Steve Bodow
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Steve Bodow is co-executive producer and former head writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
He is also a founding member and a past artistic director of the New York theater group Elevator Repair Service
, best known for Gatz, its full-text adaptation of The Great Gatsby
.
Before joining The Daily Show in 2002, Bodow was a journalist for Wired
, New York Magazine, Salon.com
and the New York Times Magazine. He grew up in Rye, NY, graduating Rye High School, Yale University
, and NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program. While at Yale, Bodow co-founded the Yale improv group Just Add Water.
He is also a founding member and a past artistic director of the New York theater group Elevator Repair Service
Elevator Repair Service
Elevator Repair Service are a New York-based theater ensemble founded by director John Collins and a group of actors in 1991.ERS have performed in various New York including Performance Space 122, The Performing Garage, HERE, The Ontological at St. Mark's Church, The Flea, The Kitchen, and Soho...
, best known for Gatz, its full-text adaptation of The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in1925, it is set on Long Island's North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922....
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Before joining The Daily Show in 2002, Bodow was a journalist for Wired
Wired (magazine)
Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
, New York Magazine, Salon.com
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
and the New York Times Magazine. He grew up in Rye, NY, graduating Rye High School, Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, and NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program. While at Yale, Bodow co-founded the Yale improv group Just Add Water.