writer / editor

NATE DERN is a writer and editor who lives in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of "Not Quite a Genius," a collection of essays and stories, and the host of the "I've Got a Hunch" podcast. He was previously a writer for The Tonight Show, Comedy Central, and Funny Or Die. He is the former artistic director of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. His writing has been published by The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Outside, Vice, New York Magazine, and others. He teaches creative writing online at the UCLA Extension School, and composition in person at Warner Pacific University.