Lisa Hanawalt

She created and executive produced the Netflix/Adult Swim animated series Tuca & Bertie (2019–2022). She reteamed with Bojack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg on Long Story Short (2025–present), an animated comedy-drama.

• Born — 1983 • Birthplace — Palo Alto, California, U.S. • Area — * Illustrator • cartoonist • production designer • producer • writer • Notable Works — BoJack Horseman, Tuca & Bertie, Long Story Short • Nationality — American • Awards — Full list • Website — www.lisahanawalt.com

Hanawalt was born in Palo Alto, California, to Stanford biologists Philip Hanawalt and Graciela Spivak. Her mother was born and raised in Argentina by a family of Jewish refugees originally from Odesa. Hanawalt was educated at Henry M. Gunn High School. She attended UCLA, graduating with a B.A. in art in 2006.

The Netflix animated television series BoJack Horseman, which debuted in 2014, is designed by Hanawalt. She has been friends with show creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg since high school and previously worked with him on the webcomic Tip Me Over, Pour Me Out. In 2019, Netflix released Tuca & Bertie, an adult animated comedy created by Hanawalt, starring Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong. Critics called Tuca & Bertie one of the best new shows of 2019, and the show holds a rating of 100% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Netflix cancelled the series after its first season, however the show was revived by Adult Swim in 2020. In 2019, Hanawalt joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging. Hanawalt appeared on the October 13, 2020, episode of The George Lucas Talk Show with fellow guest Ken Jennings. In August 2024, Netflix announced a new adult animated comedy series titled Long Story Short, created, written and executive-produced by Bob-Waksberg, with Hanawalt serving as the supervising producer as well as designing original art for the series. The show was released on August 22, 2025. In 2026, Hanawalt appeared on the eighth season of the comedy game show Game Changer as a contestant alongside Zac Oyama and Lily Du.

She was previously in a 15-year relationship with comedian and TV host Adam Conover. She owns a Norwegian Fjord horse, Juniper.

• 2013 James Beard Journalism Award for Humor, "The Secret Lives of Chefs," Lucky Peach • 2015 James Beard Journalism Award for Humor, "Goodbye to all that sugar, spice, fat," Lucky Peach

• 2012. Benny's Brigade, by Arthur Bradford. McSweeney's. • 2013. My Dirty, Dumb Eyes. Drawn & Quarterly. • 2016. Hot Dog Taste Test. Drawn & Quarterly. • 2018. Coyote Doggirl. Drawn & Quarterly. • 2020. I Want You. Drawn & Quarterly.

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Print magazine named Hanawalt one of the best new, young designers in 2013. Her illustrated short story "On the Trail with Wylie" won a James Beard Foundation Award for humor writing in 2014.

• 2009 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Minicomic, Stay Away from Other People • 2010 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic, I Want You • 2011 Stumptown Award for Best Small Press, I Want You #2 • 2013 Society of Illustrators Silver Medal in Editorial Illustration, "Birch Trees" • 2014 James Beard Journalism Award for Humor, "On the Trail With Wylie", Lucky Peach • 2016 Critics' Choice Award for Best Animated Series, BoJack Horseman • 2022 Writers Guild of America Award for Animation for the episode "Planteau" from Tuca and Bertie.