A short film I produced, wrote and starred in, Scoop Me Up, premiered at the 2024 Brooklyn Film Festival! It was directed by my talented good friend, Tom Levin. There’s a lot more information here!

I was Head Writer of Amazon’s 2024 Upfront (Their first Upfront! Previously they were just doing Newfronts). It was a good time and I’m glad I got to meet the Fallout Robot.

I had a good time writing Amazon Advertising’s 2022 and 2023 Newfronts show, hosted by Amy Poehler at Lincoln Center.

I had an awesome son, Wyatt, born in Dec. 2021. He was born on the NY streets, outside the hospital. Here’s a link to that story if you’re interested!

I ran the New York Marathon! It was a lot of fun and I was so tired at the end that I had to ask a cop to help me open my Gatorade. It was really hard for him to open, too, so that felt nice.

I had the privilege of writing and goofing in the first season of The Kids Tonight Show, available to stream on Peacock!

I had a good time writing Amazon Advertising’s 2021 Newfronts show, a streaming even hosted by Catherine O’Hare.

I made a web series called ‘Chub-Z and Zack’. Watch a few eps!

I made an illustration of a tortoise you should check out and poke around.

I made three episodes of a podcast called Wondercop.

I wrote for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Here’s a video of “High Kickin’,” idea by Jimmy, song by myself and Dan Chamberlain. Here’s a video of me speaking very fast in “Reel-y Fast Trailer Recaps”.

I was the fake page for The Tonight Show’s Christmas Sweaters for many years. It was a lot of fun. Here’s a video of one of those times.

I had a daughter, Zadie Boon. I still have her. She rules. I don’t have a link because she’s just a human being.

I helped out on this HBO Special: “The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish”.

I was head writer of Funny or Die, here’s a couple videos I worked on. The Shirtless Painter, starring my good, beautiful friend Pat O’Brien, and this video I made about how Trump is a bad speller.

I perform with the UCB House Improv Team Women & Men. I love all of my teammates very much, they’re all funny people with huge hearts. Here’s a random video of us performing.

While at Funny or Die, I made this animated web series, Good God! with God. This one with Batman is one of my favorites.

I also made this comic book series, Pigeon Man. Unfortunately it’s no longer really viewable on the web, but hopefully we’ll put out a book soon. You can watch Pigeon Man at San Diego Comic Con, though!

I also make lamps.

Before I was head writer, I was a staff writer and performer. Here’s a video I made at the 2016 Republican National Convention, and here’s one about Game of Thrones, a show people used to like.

I also wrote many, many articles for Funny or Die, but those have all disappeared from the internet after they switched hosts.

Around this time I got married to my beautiful wife, Caroline. Here a photo of us making lo- heyyy, wait a minute, (wags finger) ah-ah-ahhhh! That’s not for you, you naughty little visitor!

Here’s a random video I made during that time. Here’s another one.

I’ve directed many sketch shows at the UCB and taught sketch there as well. I’m sad it’s gone in New York.

I’m a proud member of Pangea 3000, a sketch group. We were written up in the New York Times here. Here’s a link to a video of our stage show “Pangea 3000 Sucks.”

At the UCB I also put on a show about whales.

I wrote for the Onion Sports Series Get Out Of My Face, “G.O.O.M.F.” and that was a good time.

I was a contributing writer for The Onion. Here’s one of my favorite headlines I wrote: “Laid Back Ant Colony Refers To Queen As ‘Judy’” and “Shitty Zoo Promoting Hell Out Of New Fruit Bat.”

I made this web series The Hand Show. That’s Phil Jackson’s hand there. What a weird thing!

I wrote this McSweeney’s piece: “Pickman’s Chicken Farm Is Now Cruelty Free”.

I made this Dear Santa letter that went incredibly viral because everyone thought a real kid did it.

To save up money to move to New York City, I lived with my mom and worked at Elmer’s Breakfast House. Here’s a link to their online menu.

At Boston University I was in Slow Children at Play, BU’s premiere sketch troupe. I don’t know what that means, but it was a lot of fun. Here’s a link to sketch from that time that’s bizarre to watch now and doesn’t quite hold up.

I went to Central Catholic High School in Portland OR.

A child psychiatrist diagnosed me with having an “overactive imagination.” True story!

I went to St. Anthony’s and Our Lady of the Lake. Bethlehem is the name of my preschool.

I was born February 21, 1986, in Portland, Oregon.

I’m Chippewa, Blackfeet, and Muncee Indian. (As well as French Canadian, German, and Irish)

My great grandfather, W.R. Hogsed, was involved in a Supreme Court Case in Montana in 1921.

The Abts family on my mother’s side descended from mud movers in Germany.