Dejen, actor, comedian, headshot

Dejen Tesfagiorgis is a Brooklyn-based writer / comedian & recovered Microsoft sales employee.

He’s a 2022 Scriptwriting Fellow with PBS Kids, and has been in comedy videos for Disney+, NBC News Digital, Bleacher Report, the Just for Laughs Festival, and Cosmopolitan. 

His original sketches can be found below and at his YouTube channel or IG @dejen45. >>> Detailed Bio →

WHAT I DO

Now THAT’S what I call comedy

Sketch Comedy Writer

I write three sketches a week, and produce / film / edit Two per month on my YouTube channel. NIGGARDLY (Grammarly for codeswitching) hit the front page of YouTube Comedy last year, and I was later fired for ‘misusing the office’.

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Impressions (18) & Characters (4) Reel

Here’s my 2022 reel of Impressions and original Characters, as submitted to SNL and the CBS Diversity showcase. RuPaul was a hard one for me to nail down.

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Handsome 32 / Young Dad

These are the roles I’m typically cast in but you better move quick before I become a real dad. I’ve shot a few movies ’21 – ’22 so new clips are coming soon.

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Scripts (and Spec scripts) available

Two 12-min Kids animation pilots, three original 30-min Adult comedies, and spec scripts for Pen15 and Atlanta available.

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WHO WE ARE

Hire me for your writer’s room

I’m a good collaborator, great on-camera, and I used to work in corporate so I know how to work towards a deadline.

Graduation photo from my 2022 PBS Scriptwriting Fellowship

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