Gabe Abelson
Gabe Abelson
Gabe Abelson is a five-time, Emmy-nominated comedy writer whose numerous credits include Head Monologue Writer for "Late Show with David Letterman," and Staff Writer for both "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn." He has also written for two sitting presidents and served as head writer on several awards shows.
Originally from New York City, Gabe holds a BA in Drama from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he studied with acting guru Lee Strasberg. After success in booking a number of stage roles and television commercials after college, he decided to pursue his real love... stand-up comedy.
A sought-after headlining comedian, Gabe toured the world for over a decade before being offered the role of Head Monologue Writer for "Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS).
Within five years, he received five Emmy Award nominations for 'Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program' and three Writers Guild nominations for 'Outstanding Comedy/Variety Talk Series.' Gabe is a member of the Writers Guild of America and SAG/AFTRA.
After his tenure at Letterman, Gabe relocated to Los Angeles to write for several network late-night shows, including "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher" (ABC), "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (NBC) for which he also wrote, produced and directed segments and "The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (CBS). In addition, he was Writer/Producer for "The New Tom Green Show" (MTV), Writer/Producer on the pilot of "Lopez Tonight" (TBS) and Consulting Producer for "Pop-Up Video" (VH1).
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Gabe Abelson is a five-time, Emmy-nominated comedy writer whose numerous credits include Head Monologue Writer for "Late Show with David Letterman," and Staff Writer for both "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn." He has also written for two sitting presidents and served as head writer on several awards shows.
Originally from New York City, Gabe holds a BA in Drama from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he studied with acting guru Lee Strasberg. After success in booking a number of stage roles and television commercials after college, he decided to pursue his real love... stand-up comedy.
A sought-after headlining comedian, Gabe toured the world for over a decade before being offered the role of Head Monologue Writer for "Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS).
Within five years, he received five Emmy Award nominations for 'Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program' and three Writers Guild nominations for 'Outstanding Comedy/Variety Talk Series.' Gabe is a member of the Writers Guild of America and SAG/AFTRA.
After his tenure at Letterman, Gabe relocated to Los Angeles to write for several network late-night shows, including "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher" (ABC), "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (NBC) for which he also wrote, produced and directed segments and "The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (CBS). In addition, he was Writer/Producer for "The New Tom Green Show" (MTV), Writer/Producer on the pilot of "Lopez Tonight" (TBS) and Consulting Producer for "Pop-Up Video" (VH1).