Daily Show's Head Writer at ComNet15 

Elliott Kalan, "the Liz Lemon of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," will share insights from his long career at the Comedy Central juggernaut 

Elliott Kalan, the head writer at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,  will be a featured keynoter at ComNet15, The Communications Network's annual conference in San Diego, California. He will appear on Thursday, October 1st in conversation with Kimberly A.C. Wilson of the Meyer Memorial Trust. 

Synthesizing complex ideas and information. Developing and understanding an institution's voice. Ensuring you stay timely and current. Connecting with and knowing your audience. Sound familiar? It happens that that's a lot like leading the writing team charged with putting together one of the most popular shows on television. The topics The Daily Show tackles should also feel familiar: poverty, race, education, arts and the media, foreign policy, politics and the environment all get regular and fresh eyed treatment from Kalan and company, In San Diego we'll learn exactly how they take tough issues and make them sticky and funny.

You can listen to Elliott and Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams on The Daily Show WITHOUT Jon Stewart podcast. Watch Kalan make his case for serving as the successor to Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes on YouTube.