J.R. Havlan

J. R. Havlan is a writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. As a writer for the Daily Show, he has won six Emmy's for Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program. He was previously a stand up comic, including a stint doing crowd warm-up for Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher which led to writing jokes for that shows monologue. J.R. was also a writer for the New York Times best selling book "America: The Book", and the 2006, 2008 and 2011... More

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