Randy Cohen is an American Emmy Award-winning writer and humorist known since 1999 as the author of The Ethicist column in The New York Times Magazine. Cohen's column is syndicated throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Cohen graduated from the University at Albany, SUNY in 1971, with a Bachelor of Arts in music. He spent several years "writing humor pieces, essays, and stories for leading newspapers and magazines"; his first paid, published piece was i...
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Randy Cohen is an American Emmy Award-winning writer and humorist known since 1999 as the author of The Ethicist column in The New York Times Magazine. Cohen's column is syndicated throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Cohen graduated from the University at Albany, SUNY in 1971, with a Bachelor of Arts in music. He spent several years "writing humor pieces, essays, and stories for leading newspapers and magazines"; his first paid, published piece was in 1976 for The Village Voice In 1981, his book of satiric letters, Modest Proposals, was published by St. Martins Press.
Cohen was a writer on Late Night with David Letterman for 950 episodes over seven years, starting in 1984. He shared in three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for his work on the show.
Cohen wrote for TV Nation, sharing in an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series in 1995. In 1996, he became the original head writer for The Rosie O'Donnell Show.
Cohen wrote for Slate starting in 1996. At Slate...
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