Emily Heller

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).

Emily Heller
Born	Alameda, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Santa Cruz
Occupations	Comedian actress writer producer podcaster
Relatives	Marielle Heller (sister)

Early life

Heller was born in Alameda, California.^[1] She has an older sister, film writer and director Marielle Heller, and a brother.^[2] She graduated from The College Preparatory School in Oakland, California in 2003,^[3] and from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2007, majoring in History of Art and Visual Culture.^[4]

Career

Heller signed an overall development deal with CBS Studios in 2021.^[5]

Filmography

As writer and producer

• Barry^[6]
• Medical Police^[7]
• People of Earth^[7]
• Crowded^[7]
• Surviving Jack^[7]

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
• Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents#Season 5 (2016) – September 23, 2016^[8]
• Ice Thickeners – 2019 stand-up comedy special on Comedy Central^[9]
• The George Lucas Talk Show – October 27, 2020, as guest; episode: "Revenge of the Sick"^[10]

Discography

• Good For Her (Kill Rock Stars, 2015)^[11]
• Pasta (Kill Rock Stars, 2018)^[11]

Other creative work

• Baby Geniuses podcast – co-host, with Lisa Hanawalt^[12]
• 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!, cohosted with Canadian comedian John Cullen^[13]

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^[14]
• 2018, Writers Guild of America award for Best New Series, for Barry – won^[15]
• 2018, Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy Series, for Barry – nominated^[15]
• 2019, Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy Series, for Barry – won^[16]