Emily Heller is an American comedian, writer, actress, and podcaster. Her 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. She was a writer and producer for the HBO series
Barry (2018–2023).
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Early life
Heller was born in Alameda, California. She has an older sister, film writer and director Marielle Heller, and a brother. She graduated from The College Preparatory School in Oakland, California in 2003, and from the University of California, Santa Cruz 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
Barry
Medical Police
People of Earth
Crowded
Surviving Jack
As actor/performer
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show#Season 3 (2012) – July 27, 2012
Codefellas – 2013 animated web series
Ground Floor – 2014–2015 TBS series, season two
BoJack Horseman – 2015, season two, episode 12
Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents#Season 5 (2016) – September 23, 2016
Ice Thickeners – 2019 stand-up comedy special on Comedy Central
The George Lucas Talk Show – October 27, 2020, as guest; episode: "Revenge of the Sick"
Discography
Good For Her (Kill Rock Stars, 2015)
Pasta (Kill Rock Stars, 2018)
Other creative work
Baby Geniuses podcast – co-host, with Lisa Hanawalt
Emily's Garden Show, a recurring segment on the Lovett or Leave It podcast
What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast, a weekly comedy podcast that recaps Jeopardy!, co-hosted with Canadian comedian John Cullen
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
2018, Writers Guild of America award for Best New Series, for Barry – won
2018, Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy Series, for Barry – nominated
2019, Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy Series, for Barry – won