Jon Stahl

Jon Stahl is a writer and producer operating at the intersection of traditional media and the creator economy. He worked in the writers’ room on the final two seasons of HBO’s Veep and wrote on FOX’s animated sitcom HouseBroken. He is the author of How Not to Be a TV Writer, a Substack newsletter discussing creative work and industry change, and the creator of the comedy micro-series Casen Pointe: True Crime Detective, which premiered on Jan. 20th, 2026. He is the Chief Creative Officer of Pointfake Media, where he focuses on comedy-forward storytelling, and the CEO of Prolog, a creative development software platform which was acquired in 2025.

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From Newsletter to Pilot: How I Accidentally Rebuilt My Writing Career

By Jon Stahl | February 10, 2026

From Newsletter to Pilot: How I Accidentally Rebuilt My Writing Career

Former TV writer Jon Stahl on the unlikely genesis of his new comedy web series, Casen Pointe: True Crime Detective.