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Joe Lawson is an American television writer. He is the creator and writer of the GEICO Cavemen commercials, which he created while working at The Martin Agency. He was co-executive producer and writer for ABC's short-lived Cavemen, which aired from October 2, 2007 to November 13, 2007. He was also a writer and producer for the ABC comedy Modern Family, which first aired on September 23, 2009.

In 2017, he won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation for writing the BoJack Horseman episode "Stop the Presses".[1]

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GEICO Cavemen

GEICO Cavemen

The GEICO Cavemen are trademarked characters of the auto insurance company GEICO, used in a series of television advertisements that aired beginning in 2004. The campaign was created by Joe Lawson and Noel Ritter while working at The Martin Agency. According to an episode of the public radio show 99% Invisible, "It's so easy a caveman could do it" was first coined by Ritter. The inspiration for the campaign came from "Pastoralia", a short story by George Saunders, which revolves around a man and a woman, who work as "cave-people" for a failing theme park. In 2004, GEICO began an advertising campaign featuring Neanderthal-like cavemen in a modern setting. The premise of the commercials is that using GEICO's website is "so easy, a caveman could do it"; and that this slogan offends several cavemen, who not only still exist in modern society but live as intelligent, urbane bachelors. The first three GEICO commercials to feature cavemen were "Apartment", "Apology", and "Boom Mic".

The Martin Agency

The Martin Agency

The Martin Agency American advertising agency based in Richmond, Virginia, that is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies. The company's CEO is Kristen Cavallo.

American Broadcasting Company

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, California, on Riverside Drive, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network's secondary offices, and headquarters of its news division, are in New York City, at its broadcast center at 77 West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Cavemen (TV series)

Cavemen (TV series)

Cavemen is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from October 2 to November 13, 2007. The show was developed by Joe Lawson, Josh Gordon and Will Speck, based on the GEICO Cavemen TV commercials, which were also written by Lawson. It was described by the network as a "unique buddy comedy that offers a clever twist on stereotypes and turns race relations on its head", and is set in San Diego, California. However, the show earned an extremely negative reception, becoming regarded as one of the worst television shows of all time.

Modern Family

Modern Family

Modern Family is an American family sitcom television series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). It ran for 11 seasons, from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. It follows the lives of three diverse family set-ups in suburban Los Angeles, linked by patriarch Jay Pritchett.

Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation

Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation

The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the best writing in an animated television program.

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman is an American adult animated black comedy-drama streaming television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins, and Aaron Paul. Set primarily in Hollywood, the series revolves around the anthropomorphic horse BoJack Horseman (Arnett), a washed-up star of a 1990s sitcom who plans a return to relevance with an autobiography to be written by ghostwriter Diane Nguyen (Brie). It also chronicles his contentions with his agent, Princess Carolyn (Sedaris), former rival Mr. Peanutbutter (Tompkins), roommate Todd Chavez (Paul), and his declining mental health. The series is designed by cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt, a longtime friend to Bob-Waksberg who previously collaborated on the webcomic Tip Me Over, Pour Me Out.

Stop the Presses (BoJack Horseman)

Stop the Presses (BoJack Horseman)

"Stop the Presses" is the seventh episode of the third season of the American animated television series BoJack Horseman. It was written by Joe Lawson and directed by Adam Parton. The episode was released in the United States, along with the rest of season three, via Netflix on July 22, 2016. Angela Bassett, Candice Bergen, Abbi Jacobson, Margo Martindale, J. K. Simmons, and Anna Deavere Smith provided voices in guest appearances in the episode.

Early life

Lawson was born in Bristol, Tennessee. He attended Tennessee High School and then Wake Forest University.

BoJack Horseman

Lawson wrote the following episodes of BoJack Horseman:

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BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman is an American adult animated black comedy-drama streaming television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins, and Aaron Paul. Set primarily in Hollywood, the series revolves around the anthropomorphic horse BoJack Horseman (Arnett), a washed-up star of a 1990s sitcom who plans a return to relevance with an autobiography to be written by ghostwriter Diane Nguyen (Brie). It also chronicles his contentions with his agent, Princess Carolyn (Sedaris), former rival Mr. Peanutbutter (Tompkins), roommate Todd Chavez (Paul), and his declining mental health. The series is designed by cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt, a longtime friend to Bob-Waksberg who previously collaborated on the webcomic Tip Me Over, Pour Me Out.

Say Anything (BoJack Horseman)

Say Anything (BoJack Horseman)

"Say Anything" is the seventh episode of the first season of the American animated television series BoJack Horseman. It was written by Joe Lawson and directed by Martin Cendreda. The episode was released, along with the rest of season one, on Netflix on August 22, 2014. The episode follows BoJack Horseman's agent Princess Carolyn as she struggles with competition from her rival Vanessa Gekko as well as having difficulties in managing BoJack.

Stop the Presses (BoJack Horseman)

Stop the Presses (BoJack Horseman)

"Stop the Presses" is the seventh episode of the third season of the American animated television series BoJack Horseman. It was written by Joe Lawson and directed by Adam Parton. The episode was released in the United States, along with the rest of season three, via Netflix on July 22, 2016. Angela Bassett, Candice Bergen, Abbi Jacobson, Margo Martindale, J. K. Simmons, and Anna Deavere Smith provided voices in guest appearances in the episode.

Source: "Joe Lawson (writer)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, April 18th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Lawson_(writer).

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References
  1. ^ McNary, Dave; Littleton, Cynthia (2017-02-20). "WGA Awards: 'Moonlight,' 'Arrival' Win for Best Screenplay, 'Atlanta' Wins Twice". Variety. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
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