 Kalan grew up in Millburn, New Jersey and graduated from Millburn High School as part of the class of 1999.He attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where he majored in screenwriting at the Rita & Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing.Elliott Kalan began his career at "The Daily Show" as a production assistant in 2003 before moving up to producer, staff writer, and ultimately head writer.