Emily Heller
Emily Elizabeth Heller (born October 5, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and podcast host.
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Born | Alameda, California, U.S. | October 5, 1985
Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz |
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Heller's 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.
Heller is also known for her work in television. She is a writer and producer for the Emmy-nominated and WGA-award-winning HBO series Barry.
Early life
Heller was born October 5, 1985, in Alameda, California. She has one older sister (film writer and director Marielle Heller) and one brother.[1] She graduated from The College Preparatory School in Oakland, California, in 2003,[2] and from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 2007, majoring in History of Art and Visual Culture.[3]
Filmography
As writer and producer
- Barry[4]
- Medical Police[5]
- People of Earth[5]
- Crowded[5]
- Surviving Jack[5]
As actor/performer
- Codefellas – 2013 animated web series
- Ground Floor – 2014–2015 TBS series, season two
- Half Hour – 2016 stand-up comedy special[6]
- Ice Thickeners – 2019 stand-up comedy series on Comedy Central[7]
Discography
- Good For Her (Kill Rock Stars, 2015)[8]
- Pasta (Kill Rock Stars, 2018)[8]
Other creative work
- Baby Geniuses podcast – co-host, with Lisa Hanawalt[9]
Awards and nominations
- 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[10]
- 2018, Writers Guild of America award for Best New Series, for Barry – won[11]
- 2018, Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy Series, for Barry – nominated[11]
References
- Guthmann, Edward (October 15, 2018). "Alameda's Marielle Heller Is One Hot Hollywood Director". Oakland Magazine. 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.
- Wiese, Ben (August 23, 2018). "Comedian Emily Heller on Writing for HBO's Barry". Westword.
- "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.
- "Emily Heller". Kill Rock Stars. May 19, 2015.
- "Baby Geniuses". maximumfun.org. March 7, 2019.
- "Outstanding Comedy Series – 2018". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
- McNary, Dave (February 18, 2019). "WGA Awards 2019: 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?,' 'Eighth Grade' Win Screenplay Awards". Variety.