Maggie Scudder is a comedy writer, director, performer, and producer. Maggie is a decorated screenwriter with multiple pilots in developement.

They are the co-creator (with Ana Breton), writer, and star of a new web series about NYC’s new Rat Czar. Rat Czar is directed by four-time Emmy-nominee Ana Breton. The show features cameos by Rachel Dratch (SNL), Ashley Nicole Black (Black Lady Sketch Show, Ted Lasso, Shrinking), Ophira Eisenberg (NPR), and Countess Luann de Lesseps (Real Housewives of New York). After winning numerous awards and being featured in festivals all over the country, a full-length version of Rat Czar is currently being shopped to Networks and production companies.

Her award-winning pilot script, The GOAT, is being developed with Emmy and Peabody-winner Ryan Cunningham (Search Party, Broad City). The GOAT is a half-hour comedy based on real New York City folk heroes.

Her directorial work includes BFF4L featuring Janeane Garofalo, Mutually Beneficial Union featuring Keisha Zollar, and PRESSED: A live sketch show (Brooklyn Comedy Collective, NYC Sketchfest, The PIT, iO Chicago, DC Sketchfest).

She has performed in and produced sold-out shows at The PIT (NYC), Improv Olympic (Chicago), Chicago Sketchfest, Chicago Womens Funny Festival, Stage 773, Brooklyn Comedy Collective, NYC Sketchfest, The Clubhouse (LA), and DC Sketchfest. The largest audience she’s performed for is roughly 360 people (standing room only), where she received a mid-show standing ovation for a recurring character.

She is the Content Lead, Sketch Instructor, and advisor for Digital Teams at GOLD Comedy—the online comedy school, content studio, and career network for women and nonbinary folks.