Chelsea Devantez is an American author, comedian, director, and podcaster. Devantez was nominated for an Emmy in 2022 for Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program for The Problem with Jon Stewart where she was Head Writer.
Her television credits include Not Dead Yet, Girls5Eva, Bless This Mess, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, and The Gong Show.
Her 2024 memoir, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This (But I'm Going To Anyway), was a New York Times Bestseller. Her podcast, Glamorous Trash has over six million downloads.
Early life and education Chelsea Devantez was raised by a single mom in New Mexico. She studied at the United World College and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts on scholarships. She spent a semester abroad in Chicago's Comedy Studies program at The Second City.
Career After college, Devantez moved to Chicago and became a Second City regular, which included doing improv shows on cruise ships, touring companies, and on the main stage.
Her first job as a writer on a television series was for an un-aired Jon Stewart animated project.
In March 2020, her short film Basic, premiered at SXSW. In 2026, Devantez returned to SXSW with Basic, the feature film she directed, starring Leighton Meister and Ashley Park.
Devantez launched the podcast, Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast in 2020. It was originally called Celebrity Book Club and the first book covered was Mariah Carey's 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.
In 2021, Devantez put out a call on social media for blind submissions as they were assembling the writers room for the yet-unnamed Jon Stewart project. They received 2400 writers packets. The show launched on Apple TV+ and was called The Problem With Jon Stewart.
Her 2024 memoir, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This (But I'm Going to Anyway), about her journey as a domestic violence survivor, was heavily redacted.
Personal life Devantez is married to Yassir Lester. They live with their three dogs in California.
Filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2017The Opposition with Jordan KlepperWriter59 episodes2018The Gong ShowWriter10 episodes2019Abby'sWriterEpisode: "The Fish"2019Bless This MessWriterExecutive story editor (19 episodes), story editor (5 episodes), written by (3 episodes)2021Girls5evaCo-producer8 episodes; also, written by episode: "Catskills"2021The Problem with Jon StewartHead writer8 episodes
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2020BasicGloriaShort film; also director, writer, and executive producer2026BasicFeature Film
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result 2022 Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program The Problem with Jon Stewart Nominated
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