Bess Kalb

Bess Kalb is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer and the bestselling author of “Nobody Will Tell You This But Me,” a New York Times Editor’s Choice. She is also the author of the nationally bestselling children's book "Buffalo Fluffalo," illustrated by Erin Kraan. She is the head writer and an executive producer of Amazon Prime’s Yearly Departed, an all-female comedy special, which was nominated for two WGA Awards and received a Gracie Award for Women in Media. She wrote for eight years on Jimmy Kimmel Live, for which she received a WGA Award in 2016. She has written for the Emmy Awards, the Oscars, and the 2020 DNC. Her first book is currently being adapted into a feature film by Sight Unseen Pictures. She lives in Brooklyn.