Natasha Leggero
| Natasha Leggero | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 26, 1974 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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[edit] Biography
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 Leno, The 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]
[edit] Filmography
| 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 | |
