It’s really quite astonishing that Seth Madej, the disadvantaged son of a genetically modified turnip, somehow climbed his way up the show-business ladder to become a senior creative director at Nickelodeon. Even more remarkable is the fact that he did so without seeing the genitals of anyone noteworthy (though once at a party he was forced to give up his seat to parts of Kim Kardashian). Nevertheless several network executives call Seth the funniest writer they know. Most of them are happy to attest to that now that they’re no longer locked in his basement.

Seth Madej (whose last name is pronounced MADGE-ee) has 15 years experience writing, producing, and performing award-winning projects for television, radio, print, stage, and the Web. From 2002 to 2009 Seth was a primary creative force for Nickelodeon’s teen network, The N, where he won an Emmy in 2007 and created the single-camera comedy pilot Riot Life. He also co-hosted over 150 episodes of The N-Sider Podcast as “The-Seth,” which a cult of teen girls still listens to over and over, primarily to hear Seth’s remarkably sexy speaking voice. Seth has performed original comedy since 2003 and in 2009 was nominated for best male stand-up comedian in New York. Readers of The Huffington Post recently voted him the funniest bearded guy on Twitter.

On September 27, 2009 Seth and his wife Sophie embarked on a trip around the world. You can read their account of the journey and their many near-death and near-drunk experiences under the category Madejcal Mystery Tour. The trip was cut short after Seth suddenly experienced mysterious and crippling psychological symptoms. He was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, a disease he soon discovered he’d suffered from for 30 years. You can read more about his life with the disorder in his five-part essay “My OCD.” After months of cognitive behavioral therapy, Seth took control of his OCD for the first time. Three weeks later, he moved to Los Angeles to finally become a full-time TV comedy writer.

Seth would like to write a script for you. No really, just ask.