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Daniel "Dan" Gurewitch is an American comedian, writer, and actor, perhaps best known for his work as senior writer for the popular American comedy website CollegeHumor and as a writer for the late-night talk and news satire show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Education

A former pupil of Suffern High School, Gurewitch graduated from Newhouse, Syracuse University with a degree in television, radio, and film.

Career

From 2006 to 2013, Gurewitch worked as a senior writer for the comedy website CollegeHumor. His work there included Hardly Working and CollegeHumor Originals, in both of which he was a principal cast member. He studied improvisation at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre under Anthony King, Chris Gethard, Jason Mantzoukas, and Jackie Clarke, among others

Achievements

  • As part of the writing staff for Home Box Office"s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, he won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2015.