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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | January 1, 2021 in Los Angeles, California |
| Founder | Amber Ruffin | Jenny Hagel |
| Headquarters | Universal City, California |
Key people | Justin McGriff |
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| Website | straighttocards |
Straight to Cards is an American media production company founded in 2021 by comedy writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel under their overall deal with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Straight to Cards is looking to "make cool sh*t, with nice people"[1].
History[edit]
In January of 2021, writing and producing partners Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel launched Straight to Cards. [1] Ruffin and Hagel met while developing an improv show in Denver for The Second City Chicago.[2]
Ruffin was credited as the first African American woman to write for a network late-night television show [3] [4], when she joined the staff of Late Night with Seth Meyers at the shows launch in 2014 [5]. When the show was searching for a new writer, she called upon her friend Jenny Hagel to submit for the open position. Once Hagel joined the staff in 2016, they launched the hit segment Jokes Seth Can't Tell [6] where they perform written jokes centered around both the Black and Lesbian experience that Seth Meyers couldn't tell himself.
In 2019, the writing/producing partners joined with the producing duo Seth Meyers and Michael Shoemaker of Sethmaker Shoemeyer Productions to launch Ruffin's self titled Emmy-nominated variety sketch/talk show, The Amber Ruffin Show. During the run of The Amber Ruffin Show, Ruffin and Hagel received an overall deal with Universal Television (a division of Universal Studio Group), and launched Straight to Cards.
The company's first pilot was Non-Evil Twin [7], which taped on the Universal Studio lot in April of 2023 and was originally set up at NBC. [8]
In January 2024, Ruffin and Hagel promoted Justin McGriff, who produced The Amber Ruffin Show and worked with them on Late Night with Seth Meyers, to Vice President to run development and production from their Los Angeles office. [9]
Filmography[edit]
| Year(s) | Title | Co-Producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Non-Evil Twin [7] | Sethmaker Shoemeyer Productions,
Universal Televison |
TBA [8] |
| 2022-2023 | You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey [10] | Sethmaker Shoemeyer Productions,
Universal Televison |
TBA |
References[edit]
- ^ a b White, Peter (2022-05-13). "Amber Ruffin & Jenny Hagel Strike Overall Deal With Universal Television & Launch Production Company Straight To Cards". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Leach, Samantha (2019-09-17). "Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel Get Paid to Tell the Jokes You Can't". Glamour. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Meet Amber Ruffin: First Black Woman Writer in Late Night Talk Show History". Observer. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Amber Ruffin Speaks About Being 'The First Black Female Anything'". HuffPost. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Poniewozik, James (2014-02-24). "Seth Meyers Launches His Late Night". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Leach, Samantha (2019-09-17). "Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel Get Paid to Tell the Jokes You Can't". Glamour. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ a b Hailu, Selome (2023-02-14). "Amber Ruffin Comedy 'Non-Evil Twin' Gets Pilot Order at NBC". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (2023-06-16). "Amber Ruffin's 'Non-Evil Twin' Comedy Pilot Not Going Forward At NBC". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ White, Peter (2024-01-04). "Amber Ruffin & Jenny Hagel's Straight To Cards Promotes Justin McGriff". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ White, Peter (2023-08-31). "Amber Ruffin's 'You'll Never Believe What Happened To Lacey' In The Works At Peacock As Future Of Late-Night Show Remains Unclear". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-06-12.