Job Title
Cohort Year
2024
Type
Fellow

Julia Prescott

Julia Prescott is a writer and comedian from North Hollywood, California, whose work has appeared on FOX, Disney, Amazon, Paramount+, Cartoon Network, Netflix and more. She's the creator of the hit Blackpills series TOWNIES lovingly described as "The OC in the Old West,'' starring Natalie Palamides and Mr Show's John Ennis. As a stand-up, she's been featured in various comedy festivals including CROM Fest in Omaha ('15); Hell Yes Fest in New Orleans ('15 and '16); Cape Fear Comedy Fest in Wilmington, SC ('16) and the Alaska B4 U Die Fest in Anchorage ('19). As an on-camera host and panelist, she's become a fixture for shows like Screen Junkies' Movie Fights, College Humor's Um, Actually, as well as writing and performing in the popular SJ Roasts series. Her clip as "Carol" for SJ Roasts: The Walking Dead became a featured spotlight on The Daily Dot. In 2019, she was named a "must-know comedian" by Elizabeth Banks's WhoHaHa. In 2020, she got to live a lifelong dream of writing for The Simpsons. Her episode, "Treehouse of Horror XXXI" has since been named by Variety as one of "The Top 30 Episodes" of the show in its decades-long run. Her book Basic Algebra for Basic Bitches has been featured in a special "humor writing spotlight" at the Bergen Art Book Fair in Norway. You can see her starring as herself in the upcoming ad campaign, "This is Universal" for Universal Studios Hollywood.