Chandler Dean is a comedian and speechwriter who is a Senior Director at West Wing Writers and co-lead of the firm's humor practice. At West Wing Writers, Chandler has written speeches, op-eds, jokes, satire, toasts, and roasts for celebrities, media personalities, and high-profile politicians. Under his own name, Chandler's work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vulture, McSweeney's, Reductress, and Hard Drive—and he is currently a Monologue Writer for Crooked Media's Lovett or Leave It. In 2022, he wrote two of the top ten most-read McSweeney's articles of the year. And he hosts and produces two recurring comedy shows—SpeakEasy and Abolish Everything—at Caveat, one of the greatest basements in New York City.