Pam Brady is an American writer and television producer, best known for her work with ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...

'' creators

Trey Parker Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and '' The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. ...

and

Matt Stone Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Trey Parker. Stone was interes ...

Career

Pam Brady first met Parker, Stone and

Jason McHugh Jason McHugh (born October 10, 1968) is an American television producer and actor, best known for his work with Trey Parker and Matt Stone. He produced both ''Cannibal! The Musical'' and ''Orgazmo'' and played Frank Miller in ''Cannibal!'' and par ...

while working under

Brian Graden Brian Graden (born March 23, 1963) is an American television executive and founder and CEO of Emmy-winning Brian Graden Media, founded in 2013. Its series include ''Create Together'' (Emmy winner), ''Escape the Night, HitRECord on TV'' (Emmy winne ...

at the

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. Brady suggested that the two make a weekly version of their student film ''

Cannibal! The Musical ''Cannibal! The Musical'' (originally known as ''Alferd Packer: The Musical'') is a 1993 American black comedy musical film directed, written, produced, co-scored by and starring Trey Parker in his directorial debut while studying at the Univer ...

''. The three came up with the idea for ''

Time Warped Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating '' South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. ...

''. While ''Time Warped'' was not produced, Parker and Stone decided to make ''

'' for

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and brought Brady on as a writer. Brady is known as the live-action fiancée of Mr. Adler in the episode " Tweek vs. Craig". Although Brady left the show in the fourth season to write Hollywood films and co-create the short-lived series '' The Loop'', she would later co-write '' Team America: World Police'' and occasionally produce or consult on episodes of the series. Brady wrote and directed the horror-inspired animated TV series ''

Neighbors from Hell ''Neighbors from Hell'' is a short-lived American adult animated sitcom that ran on TBS from June 7 and ended on July 26, 2010; the first episode also aired on TBS's sister network Adult Swim on June 13 as a "sneak preview". The executive produce ...

'', which premiered in June 2010 on TBS. Brady began collaborating with ''

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'' creator

Mitch Hurwitz Mitchell Donald "Mitch" Hurwitz (born May 29, 1963) is an American television writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator of the television sitcom ''Arrested Development'' as well as the co-creator of ''The Ellen Show''. He is a ...

to create a television show starring

Maria Bamford Maria Bamford (born September 3, 1970) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Her work has drawn critical acclaim and controversy because her humor often uses self-deprecating and dark topics, including her dysfunctional family, depression ...

. The series, ''

Lady Dynamite ''Lady Dynamite'' is an American comedy series starring Maria Bamford, and is loosely based on her life. It was created by Pam Brady and Mitch Hurwitz, on Netflix. The twelve-episode first season was released in its entirety on May 20, 2016. The ...

'', was released on

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on May 20, 2016.

Writing credits

Television

* ''

The John Larroquette Show ''The John Larroquette Show'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 2, 1993, until October 30, 1996. Created by Don Reo, the show was a star vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on '' ...

'' (1993) * ''

'' (1997–1999) * ''

Just Shoot Me! ''Just Shoot Me!'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from March 4, 1997, to November 26, 2003, with a total of 145 half-hour episodes spanning seven seasons. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive pr ...

'' (1999–2000) * '' Mr. Wong'' (2000) (also co-creator) * ''

Go Fish Go Fish or Fish is a card game usually played by two to five players,
although it can be played wi ...

'' (2001) (also developer) * '' The Loop'' (2006–2007) (also co-creator) * ''

'' (2010) (also creator) * ''

'' (2016–2017) (also co-creator)

Film

* '' South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' (1999) – with

and

* '' Team America: World Police'' (2004) – with Parker and Stone * ''

Hot Rod Hot rods are typically American cars that might be old, classic, or modern and that have been rebuilt or modified with large engines optimised for speed and acceleration. One definition is: "a car that's been stripped down, souped up and made ...

'' (2007) * ''

Hamlet 2 ''Hamlet 2 '' is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming, written by Fleming and Pam Brady, and starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, and David Arquette. It was produced by Eric Eisner, Leonid Rozhetskin, and Aaron ...

'' (2008) – with

Andrew Fleming Andrew Fleming is an American screenwriter, film director, television producer, television director, film producer, actor, and television writer. He directed and wrote or co-wrote the films '' Bad Dreams'', ''Threesome'', '' The Craft'', ''Dick ...

* '' The Bubble'' (2022) – with

Judd Apatow Judd Apatow (; born December 6, 1967) is an American comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for his work in comedy and drama films. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and directed the films '' ...

* ''Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kracken'' (2023) * '' Untitled Smurfs animated film'' (2025)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brady, Pam American comedy writers American television producers American television writers American voice actresses American women television writers American women screenwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American women television producers 21st-century American women