Gabe Abelson

Gabe Abelson
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Born	New York City
Nationality	American
Citizenship	United States of America
Education	Tisch School of the Arts
Alma mater	New York University
Occupation	Network television writer Producer Stand-up comedian Comedy writing teacher

Gabe Abelson is a late night network television writer, producer, stand-up comedian and comedy writing teacher. Following a decade of global stand-up personal appearances, he became Head Monologue Writer for CBS's Late Show with David Letterman from 1997-2001. During his five-year tenure with Letterman, he received five Emmy Award nominations and three Writers Guild nominations. Abelson has written for ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and CBS's The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn. In addition to these shows, he wrote and produced MTV's The New Tom Green Show, co-wrote the pilot of TBS's Lopez Tonight, was co-creator and head writer on the pilot for Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia, and was consulting producer for VH1's Pop-Up Video.

Personal Life

Abelson was born in New York City to philosophy professor emeritus Raziel Abelson and Holocaust survivor Ulrike Abelson. Abelson's uncle, Lionel Abel, was an Obie Award-winning playwright, essayist, and theater critic. Abel was also the authorized translator of Jean-Paul Sartre and coined the term "metatheatre" which is now taught in university theater history courses. Abelson holds a BA in Drama from New York University Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. While there, he studied under acting guru Lee Strasberg. Abelson is a member of the Writer's Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA. Outside of performing and writing, Abelson has been a stand-up comedy mentor and a late-night writing instructor for over three decades. He is affiliated with New York City's Manhattan PunchLine Theater and Los Angeles's Flappers Comedy Club. and conducts private sessions coaching stand-up comics and aspiring late night writers.

Career

Abelson pursued stand-up comedy, touring globally for over a decade after booking a number of stage roles and television commercials. He accepted the role of Head Monologue Writer for CBS's Late Show with David Letterman in 1997 and remained there until 2001. After his tenure with Letterman, Abelson relocated to Los Angeles to write for several network late-night shows, including ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (for which he also created, produced, and directed segments) and CBS'sThe Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn.

Producing

In addition to late-night writing, Abelson has also produced and co-created several television shows and comedy specials. These productions include MTV's The New Tom Green Show, the pilot of TBS's Lopez Tonight (for which he also was a writer), Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia (on which he served as co-creator and head writer), AXS TV's Tom Green Live and Adult Swim's The Tom Green Flash Mob Talk Show. He was also a consulting producer for VH1's Pop-Up Video.

Other shows that Abelson produced includes Comedy Central's Bar Mitzvah Bash Special, Nickelodeon's Edgar and Ellen, Planet Green's Go for the Green, FOX's Beyond Twisted, GSN's Instant Recall,Direct TV's Supreme Court of Comedy, FUSE's Skee-TV, and Call It a Night with Julie Stewart-Binks.

Stand-Up

Abelson's television stand-up personal appearances include NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien, CBS's Late Show with David Letterman, MTV's The Half-Hour Comedy Hour, A&E's Comedy on the Road and A&E's Caroline's Comedy Hour, and NBC's The Today Show. He has also made frequent appearances on Comedy Central.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2009	Inkpen	Co-Producer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1997-2001	Late Show with David Letterman	Head Monologue Writer
2002	Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher	Staff Writer
2002-2003	The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn	Staff Writer
2003	The New Tom Green Show	Producer
2004	Comedy Central's Bar Mitzvah Bash!	Producer
2004	Mind of Mencia	Co-Creator/Head Writer (pilot only)
2004-2006	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Writer/Producer
2007	Edgar and Ellen	Producer
2008	Night on the Townsend with Robert Townsend	Head Writer
2008	Go for the Green	Producer
2009	Dogg After Dark	Producer
2009	Beyond Twisted	Producer
2009	Lopez Tonight	Writer/Producer (pilot only)
2010	Instant Recall	Producer
2010-2011	Supreme Court of Comedy	Producer
2012-2014	Pop-Up Video	Consulting Producer
2013	Tom Green Live	Producer
2015-2017	Skee-TV	Producer
2018	The Tom Green Flash Mob Talk Show	Producer
2019-2020	Call It A Night with Julie Stewart-Binks	Producer

Awards and Nominations

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
1997	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program	Late Show with David Letterman	Nominated
1998	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program	Late Show with David Letterman	Nominated
1999	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program	Late Show with David Letterman	Nominated
2000	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program	Late Show with David Letterman	Nominated
2001	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program	Late Show with David Letterman	Nominated

Writer's Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
1999	Outstanding Script for a Comedy/Variety Series	Late Show with David Letterman	Nominated
2000	Outstanding Script for a Comedy/Variety Series	Late Show with David Letterman	Nominated
2001	Outstanding Script for a Comedy/Variety Series	Late Show with David Letterman	Nominated

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