Katie Dippold

Katie Dippold is an American screenwriter who came to writing through improvisational comedy. Raised in Freehold Township, New Jersey, she studied journalism at Rutgers University before performing improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City. She went on to appear in sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, was a cast member on the MTV prank show Boiling Points, and in 2006 wrote for MADtv. Starting in 2009 she spent several seasons on the writing staff of Parks and Recreation. Her screenplay for the comedy The Heat (2013) starred Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, and she later co-wrote Ghostbusters (2016) with Feig. She also wrote the 2023 adaptation Haunted Mansion and created Widow's Bay, which earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards. Variety named her a screenwriter to watch in 2012, and Interview listed her among people to look out for in 2013.