Tami Sagher
Tami Sagher | |
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.jpg) Sagher at Don't Think Twice premiere in 2016 | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
Tami Sagher is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress.
Biography
[edit]A native of Chicago, Sagher studied mathematics at the University of Chicago before joining Boom Chicago and then Second City.[1]
Career
[edit]TV
[edit]Sagher has written for the TV shows 30 Rock, Psych, MADtv and Inside Amy Schumer. She was a staff writer on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, leaving before the show's final season.
Sagher then spent two seasons as writer-producer on the Netflix series Orange is the New Black. From 2020 to 2021, Sagher was a writer-executive producer on the Hulu series Shrill.
National Public Radio
[edit]In addition, Sagher has contributed to This American Life.[2]
Performance
[edit]Her performing includes playing an improv performer in Don't Think Twice,[3] starring in the short film The Shabbos Goy,[4] as well as various appearances on TV sitcoms and sketch shows. In particular, she appeared in Season 5 of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Honors
[edit]Sagher has been nominated for 4 Writers Guild of America Awards:
- Three for MADtv;[citation needed]
- One (2008 in the category of Best Comedy Series) for the third season of 30 Rock.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Core: College Magazine of the University of Chicago". thecore.uchicago.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ "Radio Archive by Contributor: Tami Sagher". This American Life. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "Don't Think Twice - A Film by Mike Birbiglia". Don't Think Twice.
- ^ Saveliev, Alex (November 10, 2020). "The Shabbos Goy". Film Threat. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ "2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". WGA. 2008. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
External links
[edit]- ‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Tami Sagher at AllMovie
- Tami Sagher at IMDb
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