Natasha Leggero

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Natasha Leggero
Born (1974-03-26) March 26, 1974 (age 39)
Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
Medium Television
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.

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 played Emma in NBC's 2011 sitcom Free Agents. From 2010 to January 2012, Leggero co-hosted The Lavender Hour podcast with her boyfriend at the time—comedian Duncan Trussell.

On February 17, 2012, she appeared on the Adam Carolla Show.

In 2012, Leggero began being featured in episodes of NBC's Are You There, Chelsea? as Nikki, Rick the bar manager's ex-girlfriend. Leggero was featured in every first-season episode starting with the second episode, "Sloane's Ex."[3] Also in 2012 she played the sex obsessed Haley in the web series Burning Love, a spoof of the TV series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.

Filmography [edit]

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2009 He's Just Not That into You Amber Gnech
2013 Claire's Cambodia TBA
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
2010–2012 Ugly Americans Callie Maggotbone Main cast
2011 Free Agents Emma 8 episodes
Comedy Central Presents Herself 1 episode
After Lately Herself 1 episode
2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Nikki Natoli 6 episodes
The Life & Times of Tim Female Rodney 2 episodes
The Burn with Jeff Ross Herself 2 episodes
The Regular Show Ladonna 1 episode
NTSF:SD:SUV:: Mona Lisa 1 episode
2013 Whitney Danielle 1 episode
World Wide Web
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Burning Love Haley 8 episodes
2012 Escape My Life Skylar 8 episodes
2013 Burning Love: Burning Down the House Haley 7 episodes

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