KAREN KICAK (formerly MOORE) is a television writer, filmmaker, & essayist. She is best known for her work as Co-Showrunner, Executive Producer, and Writer on the International Emmy-Nominated NETFLIX/CBC comedy series Workin’ Moms, created by and starring Catherine Reitman. She was a Co-Executive Producer and Writer on previous seasons, having written 11 episodes of the hit series.
Most recently, Karen was an Executive Producer & Writer on the upcoming 2nd Season of the IFC/AMC+/Crave/RTE dramedy SISTERS, starring Emmy-nominated actor Sarah Goldberg (Barry).
Other TV writing and producing credits include the one-hour drama Mary Kills People (Lifetime), the award-winning family series Detention Adventure (HBO Max/CBC), and one-hour procedural Rookie Blue (ABC).
Karen’s directorial debut short film, Volcano, had its World Premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated for Best International Short at Palm Springs Shortfest 2020. She is the Writer and Co-Producer of the dark comedy short, Must Kill Karl (Dir: Joe Kicak, Austin Film Festival ‘18). The film won Best Comedy at HollyShorts Film Festival (2018) and was featured on Short of the Week. She wrote the Bravo-funded short drama Your Place or Mine and the award-winning short Frozen Marbles.
Karen’s personal essays and op-eds have been published in the The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, HuffPost, Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitan UK, Glamour Magazine, The Kit, The Toronto Star, & The Globe and Mail.
All things considered, she’s pretty good for being a Karen.
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Published Essays
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
I Used to Write Jokes About How Parenting Is Terrible. Then I Had My Daughter.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
My First Cigarette Was My Last. Thoughts on the coolest boy in Ontario.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Modern Love Tiny Love Story: Missed Connection
LOS ANGELES TIMES
A Healthy Distance: Would a Solo Trip Heal My Heart?
GLAMOUR
Taking Your Husband’s Name Is Embarrassing. I Did It Anyway
THE TORONTO STAR / THE KIT
I was a Writer on Workin’ Moms & Wrestling With Motherhood Ambivalence
COSMOPOLITAN UK
She’s Never Coming to Meet the Baby: On being friend-ghosted after giving birth
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
“Are You Family?” Losing a Mother, Gaining a Wife
HUFFPOST
How My Shitty Boyfriend Became My (For Real) Incredible Husband
COSMOPOLITAN
I Stopped Breastfeeding So I Could Actually Enjoy Sex Again