Laci Mosley is an American actress, comedian and podcaster. She performs improv comedy at UCB Los Angeles and co-starred in the Pop comedy series '' Florida Girls''. Mosley is best known for her podcast ''Scam Goddess'', which focuses on historical and contemporary scams and cons. In 2021, Mosley joined the cast of HBO's '' A Black Lady Sketch Show'' and the ''iCarly'' revival series.

Career

Acting and comedy

Mosley's first lead acting role was on the 2019 Pop series '' Florida Girls'', which was cancelled after one season despite an initial renewal. She has also acted in supporting roles on ''Single Parents'', '' Insecure'', and ''

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''. She is set to star in the upcoming digital series ''Scroll Wheel of Time'' on Eko. Mosley provides commentary on

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's ABC true crime series ''The Con'' (2020). In 2021, she joined the main cast of '' A Black Lady Sketch Show'''s second season. That year, she was also cast in the main role of Harper in the '' iCarly'' revival. After the announcement of her casting, Mosley was the target of racist attacks from fans who saw her as a replacement for

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's character from the original. Writer

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tweeted in response, "Laci's character Harper isn't replacing Sam. No one could replace Jennette McCurdy or her incredible talent! But it's both racist as hell & completely unfair to decide that Laci hasn't earned her role especially since the show isn't even out yet!!" Mosley performs improv and sketch comedy at UCB in Los Angeles and performs a show called #TrapProv with her comedy partner Priscilla Davies. She is a member of UCB's initiative Project Rethink that started in 2020, which works to address systemic racism within the organization. In 2021, Mosley appeared as a panelist on four episodes of the

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news quiz '' Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'' In March 2022 it was announced that she would not return for season three of ''A Black Lady Sketch Show'' due to scheduling conflicts. In April, she was cast in a recurring role in the

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comedy pilot ''Lopez vs Lopez''.

''Scam Goddess''

In September 2019, Mosley created the podcast ''Scam Goddess'', produced by

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, where she discusses historic and modern

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with other comedian guests. The name comes from a moniker given to her by the hosts of ''The Daily Zeitgeist'' podcast due to her frequent internet research on scam and fraud cases. Topics covered include the

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and Hilaria Baldwin's claims that she is of Spanish descent. The podcast was recommended by '' Vox'' and

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. Sean Malin of Vulture wrote in positive review, "Mosley is whip-fast with jokes, upstaging and amusing even her funniest guests with zingers." In October 2020, the podcast was picked up for co-production by Conan O'Brien's company Team Coco, alongside Earwolf. Mosley received two

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and an iHeartRadio Podcast Award for ''Scam Goddess''.

Personal life

Mosley was born in

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and raised in

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. She went to Liberty High School in Frisco,

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and was involved with several campus groups. She is a graduate of the

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. Upon graduating, she lived in New York City for two years then moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. She identifies as bisexual.

Awards and nominations

For ''Scam Goddess''

* 2021 –

, Crime & Justice Podcast * 2022 – iHeart Radio Podcast Awards, Best Crime Podcast * 2022 – Webby Awards, Crime & Justice Podcast

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

*
Laci Mosley
on UCBcomedy.com
Laci Mosley
on Instagram
''Scam Goddess''
on

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