{{Short description|Canadian television writer and comedian}} '''Daniel Colin Dillabough''' (born 1992) is a Canadian television writer and comedian,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Still talking to Americans: 22 Minutes's Dan Dillabough on CBC comedy's hour-long pre-election special airing Monday |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-still-talking-to-americans-22-minutess-dan-dillabough-on-cbc-comedys/ |date=November 2, 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |author=J. Kelly Nestruck |language=en-CA}}</ref> best known for his work as a writer and correspondent on the CBC sketch comedy series ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='This Hour Has 22 Minutes' U.S. election special brings a Canadian punchline to the presidential race |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/this-hour-has-22-minutes-us-election-special-brings-a-canadian-punchline-to-the-presidential-race-031753772.html |date=November 3, 2024 |author=Elisabetta Bianchini |website=Yahoo News |language=en-CA}}</ref>
He was raised in St. John’s, Newfoundland and is currently based in Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2024 |title=22 Minutes goes 44 minutes to cover the election of President 47 |url=https://brioux.tv/blog/2024/11/04/22-minutes-goes-44-minutes-to-cover-the-election-of-president-47/ |website=brioux.tv |author=Bill Brioux |language=en-US}}</ref> He joined the writing staff of ''22 Minutes'' in 2022, before being invited to go on air in correspondent segments.<ref name=kilfoy>Cameron Kilfoy, [https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/this-hour-has-22-minutes-dan-dillabough-20-questions "It's ‘the best possible office job in the world,' says This Hour Has 22 Minutes Dan Dillabough"]. ''The Telegram'', February 11, 2025.</ref>
At the 12th and 13th Canadian Screen Awards, he shared in the award for Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy along with the writing staff of ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''.<ref name=tvcraft>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/canadian-screen-awards-winners-television-craft/ "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Television Craft"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue'', May 29, 2024.</ref><ref>https://broadcastdialogue.com/canadas-drag-race-leads-overall-canadian-screen-awards-winners/</ref> In 2025, he received a WGC Screenwriting Award nomination for "Los Muchos Amores de Earl", an episode of the children's animated series ''Zokie of Planet Ruby''.<ref>Greg David, [https://www.tv-eh.com/2025/01/28/nominations-for-the-2025-wgc-screenwriting-awards-announced/ "Nominations for the 2025 WGC Screenwriting Awards announced"]. ''TV, eh?'', January 28, 2025.</ref>
He is queer.<ref name=kilfoy/>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role |- |2015 |''Night Sweats'' |writer |- |2016 |''The Other Kingdom'' |story editor |- |2016 |''Ride'' |junior story editor |- |2017 |''Schitt's Creek'' |story coordinator |- |2017 |''Man Seeking Woman'' |story coordinator |- |2017 |''FUBAR: Age of Computer'' |writer, 1 episode |- |2019 |''Miracle Workers'' |writers' assistant |- |2019 |''Alien News Desk'' |punch-up writer |- |2019 |''Good Witch'' |story coordinator |- |2020 |''D.N. Ace'' |writer, 1 episode |- |2022—present |''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' |writer / story editor / correspondent |- |2023 |''Zokie of Planet Ruby'' |writer, 1 episode |}
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