NICK FITURI SCOWN is an Emmy-nominated, Libyan-American filmmaker who was named one of the 25 Screenwriters to watch by the Austin Film Festival. His shorts have played at film festivals around the globe, and his feature film debut, featuing Heather McComb and Jillian Bell, Pretty Bad Actress was released theatrically by MVD Entertainment.
JULIE SEABAUGH is an award-winning comedy journalist who has covered the art form for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, GQ, Playboy, The A.V. Club, Vulture, and numerous other outlets. Her coverage of modern roasting culminated in the 2018 book Ringside at Roast Battle: The First Five Years of L.A.'s Fight Club for Comedians. She is producer and host of 2020 SiriusXM special Hope on Top: A Mitch Hedberg Oral History.