Independent Writers' Caucus
Justin Douglas
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Justin Douglas is a screenwriter, comedian, and retired Mascot based in Los Angeles. After diving into Sketch Writing and Stand Up at Arcade Comedy Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh, he studied at The Second City Training Center in Chicago and earned his MFA in Screenwriting with a Concentration in Comedy from DePaul University. In 2023, he was a Sesame Street Writer’s Room Fellow as well as a Finalist at the Austin Film Festival and was a Finalist for the Fred Rogers Productions Writers' Neighborhood the following year.
Justin writes both television and features that are comedic and range from grounded to borderline absurd. His original sitcom pilot, “The Nuthouse” borrows heavily from his experience as a mascot for a Major League Baseball team while his animated pilot, “The Presidential Hamburger Hut” is his own way of trying to make sense of the political landscape of the last decade, but with cheeseburgers and a side of fries.
Justin also works in the hour-long space with his co-writer, Corinthian Maldonado, which has seen Quarterfinalist and Semifinalist placements at ScreenCraft as well as Second Rounder placements twice at Austin Film Festival. Together, they’ve written pilots that take place in the Wild West, Victorian London, and modern-day Brooklyn, all focusing on sibling relationships, but with bounty hunters, vampires, werewolves, and the occasional New Yorker.
Honors & Awards
Fellow, Sesame Workshop Writer’s Room – 2023
Finalist (Comedic Spec Script) , Austin Film Festival – “Ghosts: Isaac & Nigel: A Lobster Tail” – 2023
Finalist, Fred Rogers Productions’ Writers’ Neighborhood – 2024
THE NUTHOUSE
TV Pilot - Comedy - BRING IT ON meets EASTBOUND & DOWN
When the Head Mascot of a Major League Baseball team announces his upcoming retirement at the end of the season, his assistant knows he’s a lock for the job, but when the team hires a second assistant, the two engage in a season-long battle to win the crown.
PROMOTED
Feature - Comedy - FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY meets A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
When his favorite football team is relegated to the lowest tier of English soccer, a middle aged man dedicates himself to getting in shape for the team’s open tryouts. His trainer: his former Olympian sister, banned from professional sports due to her anger issues.
THE PRESIDENTIAL HAMBURGER HUT
Television - Animation, Comedy - BOB'S BURGERS meets VEEP
Former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama ponder their post-political purposes while operating a fast food joint, but when President Trump threatens to close them down, the three must do what they can to save an American Institution.