Jeff Nichols

Who is Jeff Nichols?

Jeff Nichols is a comedian and writer based in New York City. Nichols was born in Manhattan on the Upper East Side in 1969. Growing up, Nichols struggled with learning disabilities, a speech impediment, dyslexia, ADD, and a mild case of Tourette syndrome. His memoir, Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot that focuses around his struggles with various learning disabilities, drug and alcohol abuse, and the hardships he faced, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2009. The original book version entitled, The Little Yellow Bus, inspired the 2007 movie, American Loser directed by Tod Harrison Williams, and produced by Kip Williams, director of Paranormal Activity 2 and Anne Carey of This is that corporation. The movie stars Seann William Scott, Jeff Garlin and Gretchen Mol.

The film premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2008 and went on to several other festivals including the Traverse City Film Festival, which was co-founded by Michael Moore, and the Hamptons International Film Festival, but never received a wide release.

As well as Trainwreck, Nichols has had various humor articles published in New York Post and Dan's Papers.