Hugh Fink
Who Hugh Fink is
Hugh Fink is a stand-up comedian and comedy writer who recorded his own half-hour special for Comedy Central Presents, has appeared on Late Show with David Letterman and Conan O'Brien, and opened for Jon Stewart at Carnegie Hall.
As a writer for NBC's Saturday Night Live, working with Will Ferrell, Maya Rudolph, Norm Macdonald, Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan, he received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Program in his final season, and he went on to create and executive-produce Comedy Central's The Showbiz Show with David Spade. He has been head writer of ESPN's ESPY Awards, has executive-produced and written the Writers Guild Awards since 2015, co-wrote the NBC film Letters to Santa: A Muppets Christmas and has voiced characters on American Dad.
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At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Hugh Fink
- On screen
- Saturday Night Live, The Showbiz Show with David Spade, Late Show with David Letterman and 6 more
- Official site
- hughfink.com ↗
Is Hugh Fink on tour?
No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Hugh Fink has stopped touring; their own site is the place to look for new dates: hughfink.com ↗.
Last checked 11 October 2026.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Hugh Fink Comedy Central Presents, half-hour
On screen
- Saturday Night Live writer, NBC
- The Showbiz Show with David Spade creator and executive producer, Comedy Central
- Late Show with David Letterman CBS
- Conan O'Brien
- The ESPY Awards head writer, ESPN
- The Writers Guild Awards executive producer and writer
- Letters to Santa: A Muppets Christmas co-writer, NBC
- American Dad voices
- Hugh Fink's Real L.A. MeTV
Comedians like Hugh Fink
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Craig Gass also in American Dad!
- David Koechner also in American Dad!
- Jessi Klein also in The Showbiz Show with David Spade
- Cy Amundson also in American Dad!
- Jeff Foxworthy also in The ESPY Awards
- Lev Fer also in The ESPY Awards
- Michael Rowe also in American Dad!
- Pat Brown also in The ESPY Awards
Questions and answers
Where is Hugh Fink performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: hughfink.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Hugh Fink.
Where can I watch their stand-up specials?
As each special's credit gives it: Comedy Central (Hugh Fink).
What TV shows and films are they in?
Saturday Night Live (writer, NBC), The Showbiz Show with David Spade (creator and executive producer, Comedy Central), Late Show with David Letterman (CBS), Conan O'Brien, The ESPY Awards (head writer, ESPN) and The Writers Guild Awards (executive producer and writer), among 9 credits.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Craig Gass (also in American Dad!), David Koechner (also in American Dad!), Jessi Klein (also in The Showbiz Show with David Spade), Cy Amundson (also in American Dad!) and Jeff Foxworthy (also in The ESPY Awards).
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Sources
- Official site (About) ↗ A writer for NBC's Saturday Night Live alongside Will Ferrell, Maya Rudolph, Norm Macdonald, Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan; the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Program in his final season at SNL; his own Comedy Central Half Hour Special; Conan O'Brien and Late Show with David Letterman; opened for Jon…
- Official site (Work) ↗ Comedy Central Presents, 'Hugh Fink' (season 2, episode 205); head writer of the ESPY Awards (ESPN); Hugh Fink's Real L.A. (MeTV); Late Show with David Letterman; his Saturday Night Live sketches (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026