Jen Statsky

Jen Statsky is an American television writer and comedian known for her work on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Parks and Recreation and Broad City. 2Personal life Jen Statsky was born November 19, 1985 in Milton, Massachusetts where she grew up before moving to New York City to study at New York University. In university she attended Tisch School of the Arts where she studied Film and Television. Statsky currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with her dogs Tyson and Fig. 2Career 3Early beginnings In school, Jen Statsky developed an interest in writing. When she graduated from NYU in 2008, she was working in a coffee shop as well as performing stand-up comedy. Statsky continued her writing career as an intern for Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Onion. In June 2009, she created a Twitter account and used it to write jokes since she heard it was a good place to practice telling jokes in front of an audience. In 2011, while Statsky continued keeping her Twitter account active, A.D. Miles, the head writer of NBC's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, messaged her. Miles, who admired her work, suggested Statsky to apply to a writing position that was availabl