[2][3][4] Hagel also serves as an Executive Producer and Head Writer on The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock.
In 2022, Hagel and Amber Ruffin co-founded their production company Straight to Cards under their overall deal with Universal Television.
She next received a MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage from the Northwestern University School of Communication in 2009, where she was taught by David E.
[7] In 2020, she became the inaugural head writer for The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock.
[8] In 2022, she was nominated for a GLAAD Award for her work addressing LGBTQ issues on Late Night.