As the year, decade, & world come to an end, I've been thinking a lot about what I've learned over the past ten years & who I've learned it from & I'd like to share some sincere thoughts and thanks in my head and heart.❤️(1/15)
The 1st person who ever believed in me as a writer was @robdelaney. Over the past decade, he has not just been my 1st supporter but a true friend.& I am in awe of how he has turned unimaginable personal tragedy into empathy. I am truly grateful from the bottom of my heart.(2/15)
@robdelaney Everything I learned about TV writing I learned from @KenTremendous. It has been the greatest honor of my professional life to work on Parks & The Good Place. Mike is a kind person who makes good TV, & I will strive to be like him for the rest of my career.(3/15)
@robdelaney @KenTremendous I learned that television is only as good as the people you get to create it with. I have had the honor, over the past ten-ish years, of writing with incredible women like @jenstatsky @alirush @eeshmu @rachelaxler @janiobi @kassiamiller @ourladyj @CarolynOmine @lizadye (4/15)
@robdelaney @KenTremendous @jenstatsky @alirush @eeshmu @rachelaxler @janiobi @kassiamiller @ourladyj @CarolynOmine @lizadye My very first friend I made in LA when I moved here in 2010 was @bridger_w, and he is still one of the sweetest, weirdest, funniest guys I know. Truly a big hearted person who never fails to make me laugh. (5/15)
@robdelaney @KenTremendous @jenstatsky @alirush @eeshmu @rachelaxler @janiobi @kassiamiller @ourladyj @CarolynOmine @lizadye @bridger_w Over the past decade, so many people have been so generous in their mentorship of me. I learned how truly vital it is to pass that along. I am honored to have seen the wonderful @BrotiGupta, @karencheee & @jlazebnik grow into the next generation of superstar writers. (6/15)
@robdelaney @KenTremendous @jenstatsky @alirush @eeshmu @rachelaxler @janiobi @kassiamiller @ourladyj @CarolynOmine @lizadye @bridger_w @BrotiGupta @karencheee @jlazebnik There are so many exciting performers in comedy right now. Such a banner time for positivity and energy and uniqueness and freaks. I love watching and reading the comedy of @Party_Harderson @tweetrajouhari @jestom @evaandheriud @megstalter @nwalks @MattRogersTho @danadonly (7/15)
@robdelaney @KenTremendous @jenstatsky @alirush @eeshmu @rachelaxler @janiobi @kassiamiller @ourladyj @CarolynOmine @lizadye @bridger_w @BrotiGupta @karencheee @jlazebnik @Party_Harderson @tweetrajouhari @jestom @evaandheriud @megstalter @nwalks @MattRogersTho @danadonly Also, it has been such a pleasure to see my friends from before comedy succeed in their writing and make their marks: @petridishes @kathleenhchen @NPRdad @cschleichsrun. When your friends succeed, you succeed. That is one of the best lessons I learned this decade. (8/15)
@robdelaney @KenTremendous @jenstatsky @alirush @eeshmu @rachelaxler @janiobi @kassiamiller @ourladyj @CarolynOmine @lizadye @bridger_w @BrotiGupta @karencheee @jlazebnik @Party_Harderson @tweetrajouhari @jestom @evaandheriud @megstalter @nwalks @MattRogersTho @danadonly @petridishes @kathleenhchen @NPRdad @cschleichsrun There are so many writers that have taught me so much and made me laugh constantly.I cannot believe I get to read @kylebuchanan @hunteryharris @mollylambert @jiatolentino @frynaomifry @dstfelix @jourdayen @graceelavery @daniel_m_lavery @IjeomaOluo every day! What a website!(9/15)
@robdelaney @KenTremendous @jenstatsky @alirush @eeshmu @rachelaxler @janiobi @kassiamiller @ourladyj @CarolynOmine @lizadye @bridger_w @BrotiGupta @karencheee @jlazebnik @Party_Harderson @tweetrajouhari @jestom @evaandheriud @megstalter @nwalks @MattRogersTho @danadonly @petridishes @kathleenhchen @NPRdad @cschleichsrun @kylebuchanan @hunteryharris @mollylambert @jiatolentino @frynaomifry @dstfelix @jourdayen @graceelavery @daniel_m_lavery @IjeomaOluo It's very strange that one ages at the same rate that the world does.Right when you figure everything out, that everything has already become obsolete.The depth of my ignorance has only become more apparent with every passing year& I embrace it. (10/15)
@robdelaney @KenTremendous @jenstatsky @alirush @eeshmu @rachelaxler @janiobi @kassiamiller @ourladyj @CarolynOmine @lizadye @bridger_w @BrotiGupta @karencheee @jlazebnik @Party_Harderson @tweetrajouhari @jestom @evaandheriud @megstalter @nwalks @MattRogersTho @danadonly @petridishes @kathleenhchen @NPRdad @cschleichsrun @kylebuchanan @hunteryharris @mollylambert @jiatolentino @frynaomifry @dstfelix @jourdayen @graceelavery @daniel_m_lavery @IjeomaOluo I look back on how I viewed comedy/twitter/my own privilege/the whole world in 2010, at age 22, & it feels so myopic. I am so embarrassed of so many things I thought, I didn't think, I cared about, I didn't care about, I said, I didn't say. (11/15)
@robdelaney @KenTremendous @jenstatsky @alirush @eeshmu @rachelaxler @janiobi @kassiamiller @ourladyj @CarolynOmine @lizadye @bridger_w @BrotiGupta @karencheee @jlazebnik @Party_Harderson @tweetrajouhari @jestom @evaandheriud @megstalter @nwalks @MattRogersTho @danadonly @petridishes @kathleenhchen @NPRdad @cschleichsrun @kylebuchanan @hunteryharris @mollylambert @jiatolentino @frynaomifry @dstfelix @jourdayen @graceelavery @daniel_m_lavery @IjeomaOluo But I know that you can always wake up & be better than you were. You can strive for self-reflection&-improvement every single day. And I have, every day, made that choice. I will go into the 20s dedicating my writing to positivity, equality, diversity, & puns every day. (12/15)
@robdelaney @KenTremendous @jenstatsky @alirush @eeshmu @rachelaxler @janiobi @kassiamiller @ourladyj @CarolynOmine @lizadye @bridger_w @BrotiGupta @karencheee @jlazebnik @Party_Harderson @tweetrajouhari @jestom @evaandheriud @megstalter @nwalks @MattRogersTho @danadonly @petridishes @kathleenhchen @NPRdad @cschleichsrun @kylebuchanan @hunteryharris @mollylambert @jiatolentino @frynaomifry @dstfelix @jourdayen @graceelavery @daniel_m_lavery @IjeomaOluo I am so lucky. I get to write for TV and for awesome strangers on here. I have amazing friends and mentors and mentees and co-workers and I have been given the privilege to learn from them and laugh with them constantly. (13/15)
@robdelaney @KenTremendous @jenstatsky @alirush @eeshmu @rachelaxler @janiobi @kassiamiller @ourladyj @CarolynOmine @lizadye @bridger_w @BrotiGupta @karencheee @jlazebnik @Party_Harderson @tweetrajouhari @jestom @evaandheriud @megstalter @nwalks @MattRogersTho @danadonly @petridishes @kathleenhchen @NPRdad @cschleichsrun @kylebuchanan @hunteryharris @mollylambert @jiatolentino @frynaomifry @dstfelix @jourdayen @graceelavery @daniel_m_lavery @IjeomaOluo If we're all on this horrible site in 2029, I imagine I will look back on today and tweet a thread about how much of an embarrassing idiot I was in 2019. At least that will mean I learned a lot over the next decade! For right now, this is the best I can do. Thank you all. (14/15)
@robdelaney @KenTremendous @jenstatsky @alirush @eeshmu @rachelaxler @janiobi @kassiamiller @ourladyj @CarolynOmine @lizadye @bridger_w @BrotiGupta @karencheee @jlazebnik @Party_Harderson @tweetrajouhari @jestom @evaandheriud @megstalter @nwalks @MattRogersTho @danadonly @petridishes @kathleenhchen @NPRdad @cschleichsrun @kylebuchanan @hunteryharris @mollylambert @jiatolentino @frynaomifry @dstfelix @jourdayen @graceelavery @daniel_m_lavery @IjeomaOluo GO SEE CATS IN THEATERS (15/15)
