Sam Means

For the American singer, songwriter and musician, see Sam Means (musician).

Sam Means is an American comedy writer. He won three Emmy awards for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,[1] and wrote for both 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation on NBC[2] as well as all four seasons of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.[3] Together with Robert Carlock, he created the Netflix animated show, Mulligan.[4]

Means received his A.B. from Dartmouth College, and an M.Phil. in philosophy from King's College, Cambridge. He began his career as a cartoonist for The New Yorker and as a contributing writer for The Onion.

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  3. ^ "Means '03 discusses work with Fey, Stewart".
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (March 9, 2020). "Netflix Orders Animated Comedy Series 'Mulligan' From Tina Fey & Robert Carlock". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 12, 2023.