Janine Ditullio, a Massachusetts native, began her career as a stand-up comedian, performing at Boston venues like Catch a Rising Star and the Comedy Studio. She also appeared at New York City's Spin Cycle Comedy evenings in the late 1990s. Ditullio broke barriers as the first woman writer for The Jon Stewart Show (1994) and Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1995-2001), contributing to the nightly monologue. She later wrote for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2010) and served as writing director for Superjail! (2012). Her writing credits also include Metalocalypse and My Kind of Town. She is best known for voicing Paula Small in the cult classic animated series Home Movies (1999-2004) and also wrote seven episodes for the show. Ditullio co-executive produced My Kind of Town and founded Chirpbug, an interactive online technology. Her work has earned her two Writers Guild of America Awards and six Emmy nominations.
TV series about the life of Brendon Small, an eight-year-old visionary who, using his friends Jason and Melissa as actors, have managed to direct over a thousand homemade films. His parents are divorced, but it doesn't feel strange since so many other kids' parents are divorced. His friend Jason actually feels upset because his parents are still together. At school, he is taught soccer by his coach John McGuirk, or as he calls him, "that weird Irish guy"....
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests....