Justin Douglas

Justin Douglas is a screenwriter, comedian, and retired Mascot based in Los Angeles. After diving into Sketch Writing and Stand Up at Arcade Comedy Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh, he studied at The Second City Training Center in Chicago and earned his MFA in Screenwriting with a Concentration in Comedy from DePaul University. In 2023, he was a Sesame Street Writer’s Room Fellow as well as a Finalist at the Austin Film Festival and was a Finalist for the Fred Rogers Productions Writers' Neighborhood the following year.

Justin writes both television and features that are comedic and range from grounded to borderline absurd. His original sitcom pilot, “The Nuthouse” borrows heavily from his experience as a mascot for a Major League Baseball team while his animated pilot, “The Presidential Hamburger Hut” is his own way of trying to make sense of the political landscape of the last decade, but with cheeseburgers and a side of fries.

Justin also works in the hour-long space with his co-writer, which has seen Quarterfinalist and Semifinalist placements at ScreenCraft as well as Second Rounder placements twice at Austin Film Festival. Together, they’ve written pilots that take place in the Wild West, Victorian London, and modern-day Brooklyn, all focusing on sibling relationships, but with bounty hunters, vampires, werewolves, and the occasional New Yorker.

Currently working as a Coordinator for a production company in Santa Monica, CA,  Justin has spent time in both the Narrative and Documentary space, providing coverage, draft comparisons, research, and notes in an attempt to help promote marginalized voices within the entertainment industry. 

Basically, his goal is to get his foot in the door, so he can kick it down for the people following behind him.