Natasha Leggero

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Natasha Leggero
Born March 26, 1974 (1974-03-26) (age 37)
Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation Actress/Comedienne
Years active 2000–present
Website
http://www.natashaleggero.com

Natasha Leggero (born March 26, 1974) is an American actress and stand-up comic from Rockford, Illinois.

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Leggero began performing at age 10, in several Chicago plays. After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City to study at the Stella Adler Conservatory. While there, she also attended Hunter College and received her B.A. in theater criticism. She moved to Los Angeles shortly after graduation.

As of 2009, Leggero is a frequent roundtable panelist on friend Chelsea Handler's late-night talk show Chelsea Lately.[1]

Her stand-up television appearances include performances on The Tonight Show with Jay LenoThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Last Call with Carson Daly, and she has appeared on multiple Comedy Central stand-up programs, including the animated show Ugly Americans, where she voices Callie Maggotbone.

She has performed at such festivals as SXSW, the Sasquatch Music Festival and the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival.

Leggero shot an unaired pilot called, The Strip, for NBC, with Tom Lennon and Ben Garant from Reno 911! She was a judge, alongside Andy Kindler and Greg Giraldo, on the 2010 season of NBC’s, Last Comic Standing, hosted by Craig Robinson.[2] Leggero stars as Emma in NBC's 2011 sitcom Free Agents. Leggero also co-hosts The Lavender Hour podcast with her boyfriend and fellow comedian Duncan Trussell.

In 2012, Leggero began being featured in episodes of of NBC's Are You There, Chelsea? as Nikki, Rick the bar manager's ex-girlfriend. Leggero has been featured in every episode since the series' second. [3]

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Film
Year Film Role Notes
2009 He's Just Not That into You Amber Gnech
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Joe Schmo Show Rita the Drunk 9 episodes
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Herself Guest
2005 MTV's The 70s House Dawn The Host
Premium Blend Herself Guest
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson Red Carpet Interviewer
2005-2009 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Herself Guest, 3 episodes
2005-2008 Reno 911! Various Characters 3 episodes
2006 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Stripper #1 1 episode
2007, 2010 'Til Death Mindy (2007), Sandy (2010) 2 episodes
2007 Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld Herself Guest Panelist, 1 episode
2008 Samantha Who? Woman Customer 1 episode
SuperNews! Hillary Clinton (voice) 2 episodes
The Sarah Silverman Program Dr. Leggero 1 episode
Worst Week Liz 1 episode
2007-present Chelsea Lately Herself Guest Panelist, Various episodes
2009 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Computer Technician 1 episode
Last Call with Carson Daly Herself Guest, 1 episode
Comics Unleashed Herself Guest, 1 episode
2009-present The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest... Herself Commentator, 28 episodes
2010 The Strip Natasha TV movie
Funny or Die Presents Party Girl #2 1 episode
Last Comic Standing Herself Judge
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Various 5 episodes
2010-present Ugly Americans Callie Maggotbone Main cast
2011 Comedy Central Presents Herself 1 episode
After Lately Herself 1 episode
2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Nikki 4 episodes
The Life & Times of Tim Female Rodney 1 episode

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