Celeste Hughey is an Emmy-nominated screenwriter based in Los Angeles. After graduating from New York University, she worked for NBC News as a coordinator through the 2008 and 2010 elections. Seeking better weather and a more creative position, she relocated to the West Coast for a job at the nascent YouTube network Maker Studios. There, she helped launch the company's Fashion & Beauty vertical, wrote and produced several viral projects, and developed content for Pepsi, L'Oreal, Snoop Dogg, Nylon Magazine, and more. Following her years in the digital world, she left Maker to pursue a career in film & television. Her credits include Hulu’s beloved but short-lived High Fidelity, Netflix’s series Dead to Me, and Apple’s Palm Royale starring Kristen Wiig and the legendary Carol Burnett. She is currently showrunner of the upcoming Peacock series The ‘Burbs, an adaptation of the 1989 horror-comedy film of the same name, starring Keke Palmer.