Dan McCoy (born 1978) is an American comedian and was an Emmy-winning writer[1] for the news satire program The Daily Show. He is the producer and co-host of the movie podcast The Flop House,[2] which he co-hosts with comedian/bar owner Stuart Wellington and former Daily Show head writer Elliott Kalan.[3] He is the creator and co-star (along with Daily Show writer Matt Koff) of the animated webseries 9 AM Meeting,[4] which won an MTV development deal at the 2010 New York Television Festival.[5]

McCoy's father, Jerry McCoy, is a professor emeritus at Eureka College.[6][7] Dan McCoy is a 1996 graduate of Eureka High School in Eureka, Illinois. He is also a member of the Earlham College (Richmond, Indiana) Class of 2000.[6]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Awards & Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Berube, Chris (31 January 2013). "That Awful Film, Incredibly, Has a Following". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Griffith, Colin (28 August 2013). "Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan, and Stuart Wellington discuss their three favorite episodes of The Flop House". A.V. Club. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Bell, Emily. "Dare to Dream: An Interview with the Creators of 9 AM Meeting". Channel 101.
  5. ↑ "NYTVF ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT DEALS FROM USA, IFC AND MTV". New York Television Festival. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. 1 2 Arlene Franks, "Eureka's Dan McCoy Hits It Big in New York," Woodford County Journal, Feb. 1, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Jerry McCoy Eureka College Academia.edu".
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