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Nell Scovell has written for "The Simpsons" and President Obama. She's a champion for diversity in TV writers’ rooms. But it all started with her career as a sportswriter.
Nell Scovell, seen here as a recent guest on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," will be in Portland Wednesday, April 25, to discuss "Just the Funny Parts," her book about being a writer on such ...
Nell Scovell on what has — and hasn’t — changed one year after #MeToo ‘I was angry by myself for so long. It’s nice to have company being angry.’ October 10, 2018 More than 6 years ago ...
AUSTIN, TX — In what’s been dubbed “the year of the woman,” longtime television writer and producer Nell Scovell isn’t cheering just yet. “The first time I went to the Emmys was in ...
Nell Scovell, who in 1990 was a writer for Letterman — a job rarely held by women — sat down with the funnyman nearly 30 years after her writing stint for him and 10 years after she took him ...
Veteran TV Writer Nell Scovell Isn’t Convinced Time’s Up For Hollywood’s Boys Club We talked to Scovell, whose memoir, “Just the Funny Parts,” is on sale now, about what's improved for ...
You might not have heard of Nell Scovell, but you’ve definitely seen her work. She’s written for The Simpsons, Late Night With David Letterman, and Murphy Brown, and co-wrote the 2013 ...
With all of the revelations of sexual misconduct and the toppling of famous directors, actors and anchors, one would think that it’s easier to come forward and speak out. Nope, says Nell Scovell ...
Nell Scovell, a V.F. contributor for 20 years, has written for The Simpsons, Monk, and N.C.I.S. She has also directed two cable-television films and created the TV show Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.