- jeff wright & alex english
leading voices in comedy writing
presented in partnership with artxnyc
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by camilla sucre
photos by samanta mena
jeff wright is a comedian, actor, and writer originally from orlando, fl. he is currently a writer and performer for nbc’s late night with seth meyers. jeff rose to fame with his short, quick-witted sketches that he writes, directs, and stars in, often satirizing social media and pop culture brands. he has amassed over 2.5 million followers on tiktok and has established himself as one of the premiere comedic voices on the platform. this past year, jeff ranked #9 on the new york times magazine: the best actors of 2020 list. most recently, he was nominated for the 2024 writers guild awards, comedy/variety series for late night with seth meyers.
alex english recently wrapped his second season as a writer on saturday night live, where he wrote crowd favorite sketches such as “lisa from temecula.” prior to joining snl, he was a writer and performer on the national lampoon radio hour podcast. his other writing credits include the critically acclaimed the rundown with robin thede on b.e.t. and consulting on netflix’s the fix with jimmy carr. english has also made a number of television appearances including hbomax’s that damn michael che, hbo’s pause with sam jay and high maintenance, comedy central’s ilana glazer presents comedy on earth: nyc 2020–2021, and seeso’s night train with wyatt cenac. as a stand-up, english was recently seen on the ilana glazer–produced tight five for comedy central digital, and he has opened for such comedians as roy wood, jr., michelle wolf, james adomian, sasheer zamata, and sam morril. english also co-hosts and produces the popular new york stand-up show “dad” at the jane hotel and has appeared in the new york comedy festival. he was recently featured on vulture’s comedians you should know in 2022.