About Romen

Romen Borsellino is a Los Angeles-based comedy writer and performer. He most recently wrote for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show during Kal Penn’s weeks as guest host. Romen was a staff writer for Season 2 of NBC’s A Little Late with Lilly Singh as well as the sole writer for CTV’s Battle of the Generations, hosted by Lilly Singh. In 2020, Romen co-created and executive produced Freeform’s comedic election series Kal Penn Approves This Message. Romen has also written comedy for President Biden’s 2023 White House Correspondent’s Dinner remarks, the 2023 Pen America Literary Awards, the 2021 WGA Awards, and Adam McKay and Will Ferrell’s This Giant Beast That Is The Global Economy on Amazon Prime. Romen is a member of the Writers Guild of America West.

Before writing comedy, Romen served as a political appointee in the Obama Administration. He has also worked on a number of high-profile political campaigns in his home state of Iowa, including President Obama’s historic 2008 Iowa caucus race and 2012 re-election. Romen is a graduate of Amherst College.

 
 

Watch

I Can See Your Voice

 
 
 

On Season 3, episode 6 of Fox’s “I Can See Your Voice,” Romen outlasts his 5 opponents and makes it to the final duet with Motown legend Johnny Gill by pretending to be a good singer.

 
 
 

Kal Penn vs. Lilly Singh: Who Is The Better Boss?

 
 
 
 

Kal Penn plays a game with Lilly and his former assistant Romen, who is now a writer for A Little Late with Lilly Singh, about who is the better boss.

 

The Indian Matchbreaker Finds Aparna Shewakramani A New Boyfriend

 
 
 
 

Sima Taparia (Lilly Singh) from Indian Matchmaking finds her true calling by splitting up a former love match between Aparna Shewakramani and her boyfriend, Pranav (Romen Borsellino)

 
 

Written by ROmen

 

Lilly Singh: Young Kamala’s First Date with Doug

In this new NBC sitcom parody, young Kamala Harris (Lilly Singh) goes on a first date with her future husband, Doug Emhoff

Lilly SIngh: The Safe Act IS Anything but Safe for Transgender Children

Lilly rants about the horrifying Arkansas bill that just passed, which takes necessary health care away from transgender children.

KAL PENN APPROVES THIS MESSAGE: Rekha SHANKAR Pitches To Mark Cuban

Rekha pitches her solution to the healthcare crisis to Mark Cuban — Go Fund Me 4 All.

Kal Penn Approves this Message: College VS. Trade School

The college vs. trade school debate is a tale as old as time, but Kal is here to set the record straight.

LILLY SINGH: BIODEGRADABLE BUTT IMPLANTS

A plastic surgeon (Lilly Singh) talks about how he’s worked to make every procedure eco-friendly by using recycled materials in implants.

LILLY SINGH: What Prince Harry Is REALLY Like as a Co-Worker

A start-up employee (Lilly Singh) reveals what it's like having Prince Harry as a co-worker.

 

News

 
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THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Kal Penn to Host Election-Themed Series at Freeform

Penn (NBC’s Sunnyside, Designated Survivor) and Romen Borsellino created Kal Penn Approves This Message, which will feature comedic field pieces and an interview between Penn and a guest that highlight issues including voting basics, voter empowerment, the economy and climate change.

THE DES MOINES REGISTER

'Harold & Kumar' star partners with Des Moines native on new political comedy show

Borsellino and Penn are also colleagues now in entertainment, joining forces to create "Kal Penn Approves This Message," a six-episode political comedy TV series targeted toward young voters.

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DEADLINE

Late-Night Laughs: ‘A Little Late With Lilly Singh’ Shakeup Keeps Spotlight On Diversity In Writers Rooms

Singh told Deadline this summer, “I want many perspectives. I don’t want a room full of people that all have the same point of view. I want to make sure that we learn and we kind of are being representative of the world and relating to the world.”

 

interviews

 

South Asian Stories Podcast

Romen joins Sameer Desai on South Asian Stories, an interview podcast about artists, entertainers, athletes, scientists, and others who have taken a different path.

 
 

Iowa Public Radio, Talk of Iowa

Romen joins Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbie. Talk of Iowa brings a mix of regular guests and a range of experts to the microphone to discuss what’s happening in Iowa and what makes this a special place to live.

 

Hello Iowa!

Romen joins Megan Reuther on WHO 13’s Hello Iowa! Hello Iowa! is a fun filled hour of beauty secrets, fashion trends, home design, recipes, wellness, local events, kids activities and so much more!

The White house Dildo story

 
 

In an excerpt from his 2021 memoir ‘You Can’t Be Serious,’ Kal Penn recounts the time that Romen was briefly prohibited from meeting President Obama due to some social media posts that were deemed…unpresidential.

Read the Excerpt here:

 
 
 

Contact

 
 

Romen can also be reached via:

Luke Murphy, Luke.Murphy@unitedtalent.com

Talia Myers, Talia.Myers@unitedtalent.com