Steve Hely

Steve Hely is an American writer, current co-executive producer on the series Veep.

Hely has written for the television shows Late Show with David Letterman (receiving an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Comedy Show), Last Call with Carson Daly, where he also served as an associate producer, American Dad!, 30 Rock, and The Office.[1]

Hely has also authored or co-authored three books. The Ridiculous Race, written with Vali Chandrasekaran and published in 2008 by Macmillan, chronicled a real-life race around the world between Hely and Chandrasekaran. Each set off from Los Angeles in opposite directions, with only one rule: "No airplanes."[1] In 2009, Grove/Atlantic published Hely's debut novel, How I Became a Famous Novelist.[2] Hely subsequently won the 2010 Thurber Prize for American Humor for the novel.[3][4] In 2016 he published The Wonder Trail, about a trip from Los Angeles to the southern tip of South America.[5]

Hely is the co-host of The Great Debates, a weekly podcast in which he debates the great issues of the day with David King. Hely often takes the pro, or more life-affirming stance.

Hely attended the Roxbury Latin School and Harvard University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. While at Harvard, Hely served two terms as president of the Harvard Lampoon.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "The Ridiculous Race". Macmillan Publishers. Archived from the original on 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  2. ^ "GroveAtlantic". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  3. ^ "2010 Thurber Prize for American Humor Announced!". Thurber House. Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  4. ^ "Awards: Thurber Prize for American Humor Winner". Shelf Awareness. October 5, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Maslin, Janet (2016-06-22). "In 'The Wonder Trail,' Steve Hely Takes a Comedic Detour". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2024-02-19.