Zach Kanin

Zachary Kanin is an American writer, producer, and cartoonist. He is a former SNL staff writer and the co-creator, producer, and writer of Detroiters and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.

Early life and education

Kanin was born in Washington, D.C. to Dennis R. Kanin and Carol Kanin, and was raised in Newton, Massachusetts. His maternal grandfather is former Rhode Island governor Frank Licht. Kanin began drawing as early as preschool. He attended The Roxbury Latin School in West Roxbury, MA before matriculating to Harvard University. At Harvard, he received his degree in English. He joined The Harvard Lampoon in 2002 and later became president.

Career

Kanin worked as an assistant to The New Yorker's cartoons editor, Robert Mankoff for two years after college. Eventually, Kanin began to submit his own work for publication. He has published approximately 300 cartoons in The New Yorker as of 2014. The style of his cartoons was described by Richard Gehr of The Comics Journal as "a slightly surreal place where things have gone sometimes seriously awry."

Kanin was hired to the writing staff of SNL in 2011 and left in 2016. While working there he met fellow writer Tim Robinson and the two became writing partners. They collaborated to create Detroiters (2017–2018) and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019– ). He was also a writer for Documentary Now!, The Characters, and Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special.

Personal life

Kanin married Christina Angelides, daughter of former California state treasurer Phil Angelides, in 2011.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2011	Silver Reuben Award	Gag Cartoons	N/A	Template:Won
2012	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	SNL	Template:Nom
2013		Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series		Template:Nom
		Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special	Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday	Template:Nom
2016		Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	SNL	Template:Nom
2013	Writers Guild of America Awards	Comedy/Variety Talk Series	SNL	Template:Nom
2014		Comedy/Variety Talk Series		Template:Nom
2015		Comedy/Variety Talk Series		Template:Nom
2016		Comedy/Variety Talk Series		Template:Nom
2017		Comedy/Variety Talk Series		Template:Won
2018		Comedy/Variety –Music, Awards, Tributes, –Specials	Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special	Template:Nom
2020		Comedy/Variety Sketch Series	I Think You Should Leave	Template:Won
2022		Comedy/Variety Sketch Series		Template:Won

External links

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• Zach Kanin at The New Yorker