Steve Hely

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Steve Hely is an American writer.

Hely has written for the television shows Late Show with David Letterman (receiving an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Comedy Show); Last Call with Carson Daly, where he also served as an associate producer; American Dad; and 30 Rock. He is currently a writer for The Office.^[1]^[2]

Hely has also authored or co-authored two books. The Ridiculous Race, written with Vali Chandrasekaran and published in 2008 by Macmillan, chronicled a real-life race around the world between Hely and Chandrasekaran. Each set off from Los Angeles in opposite directions, with only one rule: "No airplanes."^[1] In 2009, Grove/Atlantic published Hely's debut novel, How I Became A Famous Novelist.^[3] Hely subsequently won the 2010 Thurber Prize for American Humor for the novel.^[4]

Hely attended the Roxbury Latin School and Harvard University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. While at Harvard, Hely served two terms as president of the Harvard Lampoon.^[1]

Television appearances

Hely has appeared onscreen in select episodes of 30 Rock and The Office. He appeared as a poster-collecting bachelor named Jerem in the 30 Rock episode "Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter". Additionally, he appeared as a flautist and shirtless bohemian in The Office episode "Gettysburg".

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Ian Frazier (1997) The Onion (1999) David Sedaris (2001) Christopher Buckley (2004) Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin, and David Javerbaum (2005) Alan Zweibel (2006) Joe Keenan (2007) Larry Doyle (2008) Ian Frazier (2009) Steve Hely (2010) David Rakoff (2011) Calvin Trillin (2012) Dan Zevin (2013)

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