Emma Willmann

Emma Willmann
Nationality American
Occupation Stand-up Comedian actress
Years active 2016 – Present
Website emmacomedy.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]

Early life

Emma Willmann was born in Blue Hill, Maine.[3] She is a graduate of Georges 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 will appear on the upcoming 15-minute stand up series on Netflix.[7][8]

Acting

In 2018, Emma joined the cast of the CW series, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.[9]

Radio and podcasting

Emma is the host of the comedy show, The Check Spot on Sirius XM.[4] Emma is the co-host of the podcast Inside the Closet with fellow comedian, Matteo Lane.[10]

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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "SF Sketchfest 2018: Inside the Closet". Retrieved 2018-02-12.
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