Marina S.
School
University Of Missouri-Columbia
Expertise
Weird Stuff, History, Entertainment
- Marina S. is a TV writer, author, and comedian with horrible posture and an incessant passion for making people laugh.
- She has over a decade of comedy writing experience and has written jokes for celebrities, television, movies, and more.
- Her memoir "30 Before 30" was released through St. Martin's Press, making it to No. 21 on Amazon's comedy memoir bestseller list.
Experience
Marina is a comedy writer/producer whose work has amassed over 30 million views across various platforms. Marina's most recent writing can be seen on Season 2 of Hulu's adult animated series, "Crossing Swords," as well as Season 2 of Amazon Prime's "Modern Love." She has also written for Comedy Central (winning an Emmy for her digital work on @Midnight), Funny or Die, TruTV, The New York Times, L.A. Weekly, and more. Marina immigrated to the United States with her parents in the early '90s and has been impressing them with her penchant for the English language ever since.
Education
Marina graduated magna cum laude from the University of Missouri with a bachelor of journalism and a minor in business.
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Stories By Marina S.
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It's not difficult to connect the dots of Billy Joel's lyrics to what was happening in his personal life at the time the song was released.
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