A Conversation With Chelsea Devantez

Published: July 23, 2024, 7:42 p.m.

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Chelsea Devantez is a writer and comedian who has a good time being outrageous. She grew up in a family that moved around a lot when she was a kid. They never had much money. She was a victim of domestic violence.\\xa0 Chelsea had always wanted to be an artist. And her dream came true when she was hired to perform\\xa0as part of the improv team at Second City in Chicago. Chelsea got her next dream job when\\xa0Jon Stewart hired her to be the head writer of his streaming series\\xa0The Problem with Jon Stewart.\\xa0Now, she produces original comedy projects at\\xa020th Century Studios and she\\u2019s written a memoir called\\xa0I Shouldn\\u2019t Be Telling You This. We talk about all the things she shouldn\\u2019t be telling us. \\u201cNow What?\\u201d is produced with the help of Steve Zimmer, Lucy Little and Jackie Schwartz. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

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