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Emma Willmann
Born (1985-12-20) December 20, 1985 (age 38)
Blue Hill, Maine, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
Years active2016—present
Websiteemmacomedy.com

Emma Willmann is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She made her televised stand up debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[1][2] Willmann had a recurring role as "Beth" on The CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Early life

Emma Willmann was born in Blue Hill, Maine, where she went to grade school and high school.[3] She is a graduate of George Stevens Academy and currently resides in New York City. Willmann also graduated from Simmons College Boston and received a Masters from The New School New York City.

Stand up comedy

She was featured as a New Face at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2016.[4] Time Out New York has recognized her as one of the 10 funniest women in NYC.[5] Emma performed stand up on the Seeso series, Night Train with Wyatt Cenac.[6]

Emma appears on Netflix's The Comedy Lineup, where she performs a 15-minute stand up set.[7][8]

Acting

In 2018, Emma joined the cast of The CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.[9] She plays Beth, Valencia's girlfriend and business partner.[10] She also plays a version of herself on HBO's Crashing.[11]

Radio and podcasting

Emma hosts The Check Spot on Sirius XM's Raw Dog Comedy.[4] Emma co-hosts the podcast Inside the Closet with Matteo Lane [12] and Secret Keepers Club with Carly Aquilino.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Comic Emma Willmann Kills On Live 'Late Show' Without One Trump Joke". The Huffington Post. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ "It hasn't been a long trip for comic Emma Willmann, just a strange one". The Boston Globe. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Blue Hill native makes her comedy debut on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"". #Maine. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  4. ^ a b "From Inventor to Standup with Emma Willmann". Splitsider. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Up Next, Emma Willmann. A Look Through the Lens at New York Comedy". 30 August 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Seeso Orders Second Season of NIGHT TRAIN WITH WYATT CENAC". 1 February 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  7. ^ Zinoman, Jason (2018). "15-Minute Stand-Up Specials? Netflix Is Trying a New Format". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  8. ^ Fox, Jesse David. "Netflix to Change How We Watch Stand-up on TV". Vulture. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  9. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (2018-02-03). "'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Boss on Season 3's Time Jump and Her 'Female Filmmaker Friday' Initiative". Variety. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  10. ^ "Queer Comic Emma Willmann Wants You to Know She Isn't Ellen DeGeneres | NewNowNext". newnownext.com. Retrieved Aug 11, 2019.
  11. ^ Castleberry, Tony. "Just being herself helped Emma Willmann make it onto an HBO series". https://www.wect.com. Retrieved Aug 11, 2019. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  12. ^ "SF Sketchfest 2018: Inside the Closet". Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  13. ^ "Secret Keepers Club". SoundCloud. Retrieved Aug 11, 2019.
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