Jeff Vanderkruik

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I began my career in New York as a member of the NBC Page Program, an experience that led to a role at Saturday Night Live, where I worked as a Writers’ Assistant for three years.

About

I began my career in New York as a member of the NBC Page Program, an experience that led to a role at Saturday Night Live, where I worked as a Writers’ Assistant for three years. I then moved to Los Angeles and wrote for Emily Spivey on Up All Night, followed by John Mulaney’s sitcom Mulaney, where I wrote my first produced episode.

I went on to work with Pam Brady and Mitch Hurwitz on Lady Dynamite, and later joined The Last Man on Earth, where I wrote an episode in its third season. I was subsequently staffed on NBC’s A.P. Bio, co-writing the season finale.

Most recently, I served as a contributing writer on Krapopolis and developed a pilot (working title: Nonterouge), starring Mel Rodriguez and Nick Antonyan.

My latest spec script, My Buddy Brian, draws from my experience falling in love for the first time just after turning 40—how spectacularly wrong it went, and how unexpectedly right it felt. I’ve also written a horror feature, Rager, currently in pre-production, centered on a house party set in a real-life murder house in Los Feliz. In addition, I’m developing a Christmas feature, Vixen, about one of Santa’s lesser-known reindeer from the wrong side of the tracks.

I’m 6’6" and love dogs.

  • Joined March 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services

Projects · 2

In the perpetually sunny town of Benchley Bay, an earnest lifeguard and his wildly dysfunctional crew must protect their beach from sea zombies, corporate corruption, and supernatural weirdness — all while juggling egos, romances, and their own spectacular incompetence.

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  • Screenwriter

A casual hookup spirals into an unhinged romance as a cautious writer is pulled into the chaotic orbit of a reckless escort, where dinner plans turn into jail visits, romantic weekends become emotional crime scenes, and nobody makes a clean escape.

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  • Screenwriter

Work experience· 16 roles

Writer · Untitled Cloud9 Pilot (TBD)May 2025 – Oct 2025 · 6 mos

Co-created the concept with three YouTube influencers and wrote the pilot. Assisted in scouting and casting in preparation for production.

Writer · Untitled Cloud9 PilotMay 2025 – Oct 2025 · 6 mos

Co-created the concept with three YouTube influencers and wrote the pilot. Assisted in scouting and casting in preparation for production.

Consultant · KRAPOPOLIS (FOX)Feb 2023 – Nov 2023 · 10 mos

Collaborated with creator and showrunner on rewrites and punch-ups. Worked with producers and talent through recording sessions and animation.

Writer · A.P. BioMay 2017 – Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 9 mos
Writer · A.P. BIO (NBC)May 2017 – Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 9 mos
Assistant to Will Forte · The Last Man on EarthJun 2015 – May 2017 · 2 yrs
Assistant to Will Forte · THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (FOX)Jun 2015 – May 2017 · 2 yrs
Script Coordinator · Lady DynamiteJan 2015 – Jun 2015 · 6 mos

Education

Bachelor of Arts · Tufts University2003 – 2007
Bachelor of Arts · Tufts University2030 – 2007
Bachelor of Arts · Tufts University2030 – 2007

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