Megan Grano is an actress and writer from

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, known for her work in ''

This Is 40 ''This Is 40'' is a 2012 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow and starring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann. A " sort-of sequel" to Apatow's 2007 film ''Knocked Up'', the movie centers on married couple Pete (Rudd) and Debbie ...

'' (2012), ''

Veep ''Veep'' is an American political satire comedy television series that aired on HBO from April 22, 2012, to May 12, 2019. The series was created by Armando Iannucci as an adaptation of his sitcom ''The Thick of It''. The protagonist of ''Veep'' ...

'' (2012) and ''

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'' (2003).

Life

Megan Grano began performing as a member of Second Suburb, her sketch comedy troupe at high school. At her first year in

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(where she studied Journalism) in 1995, she founded another comedy troupe named Chapel Hill Players (CHiPs). After moving to

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when she traveled after college, studied, performed, and taught improv and sketch at iO, the Annoyance, and many other small theaters. For 3 years, she toured with The Second City National Touring Company and wrote an original show with the cast of Second City's Girls' Night Out before joining the Second City in 2008. In

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, she has worked extensively as an actress, writer, and coach. She has appeared and worked on numerous TV shows and films including ''

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'' and ''

'', worked on the writing staff on ''

'', and performed with

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and the Board of Comedy as well as locally in Los Angeles with various independent groups. She appeared in the 2007

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with her sketch show ''The Ragdolls: MOIST'' and, also in 2007, won The Oxygen Network's National "Create a Series" Webisode Competition. In 2011, she started to work at The BreakWomb as a co-founder. In 2015, she was listed as one of BBC's ''100 Women''.

Works

TV

* '' Weeds'' * ''

Parks and Recreation ''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, for 125 ...

'' * ''

Hot in Cleveland ''Hot in Cleveland'' is an American television sitcom on TV Land starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, and Betty White. The series, which was TV Land's first original series, premiered on June 16, 2010, and was TV Land's highe ...

'' * ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'' * ''

The Mindy Project ''The Mindy Project'' is an American romantic comedy television series created by and starring Mindy Kaling that began airing on Fox in September 2012 and finished its run of six seasons on Hulu in November 2017. The series was co-produced by Uni ...

'' * ''

American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television ...

'' * ''

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'' is an American late-night talk show that featured Conan O'Brien as host from June 1, 2009, to January 22, 2010, as part of NBC's ''Tonight Show'' franchise. O'Brien had previously hosted NBC's ''Late Ni ...

'' * '' The Great State of Georgia''

Filmography

* ''

'' * ''

Stage

* ''Thunderpussy'' (

Annoyance Theatre The Annoyance Theatre, or Annoyance Productions, is a theatre and associated ensemble based in Chicago, Illinois, that deals mainly in absurd and outrageous humor. Many people who have performed with the ensemble have gone on to become successfu ...

) * ''GrabAss'' (Annoyance Theatre) * ''Armando Diaz'' (

iO Theater iO, or iO Chicago, (formerly known as "ImprovOlympic") is an improv theater and training center in central Chicago, with a former branch in Los Angeles, called iO West and in Raleigh, North Carolina called iO South. The theater taught and hosted p ...

) * ''Virgin Daiquiri'' (iO Theater) * The Second City Chicago *

* iO Chicago *

iO West The iO West (formerly known as the "ImprovOlympic West") was the Los Angeles branch of the iO in Chicago. The theater was located at 6366 Hollywood Blvd., in Hollywood, California. In addition to presenting improv and sketch comedy shows ever ...

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