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| Born | Emily Elizabeth Heller October 5, 1985 Alameda, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz |
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Emily Elizabeth Heller (born October 5, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, actress and podcaster. Her stand-up comedy career includes two Comedy Central specials, two albums, and guest appearances on Conan, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The Late Late Show with James Corden. She was a writer and producer for the HBO series Barry (2018–2023).
Early life
[edit]Heller was born on October 5, 1985, in Alameda, California.[1] She has an older sister, film writer and director Marielle Heller, and a brother.[2] She graduated from The College Preparatory School in Oakland, California in 2003,[3] and from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2007, majoring in History of Art and Visual Culture.[4]
Career
[edit]Heller signed an overall development deal with CBS Studios in 2021.[5]
Filmography
[edit]As writer and producer
[edit]As actor/performer
[edit]- John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show#Season 3 (2012) – July 27, 2012
- Codefellas – 2013 animated web series
- Ground Floor – 2014–2015 TBS series, season two
- Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents#Season 5 (2016) – September 23, 2016[8]
- Ice Thickeners – 2019 stand-up comedy special on Comedy Central[9]
- The George Lucas Talk Show – October 27, 2020, as guest; episode: "Revenge of the Sick"[10]
Discography
[edit]- Good For Her (Kill Rock Stars, 2015)[11]
- Pasta (Kill Rock Stars, 2018)[11]
Other creative work
[edit]- Baby Geniuses podcast – co-host, with Lisa Hanawalt[12]
- Emily's Garden Show, a recurring segment on the Lovett or Leave It podcast
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 2016, Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Special Class (32nd Independent Spirit Awards) – nominated
- 2018, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy (Barry) – nominated
- 2018, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (Barry) – nominated[13]
- 2018, Writers Guild of America award for Best New Series, for Barry – won[14]
- 2018, Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy Series, for Barry – nominated[14]
- 2019, Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy Series, for Barry – won[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Annie & Emily Heller | Rhythmix Cultural Works ®". May 10, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ Guthmann, Edward (October 15, 2018). "Alameda's Marielle Heller Is One Hot Hollywood Director". Oakland Magazine. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "PrepTalk with Emily Heller '03". The College Preparatory School. November 26, 2014.
- ^ "UC Santa Cruz Alum Emily Heller Is Taking Laughter to the Next Level". arts.ucsc.edu.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Otterson, Joe (June 23, 2021). "Emily Heller Inks Overall Deal With CBS Studios (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Wiese, Ben (August 23, 2018). "Comedian Emily Heller on Writing for HBO's Barry". Westword.
- ^ a b c d "Emily Heller". IMDb.
- ^ Kozell, Isaac (September 22, 2016). "How Emily Heller Balances Standup with Writing for TV". www.vulture.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Emily Heller: Ice Thickeners – Emily Heller: Ice Thickeners". Comedy Central. March 8, 2019. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019.
- ^ "The George Lucas Talk Show - Episode XIII with Taran Killam and Emily Heller". Youtube. October 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Emily Heller". Kill Rock Stars. May 19, 2015. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Baby Geniuses". maximumfun.org. March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Outstanding Comedy Series – 2018". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
- ^ a b McNary, Dave (February 18, 2019). "WGA Awards 2019: 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?,' 'Eighth Grade' Win Screenplay Awards". Variety.
- ^ Beresford, Trilby; Crist, Allison; Chuba, Kirsten; Lewis, Hilary (February 1, 2020). "WGA Awards: 'Parasite' and 'JoJo Rabbit' Among Film Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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