Maggie Bandur (born February 8, 1974) is an American television writer and television producer.
Biography In 1992, as a student at El Camino Real High School in Los Angeles, Bandur took part in the United States Academic Decathlon. El Camino Real's team finished fourth.
Bandur was a contestant in the 1994 Jeopardy! College Championship, representing Northwestern University and later was part of the questions in the game.Show #3801 - Monday, February 26, 2001, Jeopardy! archives
Bandur is known for her experience in comedy writing.Gag Girl Anniversary Marks Growth of Funny Women, New York Resident, March 2008 After her first work with Malcolm in the Middle she has written series for Fox, ABC, CBS, the CW and BBC3.Bio panels of the Summer Shorts Festival, City Theatre With decline of the demand on sitcoms she took various "branching out" jobs, including 6 months in England working on an episode of Clone."Two and a Half Sitcom Writers Left in Hollywood" , The New York Observer, September 16, 2008 Upon return from England she wrote for My Boys and short comedy plays (Tea & Sorcery, More White Meat). She currently works on NBC's Community.
Filmography Co-executive producer Community (1 episode) Co-executive producer Love, Inc.TV Year, Volume 1: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season By John Kenneth Muir, 2007, p. 86 Life on a Stick Producer (2003) for Malcolm in the Middle."A Slacker Comedy Works Hard to Sell Itself", The New York Times Writer Life is Wild (1 episode) Big Day (2 episodes) Love, Inc. (3 episodes) Malcolm in the Middle (13S1/#5 Malcolm Babysits, S1/#11 "Funeral", S1/#16 "Water Park", S2/#9 "High School Play", S2/#13 "New Neighbors", S2/#17 "Surgery", S3/#7 "Christmas", S3/#13 "Cynthia's Back", S4/#5 "Forwards Backwards", S4/#15 "Garage Sale", S4/#17 "Clip Show II", S5/#6 "Malcolm's Job", S5/#18 "Dewey's Special Class" episodes) Big Wolf on Campus (1 episode) Life on a Stick (2 episodes) Clone (episode 6) Clone, cast and crew, a BBC website My Boys, (4 episodes) ’’Community’’ (3 episodes) ’’The Michael J. Fox Show’’ (2 episodes) ’’Galavant’’ (Season 2, Episode 4: “Bewitched, Bothered, And Belittled”) ‘’Mary + Jane’’ (2 episodes) ’’Powerless’’ (Season 1, Episode 10: “No Consequence Day”) ’’Deadly Class’’ (Season 1, Episode 6: “Stigmata Martyr”)
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