Bio

Leon Scott

Writer, Producer & Comedian

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Leon Scott is a writer and comedian based in Washington, DC. His award-winning work with various humor blogs opened the door to opportunities to perform stand-up comedy and eventually led to a career writing for television.

For 6 years, Leon Scott wrote for WUSA9, launching two original shows, Open Mic with Reese Waters and Get Up DC, the latter of which earned him an Emmy nomination. He was selected as one of the inaugural participants in the Warner Bros Discovery Access Comedic Voices late-night writer’s program. Leon has also recorded two specials on streaming services, “District of Comedy” and “American Comic” on Amazon Prime.

RESUME

Leon Scott on Open Mic with Reese Waters

Writer, “Get Up DC” and “Open Mic” on WUSA 9

Helped drive the creative vision and direction for Washington, DC's first prime-time local comedy show. Served as a lead writer for daily monologues, producing engaging and informative news stories with humor and wit under tight deadlines.

Open Mic with Reese Waters

"I worked with Leon Scott as the Executive Producer of Open Mic. Leon's ideas helped shape a successful, creative vision for the show. Leon is very collaborative, offering his unique and funny takes on everyday situations. Leon was asked to turn out daily monologues under an extremely tight deadline. He delivered consistently funny, relatable content day after day. Leon manages his talent with a big dose of humility, willingness to accept feedback and honest desire to make those around him shine. He's a delight to work with."

Sarah Gahagan Lydick

Executive Producer, Open Mic, WUSA9

2021 Emmy Nomination - Get Up DC

Nominated for an Emmy for the commentary segments that closed out episodes of Get Up DC on WUSA9.

Emmy Nomination

2022 Warner Bros Discovery Access Comedic Voices cohorts

Warner Bros Discovery Access Comedic Voices 2022

Selected for Warner Bros Discovery's inaugural late-night writer's program with writers, hosts, and executives from "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," "Game Theory with Bomani Jones," "Impractical Jokers" and "Wipeout."

Leon Scott Comedic Voices Packet

Highly professional behavior at the Onion HQ in Chicago

DAF x The Onion Workshop 2023

Selected to train with the writing staff of The Onion as part of the Diverse As F*ck Festival. Submitted jokes that were published on the website.

About the Program

Leon Scott stand up show dates and times

Stand-Up Comedy

Leon has hosted and opened for a wide range of entertainers, including Rachel Feinstein, Tony Woods, Jermaine Fowler, Josh Blue, Slick Rick, Kathy Sledge, Jason Banks, Moses Storm, Nimesh Patel, J.R. DeGuzman, Ariel Elias, Reese Waters, Rolonda Watts, and the Daily Show Comedy Writers Tour.

See Leon Perform

Bob Ross costume with Rachel True at Blerdcon

Art/Design

A graduate of Hampton University, Leon Scott is also an artist/designer with a knack for creative problem-solving that compliments his comedic flair. View samples of Leon's past work.

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