Ryan Koh is an American

television writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He is currently a writer and co-executive producer for ''

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''. He has also worked as a writer and producer on ''The Office'', ''

New Girl ''New Girl'' is an American television sitcom created by Elizabeth Meriwether and produced by 20th Television for Fox that originally aired from September 20, 2011, to May 15, 2018. The series revolves around a kooky teacher, Jessica Day ( Zoo ...

'', ''

Workaholics ''Workaholics'' is an American sitcom created and predominantly written by Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and Kyle Newacheck, all of whom star in the series. ''Workaholics'' originally ran on Comedy Central from April 6, 2011, to Marc ...

'', and ''

Cougar Town ''Cougar Town'' is an American television sitcom that ran for 102 episodes over six seasons, from September 23, 2009, until March 31, 2015. The first three seasons aired on ABC, with the series moving to TBS for the remaining three seasons. ABC ...

''.

Television career

Early career

Koh began his writing career as a writer on the animated series ''

Kappa Mikey ''Kappa Mikey'' is an American animated television series created by Larry Schwarz. The show was created by Schwarz's studio Animation Collective. The series premiered on February 25, 2006 and ended on September 20, 2008. 52 episodes were produced ...

'' and as a staff writer on the fourth season of ''

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''. As well as co-writing the

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series ''

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'' with

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, he also contributed two full length scripts for the series. After two seasons, he departed and became a writer for ''Cougar Town'' in 2009 and became a co-producer on the show's second season. For his work on ''The Office'', Koh was nominated for three

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awards. He won an Emmy for his work on ''

''. He went to

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where he wrote for the

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Episodes by Koh

Kappa Mikey

* "Like Ozu Like Son" (1.24) * "Go Nard Hunting" (2.6) (with James Harvey) * "Night of the Werepuff" (2.15) (with Robert Berens and Conrad Klein) * "The Karaoke Episode" (2.16) & (2.17) (with Sean Lahey) * "Mikey's Memoirs" (2.18) (with Walt Gardner) * "Seven From LilyMu" (2.19) (with Walt Gardner) * "Live LilyMu" (2.23) (with Robert Berens) * "Mitsuki Butterfly" (2.24)

The Office

* "

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" (5.02) * "

Heavy Competition "Heavy Competition" is the twenty-fourth episode of the fifth season of the television series ''The Office'', and the 96th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on April 16, 2009. In the episode, Michael e ...

" (5.24)

Cougar Town

* "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)" (1.06) * "Finding Out" (1.24) * "The Same Old You" (2.10) * "Lost Children" (2.13) (with Sam Laybourne) * "Money Becomes King" (3.9)

Workaholics

* "Ders Comes in Handy" (3.9)

New Girl

* "

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" (2.8) * "

Quick Hardening Caulk The second season of the American television sitcom ''New Girl'' premiered on Fox on September 25, 2012, and concluded on May 14, 2013, consisting of 25 episodes. Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title ''Chicks & Dicks'', the ...

" (2.19) * "

Longest Night Ever The third season of the American television sitcom ''New Girl'' premiered on Fox on September 17, 2013, and concluded on May 6, 2014. Season three consists of 23 episodes. Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title ''Chicks & Dick ...

" (3.9) * "

Sister II The third season of the American television sitcom ''New Girl'' premiered on Fox on September 17, 2013, and concluded on May 6, 2014. Season three consists of 23 episodes. Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title ''Chicks & Dick ...

" (3.17) * "

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" (3.22)

The Simpsons

* "

Dad Behavior "Dad Behavior" is the eighth episode of the twenty-eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 604th episode of the series overall. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 20, 20 ...

" (28.08) * "

Singin' in the Lane "Singin' in the Lane" is the seventh episode of the twenty-ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 625th episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Mike Frank Polcino and written by Ryan K ...

" (29.07) * "

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" (30.08) * "

The Winter of Our Monetized Content "The Winter of Our Monetized Content" is the thirty-first season premiere of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 663rd episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on September 29, 2019. The director of th ...

" (31.01) * " Marge The Lumberjlll" (31.06) * "

The Dad-Feelings Limited "The Dad-Feelings Limited" is the 11th episode of the thirty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 695th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on January 3, 2021. The episode was directe ...

" (32.11) * "

Bart the Cool Kid "Bart the Cool Kid" is the 15th episode of the 33rd season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 721st episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 20, 2022. The episode was directed by Steven De ...

" (33.15) * " Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" (34.06) * " When Nelson Met Lisa" (34.09)

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