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MIRANDA RUSSO
WGA Writer • Director • Comedy Writer • Commercial Treatment Writer
COMMERCIAL TREATMENT WRITER
Writer of comedic commercial treatments for leading directors and major brands. Experienced in developing character-driven, comedic concepts and treatments that translate brand messaging into entertaining, story-forward creative.
BRANDS INCLUDE:
Nike • Cash App • Sephora • DoorDash • Lowe’s • Spectrum
Additional branded and digital work for ABC, PopSugar, Target, BBC, Seventeen, and AwesomenessTV.
TELEVISION
ALLIANCE — Amazon Prime
Writer / Director
THE McGILLICUDDY’S — Disney Channel
Writer / Creator
BIZAARDVARK — Disney Channel
Writer
SCANDALICIOUS COUNTDOWN — Logo
Comedy Writer
CELEBRITY COUNTDOWN — E!
Comedy Writer
STAGE
SHAVING — One-Man Show
Ruth & Stephen Hendel Productions
Book Writer
THE ONLY LIVING GHOST
Ruth & Stephen Hendel Productions
Book Writer
THE 2 HO SHOW — Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB)
Sketch Comedy Writer
COMPLEX COMEDY — The Complex LA
Sketch Comedy Writer
DIGITAL / WEB SERIES
THE WING GIRLS — YouTube
Comedy Writer / Director • 9 Years
THE BETTER SISTER — Short Film
Writer / Director
RELATIONSHIP DIRTY TALK — Los Angeles Comedy Festival
Writer / Director
30 DAYS OF GAY HISTORY — Logo
Comedy Writer
5 THINGS — AwesomenessTV
Writer
THE SCOOP — Seventeen Magazine
Writer / Director
PUBLICATIONS
HOW TO GET OUT OF THE FRIEND ZONE — Chronicle Books
Author
FASHION POLICE — US Weekly
Comedy Writer
EDUCATION & TRAINING
B.A. — Theater Arts
A.C.T. — Acting / Performance Training
Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) — Alumni
Groundlings — Alumni
iO West — Alumni
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
YouTube’s Next Comic — Winner
Top 50 YouTube Comedy Channel
Los Angeles Comedy Festival — Writer / Performer
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Television Writing • Commercial Treatments • Comedy • Branded Content • Directing • Sketch Comedy • Digital Content • Character-Driven Storytelling • LGBTQIA+ Stories • Family & Teen Comedy
