Jon Lovett was born in Woodbury, Long Island, NY and is a screenwriter, speechwriter, television producer, and podcaster. He graduated from Williams College with a degree in math. After graduation, Jon spent time as a stand-up comic. Lovett became a speech writer for politicans including Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama. Lovett, Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor co-founded their own company, Crooked Media which produces the Pod Save America podcast.
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Cast Credits
After Midnight (2024)
Guest starring as Jon Lovett
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Aparna Nancherla, Jon Lovett, Zac Oyama (Sep 11, 2024)
- Episode 1x46: Jon Lovett, Josh Sharp, Aaron Jackson (Apr 18, 2024)
Inside with Jen Psaki (2023)
Guest starring as Jon Lovett
- Episode 2024-04-28: Episode 33 (Apr 28, 2024)
Offline with Jon Favreau (2022)
Guest starring as Jon Lovett
- Episode 2024 Special: How "You've Got Mail" Explains '90s Internet Culture (May 16, 2024)
Pod Save America (2018)
Starring as Host
(92 episodes)
- Episode 2024-10-29: Rage at Madison Square Garden (Oct 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-22: Trump Closes With Small Fries and Big D*cks (Oct 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-15: Trump's Top General Uses the F-Word (Oct 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-09: Let the Bedwetting Begin (Oct 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-07: Billionaire Personality Disorder (Oct 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-06: Trump's Hurricane of Lies (Oct 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-02: Hot Takes on a Low Key Debate (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-01: Can Tim Walz Out-Debate JD Vance? (Oct 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-25: Is Trump God's Gift to Women? (Sep 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-24: Is Trump Winning the Sun Belt? (Sep 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-20: Kamala Up, Lovett Down (Sep 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-17: Trump Blames Harris for Assassination Attempt (Sep 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-11: Kamala Dominates Trump at the Debate (Sep 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-10: All Tied up Before the Debate (Sep 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-08: Trump's Happy-Go-Lucky Debate Strategy (Sep 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-04: Doug Emhoff Is Ready to Win (Fantasy Football) (Sep 4, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-28: Harris Hits the Airwaves (Aug 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-23: Kamala Crushes It (Aug 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-22: To the Winfrey, to the Walz (feat. Gretchen Whitmer) (Aug 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-21: Obama Night at the DNC (feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus) (Aug 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-20: The Late Show with Joe Biden (Aug 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-13: Trump Rages, Harris Rises (Aug 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-09: Trump's Mar-a-Lago Meltdown (Aug 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-06: VP Picks Her VP (Aug 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-31: Trump's Worst Interview Ever? (feat. Stacey Abrams) (Jul 31, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-30: Harris Surges, Vance Sinks (feat. Gov. Tim Walz) (Jul 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-22: Biden Passes the Torch to Kamala (Jul 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-20: Bidin' His Time (Jul 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-19: Trump Is So Beatable (Jul 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-18: Vance Vance Revolution (Jul 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-17: Fear and Unity in Milwaukee (Jul 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-16: Trump's Shooting Upends 2024 (Jul 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-10: Is the Biden Dam Breaking? (Jul 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-09: Biden Digs In (Jul 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-29: Joe vs. The Unknown (Jun 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-28: A Brutally Honest Debate Recap (Jun 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-27: The First (and Last?) Debate (Jun 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-25: This Is Your Debate on Drugs (Jun 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-19: The Plan to Fight Trump's Second-Term Agenda (Jun 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-18: Biden Campaign Unloads on Trump's Conviction (Jun 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-11: MTG: Jesus Was a Felon Too (Jun 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-10: Did a Worm Really Eat RFK Jr.'s Brain? (May 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-07: Trump Holds VP Auditions (May 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-01: Trump Details His Dictatorial Plans (May 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-30: Kissing Rings and Killing Puppies (Apr 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-16: The People vs Donald Trump (Apr 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-09: Trump "Proudly" Supports Abortion Bans (Apr 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-03: Has Optimism Become Cringe? (with Chris Hayes) (Apr 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-26: Trump's Pump and Dump (feat. Sen. Raphael Warnock) (Mar 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-19: Trump's Bloodbath? (feat. Katie Porter) (Mar 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-12: Biden's in His Jacked-Up Era (Mar 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-06: The Biden-Trump Rematch Begins (Mar 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-05: Supreme Court Refuses to Exonerate Trump for Jan. 6th (Mar 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-27: Will Trump Win Back Haley Voters? (Feb 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-18: Huge Verdict Against Trump (with Elizabeth Warren!) (Feb 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-14: Will Chris Christie Back Biden? (Feb 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-13: How Biden Can Handle the Age Thing (Feb 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-07: Trump Loses Immunity, Johnson Loses Control (Feb 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-06: Trump Stokes Border Chaos (Feb 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-30: Biden and Haley Tag Team Trump (Jan 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-24: Trump Wins New Hampshire, Rages at Haley (Jan 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-23: More Like GONE DeSantis (w/Gavin Newsom!) (Jan 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-17: Did Trump's Iowa win change anything? (Jan 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-16: Trump Wins, DeSantis Whines, Haley Withstands (Jan 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-09: Biden vs. Trump on January 6th (Jan 9, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-21: PSA Presents: The 2024 Pundies (Dec 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-19: 2023 Holiday Mail Bag! (Dec 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-14: No Evidence, No Problem: GOP Votes To Impeach (Live from San Jose!) (Dec 14, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-12: Can Trump Be Stopped in Iowa? (Dec 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-08: Chris Christie's Last Stand (Live from San Diego!) (Dec 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-05: Is a Trump Dictatorship Inevitable? (Dec 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-28: Biden Secures Temporary Ceasefire, Trump Threatens Obamacare (Nov 28, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-21: More Democrats Call for a Ceasefire (Nov 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-14: Trump Vows to Root Out "Vermin" (Nov 14, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-13: BONUS: Could Trump Still Lose the Nomination? (Live from New Orleans!) (Nov 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-07: Barack Obama on Democracy, Gaza and 2024 (Nov 7, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-31: Ohio's Big Choice (Live from Cleveland!) (Oct 31, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-30: BONUS: Bourbon & Biden (Live from Louisville!) (Oct 30, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-24: Rachel Maddow Talks Trump, Biden, and the Speaker-less House (Oct 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-20: John Fetterman and Symone Sanders-Townsend on House Chaos (Live from DC!) (Oct 20, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-17: Speaker Jim Jordan? (Oct 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-10: Hamas Makes War, Republicans Play Politics (Oct 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-03: Should Democrats Save Kevin McCarthy? (Oct 3, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-28: Trump Wins Another Debate (Sep 28, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-19: Other Than That Ms. Boebert, How Was The Play? (Sep 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-12: Is Trump Snoozing on Iowa? (Sep 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-15: Indictment (Georgia's Version) (Aug 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-08: Judge May Shush Trump….in America?? (Aug 8, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-01: BONUS: The Jan.6 Indictment Drops (Aug 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-08-01: Mar-a-Lago's Funniest Home Videos (Aug 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-27: Indictment Excitement (with Chris Christie!) (Jul 27, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-25: Trump's Legal Eras Tour (Jul 25, 2023)
The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (2017)
Guest starring as Jon Lovett
- Episode 2017-11-08: Jon Lovett (Nov 8, 2017)
Lovett or Leave It (2017)
Starring as Host
(46 episodes)
- Episode 2024-08-20: Glazed and Confused (Live from Chicago!) (Aug 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-17: How Do You Mess Up Praising Grandmas? (Aug 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-10: Walz In Our Court (Aug 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-03: Searching for Mr. White (Aug 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-30: What a Weekday: Cat Ladies, Crypto, and Court Reform (Jul 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-27: Couch Me If You Can (Jul 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-23: What a Weekday: $100 Million on Kamala, Please (Jul 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-21: Babydog 2024 (Live from Madison, WI!) (Jul 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-16: What a Weekday: Other Than That, Mr. Trump, How Was the Rally? (Jul 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-13: Too Little Too NATO (Jul 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-02: What A Weekday: Sugar, We're Going Down Kinging (Jul 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-29: Debait and Switch? (Live from Boston!) (Jun 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-25: Covet Or Leave It (Live from Asheville, NC!) (Jun 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-23: Quoth the Raven "Brain worms" (Live from Asheville. NC!) (Jun 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-21: Lovett Survived! (Live from Charlotte, NC) (Jun 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-23: Texas Hold Me (Live from Austin!) (Apr 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-20: Trump's Totally Impartial Jury (Apr 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-16: What a Weekday: No Sleep Till Manhattan (Apr 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-13: Ye Olde Abortion Ban (Apr 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-09: What a Weekday: 2 Canceled 2 Debt (Apr 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-06: They/Them is Risen (Apr 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-30: The Bible (Trump's Version) (Mar 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-26: What a Weekday: Trump on the Cross / Nasdaq (Mar 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-23: Tower to the People (Mar 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-19: What a Weekday: Kate Spotted, Trump Broke (Mar 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-16: The Unbearable Lightness of Boeing (Mar 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-12: What a Weekday: Biden Strikes Back (Mar 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-09: State of Deez Nuts (Mar 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-05: What a Weekday: Super Tuesday Edition (Mar 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-02: 2 Marianne 2 Williamson (Mar 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-27: What a Weekday: Biden's Big Scoop (Feb 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-24: Commander Biden's Secret Menu (Feb 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-20: Jon Lovett and Tim Miller on Losing Primaries (Inside 2024 - Extended Preview) (Feb 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-17: Grandpa Loves Us 2024 (Feb 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-13: What a Weekday: A rough weekend for Biden, NATO, and the Gaylors (Feb 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-10: GOP 2024: Nobody Wins (Feb 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-06: What a Weekday: Border Deal from Both Sides Now (Feb 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-03: Look What You Made the Deep State Do (Feb 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-30: What a Weekday: Trump Lost and Earhart Found (Jan 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-27: Lock Her Up (Haley's Version) (Jan 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-23: What a Weekday: Tim Scott Bends the Knee Twice (Jan 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-20: What Do You Know About Comedy, Rob Reiner? (Jan 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-16: What a Weekday: Iowa and the Emmys (Jan 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-13: New Year, New UTI (Jan 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-09: What a Weekday: Insurrection (at the Golden Globes) (Jan 9, 2024)
- Episode 2017-03-25: Trumpcare is dead, Lovett or Leave It is LIVE. Our first episode! (Mar 25, 2017)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Jon Lovett
- Episode 2017-05-01: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett & Tommy Vietor (May 1, 2017)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Jon Lovett
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2024-06-18: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Lake Street Dive (Jun 18, 2024)
- Episode 2021-01-20: Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Peter CottonTale, Chance The Rapper, Cynthia Erivo, Chicago Children's Choir, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Kofi Lost (Live Show) (Jan 20, 2021)
- Episode 2020-08-24: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Tim McGraw, Laura Benanti (Live Show) (Aug 24, 2020)
- Episode 2020-04-09: Stephen Colbert from home, with Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Jon Meacham, Dave Matthews (Apr 9, 2020)
- Episode 2019-09-12: Jake Tapper, Jon Lovett (Live Show) (Sep 12, 2019)
- Episode 2019-05-15: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, BTS (May 15, 2019)
- Episode 2018-10-23: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Charlamagne Tha God (Oct 23, 2018)
- Episode 2018-08-16: Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Constance Wu (Aug 16, 2018)
- Episode 2018-01-30: Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Jessica Williams, Phoebe Robinson, Chris Stapleton (Jan 30, 2018)
- Episode 2017-04-05: Sigourney Weaver, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Steve Martin, Neal Schon (Apr 5, 2017)
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015)
Guest starring as Jon Lovett
- Episode 2015-01-21: Obama's State of the Union (Jan 21, 2015)
All In with Chris Hayes (2013)
Guest starring as Jon Lovett
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-10-31: Episode 150 (Oct 31, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-10: Episode 97 (Jul 10, 2024)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Jon Lovett
- Episode 17x169: Jon Favreau & Jon Lovett (Oct 20, 2020)
Survivor (2000)
Guest starring as Jon Lovett
- Episode 47x01: One Glorious and Perfect Episode (Sep 18, 2024)
Crew Credits
1600 Penn (2012)
Episode crew as Writer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Marry Me, Baby (Mar 28, 2013)
- Episode 1x11: Dinner, Bath, Puzzle (Mar 21, 2013)
Episode crew as Story
- Episode 1x01: Putting Out Fires (Dec 17, 2012)
Episode crew as Teleplay
- Episode 1x01: Putting Out Fires (Dec 17, 2012)
The Newsroom (2012)
Show crew as Producer
(6 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: What Kind of Day Has It Been (Dec 14, 2014)
- Episode 3x05: Oh Shenandoah (Dec 7, 2014)
- Episode 3x04: Contempt (Nov 30, 2014)
- Episode 3x03: Main Justice (Nov 23, 2014)
- Episode 3x02: Run (Nov 16, 2014)
- Episode 3x01: Boston (Nov 9, 2014)
Episode crew as Story
- Episode 3x03: Main Justice (Nov 23, 2014)