Mike Drucker
American stand-up comedian and writer
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Mike Drucker is an American stand-up comedian, writer and producer known for his work on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) and Bill Nye Saves the World (2017).
Mike Drucker | |
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| Born | 15 March 1984 Coral Springs, Florida |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Notable works | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Bill Nye Saves the World |
| Notable awards | Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy/Variety in 2020 |
Filmography
Drucker was a head comedy writer for Bill Nye Saves the World and writer for Adam Ruins Everything.[1] He also wrote for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in New York City. Drucker was a contributing writer to The Onion and Saturday Night Live.[2] He has been published in McSweeney's[3] and Black20.[4] He also briefly worked at Nintendo of America, working on script adaptation for the English-language releases of the video games Kid Icarus: Uprising and Mario Party 9.[5] During his time as an intern on Saturday Night Live, his nerdy mannerisms were noticed by writers and he was subsequently parodied by Zach Braff in a Bronx Beat sketch.[6]
Awards
In 2007, he was one of three winners of Disney's "So You Think You're Funny" stand-up competition, a joint-venture by Disney and MySpace to promote the movie Ratatouille.[7][better source needed]
Drucker was nominated for" Outstanding Writing for Non-Fiction program" in 2017 for Bill Nye Saves the World. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing - Variety Series" for two years running (2018 and 2019) for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. He has received eight Emmy nominations.[8]
Drucker won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy/Variety in 2020, with Full Frontal. He had previously been nominated for the Award several times.[9]
