Most of my writing has been in the half-hour and one-hour television space, both in comedy and drama, and I especially enjoy scripts that blend the two into dramedy -- finding the right balance between humor and deeper scenes of emotion and personal conflict. Relationship-based stories, light genre, situation comedy, and superhero stuff tends to be my forte.
Horror, political stories, hard science-fiction, intense action.
Brian Stampnitsky is a TV writer specializing in both drama and comedy, who sold a pilot to ABC Studios and was a staff writer on Shonda Rhimes’ STILL STAR-CROSSED. His autobiographical comedy pilot SHIT GETS REAL won the 2021 Humanitas New Voices Prize. An alum of the Nickelodeon Writing Program, his experience in animation includes writing for Nick's MIDDLEMOST POST and developing projects for Stoopid Buddy Stoodios and Saban Brands. Additionally, Brian served as head writer for American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, where he wrote host copy and entertainment news stories, and listened to a lot of music about going to the club and raising your hands up in the air.