” the showrunner of HBO’s fall comedy “Insecure,” starring Issa Rae. “I wrote this letter about what I related to in the pilot, which I felt was brilliant, [to say] what I felt I could offer Issa as a showrunner and how I know what it’s like being the only black writer in a comedy room,” Penny says. After getting his start working under Mara Brock Akil as a writer on the sitcom “Girlfriends,” Penny saw “Insecure” as an opportunity to pass along what he’s learned as a writer of color in the same way Akil did for him. With “Insecure,” Penny says the goal is to tell stories that are true to life and find the humor in them. “We want to bring stories that black people talk about privately and that you will be able to hear public discussions about and be like ‘Oh, black people talk about that?’ or ‘That’s what their life is like?’ or ‘Oh, they have to code switch when they go between worlds?,”’ says Penny. With a resume that also includes the final season of “Scrubs,” “Happy Endings” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” Penny admires work that offers big laughs mixed with quieter slices of life, like “Roseanne.” He seeks to bring that quality to “Insecure” and his feature project, “Uncorked,” a father-and-son story based in the gritty world of Memphis BBQ, which he aims to write and direct. “I gravitate toward not having to feel like you have to go for the joke every time and you can have real moments. I feel like that’s inevitably what people respond to. We can always find another joke. We can’t always find another moment.” — Lamarco McClendon Representation CAA; Generate I was so bad at auditioning, and I realized that what I wanted to do was create.” Jennifer Kaytin Robinson JENNIFER KAYTIN ROBINSON “Sweet/Vicious” (MTV), fall; age 28 In any life, there are telling crossroads. One came for Robinson when she almost played the best friend in “Hannah Montana.” When Disney tapped Miley Cyrus to star, the noticeably-older Robinson was replaced by Emily Osment. “No hard feelings,” Robinson laughs. She hit a wall with acting in her early 20s. “I hated it,” Robinson says. “I was so bad at auditioning, and I realized that what I wanted to do was create.” Her first pilot was about five girls living in Los Angeles. “We pitched it the week Lena Dunham sold ‘Girls’ to HBO,” she remembers . Frustrated by the way that young women are often portrayed , Robinson wanted to write some- Not So ‘Insecure’ Prentice Penny, left, and director Cecile Emeke on set. thing more personal and inspiring . “What if Quentin Tarantino wrote ‘Girls’?” was the concept that inspired “Sweet/Vicious,” a dark comedy about vigilante justice and rape on college campuses. “I thought it would be so beautiful if the survivor of sexual assault, and the weirdo loner who deals with depression and anxiety were the two superheroes of the show,” Robinson says. MTV picked it up to series. Robinson is ambitious. As soon as the room closes for “Sweet/Vicious” in June, she has a deal to write a feature film, and a spec lined up that she describes as “500 Days of Summer” meets “Drunk History.” But right now, the scribe says she’s thankful for her creative allies, including co-showrunner Amanda Lasher (“a beautiful genius”) and producers Stacey Sher (“a beast, a wonder woman”) and Emily Levitan (“a partner from the very beginning”), and most of all, her mom. — Seth Kelley Representation CAA; Gotham Group Scott M. Gimple 2013 AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” on which he serves as showrunner, continued its ratings dominance in season six, again finishing as the top drama in adults 18-49 across all networks. Gimple’s co-executive producer, Angela Kang, is on our list this year. Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson 2013 Three seasons in, Comedy Central’s “Broad City” remains one of TV’s most acclaimed comedies, and the creatorstars earned a WGA nom for best comedy this year. Gennifer Hutchison 2013 The “Breaking Bad” alum is now a supervising producer and writer on AMC’s buzzy prequel “Better Call Saul,” and has collected Emmy, PGA, and WGA noms for her work on the show. Zander Lehmann 2015 His Hulu comedy series “Casual” nabbed a surprise Golden Globe nom, and season two launched June 7. Ray McKinnon 2013 After four critically acclaimed seasons, McKinnon’s “Rectify” will come to a close this summer on SundanceTV. Ben Queen 2014 Although his series “A to Z” proved shortlived at NBC, Queen will return to the Peacock next season to oversee the DC Comics-inspired comedy “Powerless.” Graham Wagner 2014 He’s earned back-to-back Emmy noms on the staff of IFC sketch favorite “Portlandia” and is also a writer on FX’s acclaimed new comedy “Baskets.” PENNY: ANNE MARIE FOX; ROBINSON: SCOTT EVERETT WHITE
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