Jenny Hagel

Jenny Hagel is a TV writer and comedy performer in New York City. She currently writes for Late Night with Seth Meyers, where she appears regularly in the segment "Jokes Seth Can't Tell." Other writing credits include Impractical Jokers (TruTV), Big Gay Sketch Show (Logo), Lady Gaga & The Muppets Holiday Spectacular (ABC), Ladylike (MTV) and Head Writer of White Guy Talk Show (Fuse). Prior to working in TV, Jenny spent five years writing and performing sketch comedy at Second City in Chicago, including a USO tour to Bosnia and Kosovo with the Second City National Touring Company. Jenny holds an MFA in Writing for Screen and Stage from Northwestern University. She lives in Brooklyn, because she’s a lesbian mom, so that’s where she’s required to live by law. (Photo: Lloyd Bishop/©NBC)

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