Eric Stangel

Who is Eric Stangel?

Eric Stangel is a television screenwriter and producer.

Born and raised in Chappaqua, New York, Stangel attended Syracuse University, where he graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1993. Upon graduation, Stangel and his brother Justin Stangel created a stage show in Manhattan, titled Big City Comedy. The success of the show led to writing work for Saturday Night Live, Fox Television, and the USA Network. The comedy shorts they created to air between shows for the USA Network helped land the Stangel brothers staff writing jobs with Late Show with David Letterman, in 1997.

In 1998, Stangel and his brother become the head writers of at the Late Show, positions they held until 2013.

During the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike Stangel, along with his brother Justin and fellow Late Show writers Bill Scheft, Steve Young, Matt Roberts, Tom Ruprecht, Jeremy Weiner, Lee Ellenberg, Joe Grossman and Bob Borden posted their "thoughts and observations" at http://lateshowwritersonstrike.com/.

As co-head writer for The Late Show, Stangel was part of a team that has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, received twenty-one total Emmy nominations, and was nominated for Writers Guild of America awards four times.