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Lucia Aniello

Lucia Aniello

Lucia Aniello

Writer, Director and Producer

Speaking at

Wednesday 19 June, 13:45 - 14:15

The TBWA Disruption® Seminar: Saving Creativity from Death by Algorithm

Biography

Emmy and Golden Globe winner Lucia Aniello is a writer, director, producer, performer, and one-half of the comedy team Paulilu with her partner, Paul W. Downs. Aniello and Downs have achieved critical acclaim and commercial success writing, directing, producing and acting in comedies such as 'Hacks', 'Broad City', 'Time Traveling Bongn', 'Nora From Queens', 'The Baby-Sitters Club', and more.

Aniello recently wrapped the third season of Max’s Original comedy series 'Hacks' starring Jean Smart, which she also co-created alongside Downs and Jen Statsky. 'Hacks' has received 32 Emmy nominations and six wins, including wins for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series as well as wins for two Golden Globe Awards, three Writers Guild of America Awards, a Peabody Award, and Aniello won a Directors Guild of America Award in the category of Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series.