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name: "Sam Fishell"
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roles: ["Writer"]
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updated: "2026-09-16T23:14:53.896758+00:00"
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# Sam Fishell

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer

## Biography

Sam Fishell is a writer and producer. He has written episodes of the animated series *King of the Hill*, including for its revival seasons, and served as executive story editor on ten episodes in 2025.

Fishell produced the 2018 documentary *The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling*, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award. He has also worked in additional crew and assistant roles on projects including *The Big Sick* (2017) and several Judd Apatow productions, and as associate producer on the documentary *May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers* (2017).

*Sources: imdb.com, televisionacademy.com, lonestarlive.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *King of the Hill* (1997), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)

## Also known for

- *The Big Sick* (2017), Producer's Assistant
- *The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling* (2018), Producer

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