Jason Ross (writer)

Early life and education

Ross grew up in Chico, California, in the 1970s and 80s and graduated from Chico Senior High School in 1988. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was a 1993 Collegiate Gold Circle Awards winner for his work at Daily Nexus. He served as the news editor at Daily Nexus before being promoted to editor-in-chief and graduated from UCSB in 1993.

Career

Journalism

Ross followed a journalism career and was a writer for his hometown Chico News & Review after college.

The Daily Show

Ross joined The Daily Show in 2002, where he ended up spending 11 years, finally departing in June 2013. As a staff writer, he was awarded seven Emmy Awards and a Writers Guild Award.

He also helped to write the show's two best-selling books, America and Earth.

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Ross joined Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for the 2013–14 television season.

Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons

Ross held the role of head writer on Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons in 2016.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5874840/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm

The President Show

Ross served as executive producer and writer of The President Show in 2017,https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/arts/television/trump-becomes-a-late-night-host-on-comedy-centrals-the-president-show.htmlhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt6807442/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm helping write and produce the first 15 episodes. The show received a nomination for the 70th Writers Guild of America Awards. He returned in 2018 to write and produce two President Show specials.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9140418/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_smhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt8232296/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm

''The Amazing Beef Squad: Never Say Die!''

In 2021, Delacorte published Ross's middle grade novel, The Amazing Beef Squad: Never Say Die!, a comic adventure set in a fictional California town. Kirkus praised its "comical pratfalls aplenty on the way to a triumphant close." Jon Stewart noted, "Juvenile delinquency has never been so fun!" In spite of this—or perhaps because of it—the School Library Journal did not recommend the book for purchase.https://www.slj.com/review/the-amazing-beef-squad-never-say-die

STOP THE DIS!

In 2024, Ross joined his fellow Daily Show alum Al Madrigal to write and produce STOP THE DIS!, a series of digital monologues calling attention to disinformation in Latino social media.https://www.calonews.com/featured-topics/election2024/anti-disinformation-campaign-stop-the-dis-releases-new-video/article_e37445f6-4a3f-11ef-927e-33428ed845e5.html The series took a Telly Award for public interest and awareness.https://hispanicad.com/news/latination-media-wins-bronze-telly-for-stop-the-disinformation-social-awareness-series/

Awards

Ross and the Daily Show writing team received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, and 2012. In 2010, they won the Writers Guild Award in their category. Ross and The Daily Show staff received a Peabody Award for "Indecision 2004"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Peabody_Award_winners_(2000%E2%80%932009), covering the 2004 presidential election, and another in 2016 marking Stewart's tenure at the show.https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/

Personal life

Ross lives in Los Angeles, California. He is married to Nicole Revere and has two grown children.

References

References

1. Smith, Ken. (September 20, 2012). "The Constitution walks into a bar". [[Chico News & Review]].
2. "Constitution Day Address". [[California State University, Chico]].
3. Layne, Ken. (March 21, 2013). ""Daily Show" Writer Jason Ross On Writing For Free and Breaking Into Comedy". [[The Awl]].
4. "1993 - Awards For Student Work Gold Circle Awards - Collegiate Recipients". [[Columbia Scholastic Press Association]].
5. (Fall 2012). "Milestones". UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association.
6. (Spring 2013). "Laughing with Purpose".
7. (June 27, 2013). "Moment of Zen - Jason Ross". [[The Daily Show]].
8. (August 27, 2012). "'Daily Show' Writer Jason Ross to Speak on Constitution Day". [[California State University, Chico]].
9. "Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series - 2014". [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]].
10. Havlan, J.R.. "Episode 41: Jason Ross".