PERI SEGEL

About

Peri Segel is a Chinese-American and Jewish comedy writer from Massachusetts. As her last name implies, she will steal your fries on the beach.Based in Los Angeles, Peri is currently developing a live-action YA comedy series with Todd Komarnicki's production company, GUY WALKS INTO A BAR (Elf, Sully) with writing partner and comedian Rebecca Kohler (Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience). She is also developing an original animated comedy series with DREAMWORKS, and an animated comedy series with STILL PICTURES. In addition, Peri is serving as Writer-Director on her first animated feature film through the AIA DEVELOPMENT LAB, and is a member of Dan Lin's 2025 RIDEBACK RISE CIRCLE COHORT.Previously, Peri was a writer on Disney’s Emmy-nominated series THE GHOST AND MOLLY MCGEE and Netflix and DreamWorks's GO DOG GO. She has written freelance scripts for THE TINY CHEF SHOW, PAW PATROL, and COCOMELON LANE, and written on various development projects at the BBC, Disney, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, Sesame Workshop, and Baobab Studios.Peri was selected for the DISNEY APPRENTICE WRITING PROGRAM (2019-2021) and UNLOCK HER POTENTIAL PROGRAM (2020). She was a Finalist of the SONY PICTURES ANIMATION LENS PROGRAM (2023), a program to create a short film set in the world of Netflix and Sony's KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, and a Semi-Finalist of the WGA-EAST MADE IN NY WRITERS ROOM FELLOWSHIP (2019). In 2018, her romantic comedy web series, Strings Attached, won Best Comedy at the Los Angeles Film Awards and Best Web Series at Top Shorts.Peri got her start as an intern in the writers room of CBS's BLUE BLOODS. She also worked various production jobs, including Production Coordinator on Verizon Media's BUILD SERIES and Marketing and Social Media Manager for Coca-Cola Regal Films. She studied Film and TV at NYU Tisch with a minor in Business from NYU Stern.When Peri is not writing, she loves to run, solve escape rooms, watch Survivor, and play board and card games. She even co-created a card game about evil babies who commit heists called HEIST, HEIST BABY. It may or may not be autobiographical (see below and decide for yourself).

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