Pardis Parker is a writer whose work has been published by the New Yorker, the New York Times, the New York Review of Books, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the Chicago Sun-Times, Lit Hub and McSweeney's. He is also cocreator of Uncivil, a sitcom for NBC from Universal Television and Hazy Mills Productions.

As a performer, Parker is a six-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee, a frequent guest on Comedy Central's @midnight, and a contributing correspondent and writer for CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes. He is a stand-up comedian who's headlined comedy clubs and small theaters across Canada, the United States and England and an actor who's appeared on shows for ABC, CBS, CBC, Showcase, Family Channel, Comedy Central and others. As a filmmaker, Parker's short films and music videos have received over 80 awards and distinctions.