Jenny Hagel


Jenny Hagel is an American comedian and comedy writer. She is currently a writer and performer for Late Night with Seth Meyers, where she is known for performing on the recurring segment "Jokes Seth Can't Tell", along with host Seth Meyers and fellow writer-performer Amber Ruffin.

Career

Hagel received a MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage from the Northwestern University School of Communication in 2009, where she was taught by David E. Tolchinsky. She performed improv and sketch comedy at The Second City in Chicago for five years before moving to New York City. In addition to Late Night with Seth Meyers, she has written for multiple other comedy TV shows, including Impractical Jokers, the Big Gay Sketch Show, Lady Gaga & The Muppets Holiday Spectacular, and the MTV show 10 on Top, for which she was formerly the head writer.

Personal life

Hagel is of Puerto Rican descent. She lives in Brooklyn with her wife Jennifer Vanasco and their son.