Heather Anne Campbell
| Heather Anne Campbell | |
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 Heather Anne Campbell in 2009 |
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| Medium | Stage, television, film |
| Genres | Improvisational comedy |
| Notable works and roles | Saturday Night Live MADtv Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza |
Heather Anne Campbell is an American comedian and writer.
Campbell was editor of Dave Halverson's Play Magazine as well as Jeff Bond's Geek Monthly until their closure in 2010.[1] She remains a contributing writer for Action Button. Formerly, Campbell was also the Executive Editor of Fusion Publishing's Rocket Magazine, in addition to being a freelance contributor for Next-Gen.biz, now branded as Edge Online. She currently contributes to EGM.[2]
In addition to being a video games journalist, Campbell is also a sketch and improv comedy performer. She is an alumna of Amsterdam's Boom Chicago,[3] Northwestern University's The Mee-Ow Show, i.O., i.O. West, and Los Angeles' The Groundlings Sunday Company. Heather Campbell performs in and writes for The Midnight Show,[4] a monthly sketch showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.
Campbell appeared on MADtv with Bobby Lee and fellow Boom Chicago alumnus Ike Barinholtz in 2006, and again with Lee in 2007. In 2008, she was the featured singer in Improv Everywhere's Food Court Musical.[5] In 2010, she joined the cast of Drew Carey and the Improv All-Stars.
Campbell has also appeared in commercials for Cici's Pizza, Wendy's, Ohio State Bank, and was featured in Activision's "Mapathy" campaign for the video-game Modern Warfare 2.[6] She wrote two internet viral videos, Twilight with Cheeseburgers[7] and Bavatar,[8] for The Midnight Show.
In September 2010, Campbell was hired as a writer for Season 36 of Saturday Night Live.[9] In March 2011, Campbell has appeared in Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza, a shortform improv show on GSN.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Video games, Gaming News, Video Game Reviews, Video Game Previews & Game Trailers and Random Geekery". EGMNOW. http://www.egmnow.com/. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "UCB Theatre • Heather Anne Campbell". Losangeles.ucbtheatre.com. http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/performers/6763. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ "Food Court Musical". Improv Everywhere. 2008-03-09. http://improveverywhere.com/2008/03/09/food-court-musical/. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ http://www.mapathy.com/suffer.html
- ^ "Twilight - with Cheeseburgers!". PerezHilton.com. 2009-04-28. http://perezhilton.com/2009-04-28-twilight-with-cheeseburgers. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ First Posted: 4/20/10 Updated: 5/25/11. "Avatar Gets Spoofed...With Babies (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/18/avatar-babies-gold-video_n_467573.html. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ [3][dead link]
- ^ 10Jan2011AuthorAlex DavisCategoryImprov-A-Ganza. "“Drew Carey’s Improv-A-Ganza” Debuts April 11th on GSN | BuzzerBlog". Buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com. http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-debuts-march-28th-on-gsn/. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
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