Emily Winter

Emily Winter is a comedian, WGA television writer, and author of the trivia book ONE DAY SMARTER.

Emily has also written humor for The New York Times, The New Yorker, NPR's Ask Me Another, E!, TV Land, Fusion TV, Glamour, and The Barnes & Noble Review. She's an NBC Late Night Writers Workshop script judge and alum, and her standup comedy plays on SiriusXM. Emily has performed at SF SketchFest, HBO’s Women in Comedy Festival, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, The Limestone Comedy Festival, and many others. She hosts and co-conceived a New York Times and Time Out recommended 64-comedian joke contest called ONE LINER MADNESS, which travels the country to find the best joke writer in every city. And like every insufferable comedian, Emily hosts podcasts. Specifically HAUNTED AS HELL and the short series HOW TO PRODUCE LIVE COMEDY.

Emily’s work has been profiled on/in The TODAY Show, NPR, The AV Club, the TED WorkLife with Adam Grant podcast, Buzzfeed, Lifehacker, The Miami New Times, The Brooklyn Paper, Bustle, someecards, The Boston Globe, and others.

Past Shows


Oct
23
rd
2025
Turf Club
Oct
23
rd
2025
Turf Club

One Liner Madness

64 Comedians, 126 Jokes, 1 Champion
Apr
23
rd
2024
Turf Club
Apr
23
rd
2024
Turf Club

One Liner Madness ⏤ Twin Cities

64 Comedians, 126 Jokes, 1 Champion

hosted by Emily Winter and Ben Katzner

More Shows

Mar
7
th
7th St Entry

Ella Red

with PEGGY
Jan
15
th
7th St Entry

J. Plaza ⏤ The Plaza Show

Jan
13
th
7th St Entry

JUNHEE

Mar
10
th
Amsterdam Bar & Hall

Volumes

with Notions and Catsclaw