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Fellows /
Elise Allen
Digital Storytellers Lab
2025-2026 Fellow
Monty Pickle
Monty Pickle is a kosher dill pickle puppet who’s Jewish, but doesn’t know what that means. In the Monty Pickle Show, he’ll learn by asking lots of questions, visiting unique places, and most of all creating empathy across differences through comedy and kindness.
Elise Allen is an Emmy Award nominated TV writer and NY Times Bestselling author who specializes in kids' and family entertainment across all genres. Notable credits include Dinosaur Train, Sid the Science Kid, and the Gabby Duran and the Unsittables book series. She hails from Philly (Go Birds!) and has never met a dog she didn't stop to pet, whether or not it was appropriate to do so.
Screenwriters Lab 
