Anthony Zonfrelli

Writer. Comic. Improviser.

"Charismatic, smart, and darkly weird."
// ImprovBoston May, 2015

Upcoming Performances

“Good job. I couldn't hear any of it.”// My Grandfather

“If you guys were the finalists then who the heck else was in the competition?”
// My Grandmother

Screenplays

FEATURES

SHORT TIME
Heartwarming Sports Dramedy
When a washed-up referee exploits a loophole to redo his senior year, he sets out to honor his late father by leading a ragtag high school wrestling team to glory while chasing a state title of his own…as a full-grown adult.
Comps: SCHOOL OF ROCK's fun age-gap dynamic & camaraderie meets the heightened world of COBRA KAI.THE SLASHELORETTE
Comedy / Horror
A deadly stalker infiltrates a season of ABC’s The Bachelorette, eliminating eccentric contestants one by one to claim the heart of the spurned runner-up from the previous season, who's determined to find love—no matter the cost.
Comps: KNIVES OUT meets SCREAM.FISHER OF MEN
Tragicomedy / Crime
Crushed by debt and grief, a troubled young sex addict believes she’s gained godlike powers—but as she fights to reclaim her life, she must face the truth: are they real or just a dangerous delusion?
Comps: FLEABAG's attitude and sexual irreverence with the dark/mystical tone and crime elements of IN BRUGES.

TV PILOTS

BABYLON: AN ANCIENT COMEDY
Half Hour Comedy
A raunchy, referential mockumentary set in the shockingly horny world of Ancient Babylon, starring King Nebuchadnezzar II's eccentric royal family, a bogus high priest, and the occasional murdered insolent civilian.
Comps: THE OFFICE, THE GREAT, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS.EAST BUMF *CK
Half Hour Comedy
An insecure cranberry farmer, a foul-mouthed smart-ass with cerebral palsy, and a washed-up jock vying for divorced dad of the year, are three bickering brothers navigating the chaos of their wicked small town in rural Massachusetts.
Comps: ALWAYS SUNNY meets TRAILER PARK BOYS with a Boston accent.

SPEC SCRIPTS

RICK & MORTY: "Rerickarnation"
Rick and Morty find a dimension where there's no entropy in this one, broh. Summer does whatever it takes to make Toby laugh so don't even trip.CHEERS...But With Squirrels
When Diane (who is a squirrel, remember) reveals that she is dating a fox (yep, a literal one), the bar (mhmm, also squirrels) becomes suspicious of his intentions.LETTERKENNY: "Surprise Party"
Wayne misses Rosie, so Katy, Darry, and Squirrely Dan try throwing him a surprise party. Jonesy and Riley try to find a place to sleep after their billet house gets bed bugs.ANIMANIACS: Spec Script
An "Animaniacs" spec for their Hulu reboot. Yakko, Wakko, and Dot travel into Ralph's dreams. Pinky and the Brain use a romantic robot to woo their way to power. Yakko performs a new version of his Countries of the World song.

SHORTS

PICKY
Dramedy Short
A man with ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) tries to suppress his anxiety and past trauma during a romantic dinner with a foodie, all while nervously waiting to see if his order comes out just right.
Comps: THE BEAR meets TED LASSO.*Currently in pre-production.

videos

"We Didn't Start the Fire" (Boston Version) - Anthony Zonfrelli
The Comedy Studio

The New Faces in Hell - "Just a Horse"
235k+ TikTok views
Union Comedy

"Goodnight Moon" (NSFW)
The Kerfuffle
The Rockwell

LaughterRiskImprovBoston

"25 Micro-impression Challenge"
The Zonfrelli Hour (A 30-minute Comedy Show)
ImprovBoston

IN THE NEWS

Harvardwood Writers Competition Winners
Deadline – Apr 2024Named the first and only back-to-back winner of Harvardwood's annual writing contest.

The Math Behind Super Bowl Squares
Sports Illustrated – Jan 2020A weird true story I helped bring to life involving gambling, a fake kidnapping, and the NFL Super Bowl.

Stand-Up Students
The Harvard Crimson – Oct 2013One of my first interviews about comedy! Part of a feature on rising campus performers.

Harvardwood Writers Competition Winners
Deadline – Apr 2023Named one of the winners of Harvardwood's annual writing contest.

Knock ’Em DeadThe Harvard Crimson – Apr 2014A deep dive into my start in stand-up comedy and how I wrote jokes back in college.

These Hilarious Song Covers Take Snapchat To A Whole New Level
HuffPost – June 2014My first unexpected viral moment.

About

Anthony “Z” Zonfrelli is a neurodivergent, Harvard-educated comedy writer and performer 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. Z’s scripts have been finalists and semi-finalists in Roadmap Writers JumpStart, Final Draft Big Break, PAGE, ScreenCraft, and Launch Pad. He is the only back-to-back Grand Prize Winner in Harvard University’s Harvardwood Writers Competition (2023 & 2024), for which he was awarded mentorships with Jeff Schaffer [Seinfeld/Curb Your Enthusiasm/DAVE] and Chris Salvaterra [HBO], and he is a proud member of the Craft Services group run by Nicky Weinstock [Severance/Bridesmaids/Thelma] of Invention Studios.Z is both a Harvard alum and, to his parents' chagrin, a comedian. A triple-threat, having performed standup, improv, and sketch in hundreds of live shows quite literally across the globe, he brings a unique comedic perspective and sharp writing skills. He has performed standup regularly at venues such as The Comedy Studio and ImprovBoston, been a resident cast member on house teams at ImprovBoston (Face Off, Harold Night), Union Comedy (Carmelo), and currently Nova Comedy (Main Cast), written and acted as a member of Boston's premiere sketch group "Terrible People", and written, produced, and performed two unique one-man-shows ("Zonfrelli & (no) Friends", "The Zonfrelli Hour: A 30-minute Comedy Show").He grew up on a cranberry bog, leaving him only with his family and his imagination.And cranberries.

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“Sly, smart, a dark edge...A huge dose of both charisma and boldness. I see big things for him in the future.”
// Scott Poulson-Bryant, Co-founding Editor of Vibe magazine

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