Madeleine Smithberg
Madeleine Smithberg is a television producer, writer and cooking-show creator who co-created The Daily ShowThe Daily ShowThe Daily Show is an American late-night news-satire program launched by Comedy Central in 1996 and co-created by Lizz Winstead and Madeleine Smithberg. It combines news commentary, field reports, comedy segments and interviews. Jon Stewart hosts Mondays, with a rotating team on the other weekdays; distribution includes Paramount+, online video and podcasts.Open the full entry with Lizz WinsteadLizz WinsteadLizz Winstead is an American comedian, author and media creator, co-creator and original head writer of The Daily Show, and co-founder of Air America Radio. She also leads the reproductive-rights advocacy organization Abortion Access Front.Open the full entry and served as its executive producer. She later developed cooking videos and instruction through Mad In The Kitchen.
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Before 1996Field production and late-night television
Smithberg began in field production for Italy’s RAI, then spent about six years as talent coordinator and producer on NBCNBCNBC (National Broadcasting Company) is an American national commercial broadcast television network. It was founded by RCA in 1926, began as a radio network and later developed television. With ABC and CBS it is one of the three traditional U.S. broadcast networks; it passed to General Electric with RCA in 1986, merged with Universal to form NBCUniversal in 2004, has been controlled by Comcast since 2011, and is one of the five networks that rotate in the White House television pool.Open the full entry’s Late Night with David Letterman. She also produced and ran The Jon StewartJon StewartJon Stewart is an American comedian, television host, writer and producer associated with Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. His work spans political satire, media criticism and interviews on public issues. He returned to host the program on Mondays in 2024.Open the full entry Show on MTV and in syndication.[1]
1996–2003Co-creating and producing The Daily Show
Smithberg co-created The Daily Show with Lizz Winstead for its July 22, 1996 premiere. She ran it as executive producer for about seven years, spanning the transition from Craig KilbornCraig KilbornCraig Kilborn is an American television host, comedy performer and podcaster who moved from sports broadcasting into late-night television. He was the first host of The Daily Show and later hosted CBS’s The Late Late Show.Open the full entry to Jon Stewart and participating in the hiring of numerous performers and correspondents.[2][1]
From the 2000s: Mad Cow Productions and development
Through Mad Cow Productions, Smithberg developed comedy and news projects including Current TV’s INFOmania and BET’s Don’t Sleep! She also produced digital shorts and served as executive producer and head writer on a relaunch of National Geographic’s Explorer.[1]
2018A move into cooking instruction
Smithberg moved to Seattle in 2018 and became a teaching chef at Blue Ribbon Cooking, developing a longstanding interest in food into a career. Her earlier experience producing cooking segments for Letterman also informed this combination of food and television.[1]
March 2020Mad In The Kitchen
In March 2020, Smithberg launched the YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry cooking channel Mad In The Kitchen, using humor to present recipes and kitchen techniques. The project expanded into virtual cooking classes, corporate team events and social-video formats.[1]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Her principal television association is The Daily Show. The Mad In The Kitchen website links to Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/madsmithberg/ (opens in a new window)), LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry and YouTube. Official website: https://www.madinthekitchen.com/ (opens in a new window).[1]