| Worked as a joke writer for Roseanne Barr, Jim Carrey and Tom Arnold in the early '90s. |
| Started his professional career as a stand-up comic in the late 1980s, making his TV debut on Fox's short-lived Comic Strip Live. |
| Interviewed comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Martin Short, John Candy and Jay Leno while hosting the "Club Comedy" radio show at Syosset High School. |
| Shared an apartment with Adam Sandler after dropping out of USC's screenwriting program. |
| Created the cult NBC shows Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared; wrote and produced for several other acclaimed comedy series, including The Larry Sanders Show and The |
| Met his wife, actor Leslie Mann, when he produced dark comedy The Cable Guy (1996), in which she co-starred with Jim Carrey. |