Tom Purcell
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Occupation(s) | Writer, Producer |
Years active | 1986–present |
Notable work | The Colbert Report and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |
Tom Purcell is an American television writer and executive who is notable for his work with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He is the winner of seven Primetime Emmy awards.
Early life and education
Tom Purcell grew up in St. Joseph, Michigan, just north of South Bend, Indiana, and graduated from St. Joseph High School.[1] While attending St. Josephs', he started writing comedy at 15 years old, having his own comedy column and serving as features editor for his high school comedy newspaper called The Wind Up.[1]
In 1985, Purcell graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University in Chicago.[2]
After college, Purcell took a job at Loyola’s law library to pay the bills while working on his comedy routine and attending improvisation classes at The Second City in Chicago.[2]
In the summer of 1987, Purcell wrote and performed with the resident theatre company New Age Vaudeville.[3]
Career
In 1997 to 2000, while living in Los Angeles, Purcell served as story editor and writer for the Cosby TV series.[4] He went on to write for such television shows as Grounded for Life, Run of the House, and The Daily Show.[4]
In 2005, Purcell relocated to New York City, being hired as a writer for The Colbert Report on Comedy Central and then in 2015 followed his boss to CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[1][5]
Purcell currently serves as an executive producer of The Late Show, where he oversees the show’s writers and helps write and polish Colbert’s material.[4][2] Purcell has said that he often relies on his Catholic, Jesuit education from Loyola University while working for Colbert, who is known for using Catholic humor.[4][2]
As of 2021, he is the winner of 7 Primetime Emmy awards.[6]
Awards
- 2013 Emmy, Nominee, Writing for a variety series (Colbert Report)[7]
- 2014 Emmy, Winner, Writing for a variety series (Colbert Report)[8]
- 2015 Writers Guild of America, Nominee, Comedy/variety (including talk) -- series:(Colbert Report)[9]
- 2015 Producers Guild of America, Nominee, Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television (The Colbert Report)[10]
References
- ^ a b c Kavner, Lucas. "Tom Purcell". The Days of Yore. The Days of Yore. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d Sweeney Etter, Nicole. "Funny business". Loyola Magazine. Loyola University.
- ^ Kogan, Rick (May 3, 1987), "Vaudeville Troupe Takes Leave of City", Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on October 11, 2018, retrieved October 10, 2018
- ^ a b c d Archived. "Tom Purcel". IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ James Poniewozik (June 4, 2015). "Stephen Colbert and Company Are Already Writing The Late Show". TIME Magazine. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
says Colbert, gabbing with longtime executive producer Tom Purcell
- ^ Archived. "Tom Purcell". IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "2013 Emmy Award Winners and Nominees". The New York Times. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
WRITING, VARIETY SERIES 'The Colbert Report' (Comedy Central) ... Moreschi; Writers: ... Tom Purcell, [normal font indicate nominee]
- ^ "Emmys 2014: The Nominees and Winners". The New York Times. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
WRITING, VARIETY SERIES 'The Colbert Report' (Comedy Central) ... Writers: ... Tom Purcell... [Bold indicates 'winner']
- ^ Day, Patrick Kevin (2014-12-04). "'True Detective,' 'Transparent' among WGA TV nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
"The Colbert Report," writers ... Tom Purcell, ...
- ^ Derschowitz, Jessica (2015-01-05). "PGA Awards 2015: Nominees include "Boyhood," "Gone Girl"". CBS News. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:"The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)Producers: ... Tom Purcell, ...
External links
- Bio at IMDb
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- Eddie Izzard (2000)
- Eric Drysdale, Jim Earl, Dan Goor, Charlie Grandy, J. R. Havlan, Tom Johnson, Kent Jones, Paul Mecurio, Chris Regan, Allison Silverman and Jon Stewart (2001)
- Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Max Brooks, James Downey, Tina Fey, Hugh Fink, Charlie Grandy, Jack Handey, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Dennis McNicholas, Lorne Michaels, Matt Murray, Paula Pell, Matt Piedmont, Ken Scarborough, Michael Schur, Frank Sebastiano, T. Sean Shannon, Robert Smigel, Emily Spivey, Andrew Steele and Scott Wainio (2002)
- Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Eric Drysdale, J. R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, David Javerbaum, Tom Johnson, Ben Karlin, Rob Kutner, Chris Regan, Jason Reich, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2003)
- Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Stephen Colbert, Eric Drysdale, J. R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, David Javerbaum, Ben Karlin, Chris Regan, Jason Reich, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2004)
- Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Stephen Colbert, Eric Drysdale, J. R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, David Javerbaum, Ben Karlin, Rob Kutner, Chris Regan, Jason Reich, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2005)
- Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Rachel Axler, Kevin Bleyer, Tim Carvell, Stephen Colbert, Eric Drysdale, J. R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, David Javerbaum, Ben Karlin, Rob Kutner, Sam Means, Chris Regan, Jason Reich, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2006)
- Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff, Dan Goor, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Tim Harrod, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O'Brien, Brian Stack, Mike Sweeney and Andrew Weinberg (2007)
- Bryan Adams, Michael Brumm, Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Peter Grosz, Peter Gwinn, Barry Julien, Laura Krafft, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Tom Purcell, Meredith Scardino and Allison Silverman (2008)
- Rory Albanese, Rachel Axler, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, J. R. Havlan, David Javerbaum, Elliott Kalan, Rob Kutner, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, John Oliver, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2009)
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