Anthony “Z” Zonfrelli is a neurodivergent, Harvard-educated comedy writer from Somerville, MA. He peaked as a toddler, winning the Massachusetts Baby America Pageant, and has been getting older and uglier ever since.
Refusing to let his neurodivergence get the best of him, Z turned to comedy writing as a way of connecting with others, writing scripts rich in heart and exemplifying his charismatic, smart, and darkly weird sense of humor. Halfway through his college career, Z walked on to Harvard’s competitive Division 1 wrestling team, proving to himself that he can do anything.
Z’s scripts have been finalists and semi-finalists in Roadmap Writers JumpStart, Final Draft Big Break, PAGE, ScreenCraft, and Launch Pad, and he is a two-time Grand Prize Winner in Harvard University’s Harvardwood Writers Competition, for which he was awarded mentorships with Jeff Schaffer [Seinfeld/Curb Your Enthusiasm/DAVE] and Chris Salvaterra [HBO]. He is also a proud member of Nicky Weinstock's [Severance/Thelma] screenwriting group Craft Services.
Z is both a Harvard alum and, to his parents' chagrin, a comedian, having performed in hundreds of improv and stand-up shows across the world, constantly improving his comedy writing chops in front of live audiences. He grew up on a cranberry bog in the middle of nowhere, leaving him only with his family and his imagination…and cranberries
