Emily Elizabeth Heller (born October 5, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, actor and podcast host. Her stand-up comedy career includes two

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specials, two albums, and guest appearances on '' Conan'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She is a writer and producer for the

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series ''

Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 19 ...

''.

Early life

Heller was born in

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. She has an older sister, film writer and director

Marielle Heller Marielle Stiles Heller (born October 1, 1979) is an American writer, director, and actress. She is best known for directing the films '' The Diary of a Teenage Girl'' (2015), ''Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' (2018), and ''A Beautiful Day in the Nei ...

, and a brother. She graduated from

The College Preparatory School The College Preparatory School (CPS or College Prep) is a four-year private high school in Oakland, California. The school's motto is ''Mens Conscia Recti'', a Latin phrase adapted from Virgil's ''Aeneid'' that means "a mind aware of what is r ...

in Oakland, California in 2003, and from the

University of California, Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California syste ...

in 2007, majoring in History of Art and Visual Culture.

Career

Heller signed an overall development deal with CBS Studios in 2021.

Filmography

As writer and producer

* ''

'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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As actor/performer

* ''

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'' – 2013 animated web series * ''

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'' – 2014–2015 TBS series, season two * ''Half Hour'' – 2016 stand-up comedy special * ''Ice Thickeners'' – 2019 stand-up comedy special on

*''

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-'' October 27, 2020, as guest; episode: "Revenge of the Sick"

Discography

* ''Good For Her'' (

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, 2015) * ''Pasta'' (Kill Rock Stars, 2018)

Other creative work

* ''

Baby Geniuses ''Baby Geniuses'' is a 1999 American family comedy film directed by Bob Clark and written by Clark and Greg Michael based on a story by Clark, Steven Paul, Francisca Matos, and Robert Grasmere, and starring Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Kim ...

'' podcast – co-host, with

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* ''Emily's Garden Show'', a recurring segment on the ''

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'' podcast

Awards and nominations

* 2016, Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Special Class (''

32nd Independent Spirit Awards The 32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2016, were presented by Film Independent on February 25, 2017. The nominations were announced on November 22, 2016. The ceremony was hosted by Nick Kroll and John Mula ...

'') – nominated * 2018,

Producers Guild of America Award The Producers Guild of America Awards were originally established in 1990 by the Producers Guild of America as the Golden Laurel Awards, created by PGA Treasurer Joel Freeman with the support of Guild President Leonard Stern, in order to honor ...

for Best Episodic Comedy (''Barry'') – nominated * 2018,

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an annual award given to the best television comedy series of the year. From 1960 to 1964, this category was combined with the Comedy Specials (one time programs) category so that both type ...

(''Barry'') – nominated * 2018,

Writers Guild of America The Writers Guild of America is the joint efforts of two different US labor unions representing TV and film writers: * The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), headquartered in New York City and affiliated with the AFL–CIO * The Writers Guil ...

award for Best New Series, for ''

'' – won * 2018,

award for Best Comedy Series, for ''

'' – nominated * 2019,

award for Best Comedy Series, for ''

'' – won

References

External links

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