In Conversation with Allana Harkin

Allana Harkin is a Producer, Correspondent and Segment Director for TBS’s FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEEwhere she was nominated for a 2017 Emmy Award for her work on NOT THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER. Most recently she wrote and directed THE GODMOTHER, a short film for TNT/Shatterbox Anthology. Allana started her comedy career 20 years ago as a founding member of the acclaimed sketch troupe The Atomic Fireballs where she honed her craft on Toronto comedy stages. She is a MFA graduate of York University and has written for TBS, PBS, Nick Jr, CBC, CTV and her comedic play Real Estate has had dozens of productions across North America.

She currently resides in New York City with her family where she’s failing miserably at meditation. Twitter/instagram: @allanaharkin (which is mostly why she can’t meditate)

Jeff Detsky is a television writer/producer. His work has been broadcast on channels and platforms as varied as HBO Canada, the Comedy Network, City, CW, DirecTV, PBS, TVO, YTV, Teletoon, Netflix, and Comedy Central (well, Latinoamerica… but still, pretty cool). He got his start as a Writer’s Assistant on the Dreamworks animated feature OVER THE HEDGE, and has written for award-winning series CALL ME FITZ, SEED, and ODD SQUAD, among others. He currently serves as head writer and showrunner on THE BEAVERTON for The Comedy Network and Pier 21. The hit satirical news series’ first season received 4 CSA nominations, and a glowing review on his Mom’s Facebook page. Jeff is a graduate of Ryerson University and the Canadian Film Centre. But don't hold that against him