Editing Rob Kutner (section)

==Career==
As a writer for ''[[Dennis Miller Live]]'', he was nominated for a 2003 Writers' Guild of America Award. After ''[[Dennis Miller Live]]'' left the air, Kutner went on to write for ''[[The Daily Show]]'', where he has won five Emmies to date.   Additionally, he has won a Peabody Award and an award from the Television Critics' Association, and a Grammy for contributing to the bestselling book/audiobook ''[[America (The Book)]]''. He was a writer for ''[[The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien]]'' until January 22, 2010 and has stayed on [[Conan O'Brien]]'s writing staff for the TBS television program, ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]''. Since then, he has written for animated shows including ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]'', ''[[Ben 10 (2016 TV series)|Ben 10]]'', and ''[[Angry Birds: Summer Madness]]'', and developed animated shows for the [[Syfy]] network and [[Warner Brothers Animation]]. He also co-created the topical sketch comedy show ''Gander'', and is currently Head Writer of ''[[God's Gang]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=2024-02-06 |title=Animation Heavyweights Bruno Zarka & Sheri Conn Board 'God's Gang' Producer |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/bruno-zarka-sheri-conn-gods-gang-advisory-board-1235815955/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> an independently produced action-comedy animated series featuring a team of interfaith heroes, that has garnered over 2 million subscribers online. 

In 2003, Kutner wrote the short film ''Pie Chi'', which has been seen at numerous festivals and was broadcast on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] Television. His humor pieces have appeared in ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'', ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'', and ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. In 2016, he created the scripted podcast miniseries ''Runaway Brains'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Megh |date=2016-05-12 |title=This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Rob Kutner's 'Runaway Brains' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/05/this-week-in-comedy-podcasts-rob-kutners-runaway-brains.html |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> starring [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] and [[Ken Jennings]].

His book ''Apocalypse How'' (Running Press/Perseus), a humorous guide on how to "make the end times the best of times," was released in May 2008 and was a national bestseller.  His Kindle Single, "The Future According to Me," was released in July 2011. "The Future According to Me" was released as an Audible audiobook<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/The-Future-According-to-Me-Audiobook/B00YWU1QQ6/ref=a_search_c4_1_2_srTtl?qid=1445558287&sr=1-2 |title=The Future According to Me}}</ref> in June 2015, featuring voice performances by Emo Phillips, Kurt Andersen, Cecil Baldwin, and Eddie Pepitone. Kutner was also a co-creator of the comedy-music album "2776",<ref>2776.us</ref> which features numerous celebrities and benefits the charity OneKid OneWorld.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://www.onekidoneworld.org/ |website=onekidoneworld.org}}</ref>

He is the creator of the sci-fi comedy comic book "Shrinkage" for Farrago Comics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://www.farragocomics.com/ |website=farragocomics.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2015 |title=Heeb Interview: Rob Kutner's got SHRINKAGE |url=http://heebmagazine.com/heeb-interview-rob-kutners-got-shrinkage/54276 |access-date=2016-03-30 |website=Heeb |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2024, Kutner came out with ''Snot Goblins & Other Tasteless Tales'' <ref>{{Cite web |title=Snot Goblins and Other Tasteless Tales |url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250780805/snotgoblinsandothertastelesstales/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Macmillan Publishers |language=en-US}}</ref> (First Second/MacMillan), a middle-grade "horror-comedy grossout" graphic novel anthology, illustrated by ''[[Mad (magazine)|Mad]]'' artist David DeGrand, with positive testimonials by [[R. L. Stine]] and [[Felicia Day]]. He also ghostwrote ''[[Look Out for the Little Guy]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solzman |first=Danielle |date=2024-05-12 |title=Look Out for the Little Guy by Scott Lang |url=https://solzyatthemovies.com/2024/05/12/look-out-for-the-little-guy-by-scott-lang/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Solzy at the Movies |language=en-us}}</ref> (Disney Hyperion) the fictional memoir of [[Scott Lang (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Scott Lang]], aka "Ant-Man" as depicted in the 2023 Marvel film ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania]]''. In the book's acknowledgments, "Lang" credits Kutner as his writing coach, which technically makes him part of the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loggins |first=Emma |date=2023-08-13 |title=Rob Kutner on the Writers Strike, His New Books (Including One in the MCU), and More! |url=https://www.fanbolt.com/145328/rob-kutner-on-the-writer-strike-his-new-books-including-one-in-the-mcu-and-more/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=FanBolt |language=en-US}}</ref>

Kutner has shown an interest in melding the worlds of neurodivergence and entertainment. He co-produced ''Let it Out'', <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-22 |title=Funny, it isn't hard to make a comedy show that autistic adults can enjoy too |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-22/autistic-comedy-neurodivergent-inclusion |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> the first-ever standup comedy show tailored for a neurodivergent audience, and headlined by [[Kevin Nealon]] at Los Angeles' [[Laugh Factory]]. He hosted a podcast called [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3UKc8rlY23VZvW1XVbekIf "Genius Revisited]"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wild |first=Stephi |title=IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Comes to the Stage at The Ed Asner Family Center |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/ITS-A-WONDERFUL-LIFE-Comes-to-the-Stage-at-The-Ed-Asner-Family-Center-20241217 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> produced by Jett Road Studios, where Kutner and guests explored whether filmmaker [[Stanley Kubrick]] might have been considered neurodivergent.

His book, ''The Jews: 5,000 Years and Counting''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Jews/Rob-Kutner/9798888453506 |title=The Jews |date=2025-03-11 |isbn=979-8-88845-350-6 |language=en}}</ref> (Point Hill Press/Simon & Schuster) released on March 11, 2025. The book is a comedic survey of all of Jewish history, "from Adam & Eve to Zabar's".