Steve Hely

Steve Hely is an American writer who is the co-creator of Common Side Effects, which premiered on Adult Swim in February 2025. Hely has written for the television shows Late Show with David Letterman, Last Call with Carson Daly, American Dad!, 30 Rock, and The Office. Hely has also authored or co-authored three books. The Ridiculous Race, written with Vali Chandrasekaran and published in 2008 by Macmillan, chronicled a real-life race around the world between Hely and Chandrasekaran.